9-letter words containing n, a, h, l
- half pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- half tone — semitone.
- half-done — past participle of do1 .
- half-inch — a half of an inch, equal to 1/24 of a foot (1.27 centimeters).
- half-line — ray1 (def 7b).
- half-long — (of a speech sound) of intermediate length; neither short nor fully long.
- half-moon — the ship in which Henry Hudson made his voyage to explore America in 1609.
- half-note — a note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note; minim.
- half-open — (of a file) having a pawn or pawns of only one colour on it
- half-pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- half-turn — a 180-degree turn; a direct reversal of direction or orientation, as from front to back or left to right.
- halfpence — Plural form of halfpenny.
- halfpenny — a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984.
- halftones — Plural form of halftone.
- hallooing — Present participle of halloo.
- halloween — the evening of October 31; the eve of All Saints' Day; Allhallows Eve: observed especially by children in costumes who solicit treats, often by threatening minor pranks.
- hallowing — to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
- hallstand — A piece of furniture, near to an outside door, on which hats and coats are hung, and umbrellas are stored.
- halobiont — an organism that thrives in a saline environment.
- halocline — a well-defined vertical salinity gradient in ocean or other saline water.
- halogeton — a poisonous herbaceous plant, native to Siberia, that grows in North America
- halomancy — Divination by use of salt. This is the origin for the superstition of spilled salt.
- halothane — a colorless liquid, C 2 HBrClF 3 , used as an inhalant for general anesthesia.
- halt sign — a sign instructing traffic to stop and then proceed only if the road ahead is clear
- haltering — Present participle of halter.
- haltingly — faltering or hesitating, especially in speech.
- hamiltons — Plural form of hamilton.
- hand bell — a small handheld bell, especially as part of a tuned set having different notes or pitches and played by a group.
- hand lens — a magnifying glass designed to be held in the hand.
- hand tool — handheld instrument
- hand-held — held in the hand or hands: a handheld torch.
- hand-list — a list containing some rough or brief details
- hand-play — the practice of fighting with fists
- hand-roll — (jargon) (From mainstream slang "hand-rolled cigarette" in opposition to "ready-made") To perform a normally automated software installation or configuration process by hand; implies that the normal process failed due to bugs or was defeated by something exceptional in the local environment. "The worst thing about being a gateway between four different nets is having to hand-roll a new sendmail configuration every time any of them upgrades."
- hand-tool — tool (defs 8, 9).
- hand-walk — to carry (a memorandum, check, or other document) from one person or office to another so as to assure prompt delivery.
- handballs — Plural form of handball.
- handbells — Plural form of handbell.
- handbills — Plural form of handbill.
- handblown — (of glassware) shaped by means of a handheld blowpipe: handblown crystal.
- handclaps — Plural form of handclap.
- handclasp — a gripping of hands by two or more people, as in greeting, parting, making a commitment, or expressing affection.
- handhelds — Plural form of handheld.
- handholds — Plural form of handhold.
- handlebar — Usually, handlebars. the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands. handlebar moustache.
- handlooms — Plural form of handloom.
- handplant — (skateboarding) A move in which the skater balances on his hand after skating up to the top of a halfpipe.
- handrails — Plural form of handrail.
- handseled — Simple past tense and past participle of handsel.
- handtowel — a small piece of thick soft cloth used to dry the hands