10-letter words containing m, s, t, h
- gypsy moth — a moth, Porthetria dispar, introduced into the U.S. from Europe, the larvae of which feed on the foliage of shade and other trees.
- hacktivism — the practice of gaining unauthorized access to a computer system and carrying out various disruptive actions as a means of achieving political or social goals: In this form of hacktivism, the hacker tries to alter or deface a government website.
- haematomas — Plural form of haematoma.
- haematosis — Alternative form of hematosis.
- hailstorms — Plural form of hailstorm.
- halberstam — David, 1934–2007, U.S. writer.
- ham sth up — If actors or actresses ham it up, they exaggerate every emotion and gesture when they are acting, often deliberately because they think that the audience will be more amused.
- ham-fisted — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- hamantasch — a small triangular cake often made with yeast and filled with a mixture of poppy seeds and honey or with prune paste, prepared especially for the festival of Purim.
- hammerfest — a seaport in N Norway: the northernmost town in Europe.
- hammertoes — Plural form of hammertoe.
- hamstrings — Plural form of hamstring.
- handsomest — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
- harassment — the act or an instance of harassing, or disturbing, pestering, or troubling repeatedly; persecution: She sued her boss for sexual harassment.
- hard times — a period of difficulties or hardship.
- harmattans — Plural form of harmattan.
- harmonists — Plural form of harmonist.
- harmsworth — Alfred Charles William, Viscount Northcliffe, 1865–1922, English journalist, publisher, and politician.
- harvestman — daddy-longlegs (def 1).
- harvestmen — Plural form of harvestman.
- hatchments — Plural form of hatchment.
- haustellum — (in certain crustaceans and insects) an organ or part of the proboscis adapted for sucking blood or plant juices.
- haustorium — a projection from the hypha of a fungus into the organic matter from which it absorbs nutrients.
- headmaster — the person in charge of a private school.
- headstream — a stream that is the source, or one of the sources, of a river.
- healthsome — healthy; salubrious
- heartworms — Plural form of heartworm.
- heathenism — a belief or practice of heathens; idolatry.
- hectograms — Plural form of hectogram.
- hegemonist — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- heidenstam — Verner von [ver-nuh r fawn] /ˈvɛr nər fɔn/ (Show IPA), 1859–1940, Swedish poet and novelist: Nobel Prize 1916.
- hematocyst — a cyst containing blood.
- hemisected — Simple past tense and past participle of hemisect.
- hemistichs — Plural form of hemistich.
- hemoptysis — the expectoration of blood or bloody mucus.
- hemostasis — the stoppage of bleeding.
- hemostatic — arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
- henotheism — the worship of a particular god, as by a family or tribe, without disbelieving in the existence of others.
- hermitages — Plural form of hermitage.
- heteronyms — Plural form of heteronym.
- hetmanship — the position of a hetman
- hexameters — Plural form of hexameter.
- hiddenmost — most hidden or concealed
- highermost — highest
- hindermost — Hindmost.
- hintermost — Most remote; closest to the outer edge or back.
- hippotamus — Obsolete spelling and common present-day misspelling of hippopotamus.
- hipsterdom — The state of being a hipster.
- hipsterism — the style of life of a hipster.
- histamines — Plural form of histamine.