9-letter words containing s, e, a, i
- heaviness — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- heaviside — Oliver, 1850–1925, English physicist.
- heliostat — an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.
- hematosis — hematopoiesis.
- hemispace — the area to either the right or left side of the body
- hendiadys — a figure in which a complex idea is expressed by two words connected by a copulative conjunction: “to look with eyes and envy” instead of “with envious eyes.”.
- hepaticas — Plural form of hepatica.
- hepatitis — inflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or a toxin and characterized by jaundice, liver enlargement, and fever.
- heraclius — a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.
- herbalism — The study or practice of the medicinal and therapeutic use of plants, now especially as a form of alternative medicine.
- herbalist — a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
- heritages — Plural form of heritage.
- herodians — of or relating to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.
- hesitance — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- hesitancy — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- hesitated — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- hesitater — One who hesitates.
- hesitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hesitate.
- hesitator — Alternative spelling of hesitater.
- hesperian — western; occidental.
- hetaerism — concubinage.
- hetairism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- hexabasic — containing six hydrogen atoms capable of being replaced or ionized: a hexabasic acid.
- hexastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of six lines.
- hideaways — Plural form of hideaway.
- hierarchs — Plural form of hierarch.
- high seas — the sea or ocean beyond the three-mile limit or territorial waters of a country.
- hijackers — Plural form of hijacker.
- hillsdale — a town in NE New Jersey.
- histamine — Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- hoariness — The characteristic of being hoary.
- hobbesian — a person who believes in or advocates the principles of Thomas Hobbes.
- horsehair — a hair or the hair of a horse, especially from the mane or tail.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- hortensia — Hydrangea.
- hospitage — the position of being a guest
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hospitate — (obsolete, transitive) To receive with hospitality; to lodge as a guest.
- housemaid — a female servant employed in general domestic work in a home, especially to do housework.
- humanised — Simple past tense and past participle of humanise.
- humanizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humanize.
- ice-skate — to skate on ice.
- icemakers — Plural form of icemaker.
- ideaistic — of ideas, especially in their abstract or symbolic character.
- ideal gas — a gas composed of molecules on which no forces act except upon collision with one another and with the walls of the container in which the gas is enclosed; a gas that obeys the ideal gas law.
- idealised — to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
- idealises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of idealise.
- idealisms — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- idealists — Plural form of idealist.
- idealizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of idealize.