10-letter words containing o, n, t, h
- hemelytron — one of the forewings of a true bug, having a hard, thick basal portion and a thinner, membranous apex.
- hemipteron — Alternative form of hemipteran.
- henceforth — from now on; from this point forward.
- henotheism — the worship of a particular god, as by a family or tribe, without disbelieving in the existence of others.
- henotheist — One who practices henotheism.
- heptagonal — having seven sides or angles.
- heptameron — A literary work whose action covers a period of seven days.
- heptathlon — an athletic contest for women comprising seven different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
- heptatonic — (of a musical scale) comprising seven notes
- herniation — to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- herniotomy — correction of a hernia by a cutting procedure.
- hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
- heterodont — (of most mammals) having teeth of different types
- heterodyne — noting or pertaining to a method of changing the frequency of an incoming radio signal by adding it to a signal generated within the receiver to produce fluctuations or beats of a frequency equal to the difference between the two signals.
- heterogeny — the condition or state of being heterogenous
- heterogony — the alternation of dioecious and hermaphroditic individuals in successive generations, as in certain nematodes.
- heterokont — any organism that possesses two flagella of unequal length. Heterokonts include diatoms and some other algae
- heteronomy — the condition of being under the domination of an outside authority, either human or divine.
- heteronyms — Plural form of heteronym.
- hibernator — Something that hibernates.
- hiddenmost — most hidden or concealed
- hierophant — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- high point — a city in central North Carolina.
- high-count — (of a woven fabric) having a relatively high number of warp and filling threads per square inch.
- high-toned — having high principles; dignified.
- hindermost — Hindmost.
- hintermost — Most remote; closest to the outer edge or back.
- historians — Plural form of historian.
- histrionic — of or relating to actors or acting.
- hog peanut — a twining plant, Amphicarpaea bracteata, of the legume family, bearing pods that ripen in or on the ground.
- hogarthian — William, 1697–1764, English painter and engraver.
- hold on to — grasp, clutch
- holstering — Present participle of holster.
- holystoned — Simple past tense and past participle of holystone.
- holystones — Plural form of holystone.
- home front — the civilian sector of a nation at war when its armed forces are in combat abroad.
- home stand — a series of consecutive sports events, as baseball games, played in a team's own stadium.
- homogenate — a mixture that has been homogenized.
- homonymity — Phonetics. a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not, as heir and air; a homophone (def 1).
- homopteran — homopterous.
- honestness — Quality of being honest.
- honeyeater — An Australasian songbird with a long brushlike tongue for feeding on nectar.
- honeymonth — a couple's honeymoon or their first month of marriage
- honky-tonk — a cheap, noisy, and garish nightclub or dance hall.
- hoofprints — Plural form of hoofprint.
- hooktender — (in lumbering) the supervisor of a rigging crew.
- hootchinoo — hoochinoo.
- hootenanny — a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing and, sometimes, dancing.
- horizontal — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- hortensial — (obsolete) Fit for a garden.