11-letter words containing s, h, i, y
- hicky-horse — a seesaw.
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- higashiyama — of or relating to the period of Japanese art history, especially during the second half of the 15th century, influenced by Zen Buddhism and characterized by architectural simplicity and monochrome painting.
- hilariously — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- histiocytes — Plural form of histiocyte.
- histiocytic — Pertaining to connective tissue containing large white blood cells.
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- historicity — historical authenticity.
- historyless — Lacking history.
- histotrophy — A form of matrotrophy exhibited by some live-bearing sharks and rays, in which the developing embryo receives additional nutrition from its mother in the form of uterine secretions called histotroph.
- holophytism — the property of being holophytic
- holy island — Also called Lindisfarne. an island off the E coast of Northumberland, England. 3 miles (4.8 km) long.
- holy spirit — the spirit of God.
- holystoning — Present participle of holystone.
- homophylies — Plural form of homophyly.
- homozygosis — the state of being a homozygote.
- hospitality — the friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers.
- host family — family one lodges with
- housewifely — of, like, or befitting a housewife.
- housewifery — the function or work of a housewife; housekeeping.
- hyattsville — a city in central Maryland.
- hydrologist — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hydroscopic — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hygroscopic — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
- hylogenesis — the formation or coming into being of matter
- hylopathism — the theory that understands matter as conscious or receptive to feeling
- hylopathist — an adherent of hylopathism
- hymnologist — A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.
- hyoscyamine — a poisonous alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from henbane and other solanaceous plants, used as a sedative, analgesic, mydriatic, and antispasmodic.
- hyperacusis — (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds.
- hyperbolise — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperbolism — the use of hyperbole.
- hyperbolist — One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
- hyperemesis — vomitus.
- hyperinosis — a blood condition characterized by the presence of excessive levels of fibrin
- hypermnesia — the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.
- hypermnesic — the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.
- hyperplasia — abnormal multiplication of cells.
- hyperplasic — Relating to hyperplasia.
- hypersaline — Having an abnormally high salinity.
- hyperscript — Informix. The object-based programming language for Wingz, used for creating charts, graphs, graphics, and customised data entry.
- hypersomnia — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hyperstatic — redundant (def 5b).
- hyperstrict — A function which is hyperstrict in some argument will fully evaluate that argument. To fully evaluate an object, evaluate it to WHNF and if it is a constructed data object (e.g. a list or tuple) then fully evaluate every component and so on recursively. Thus a hyperstrict function will fail to terminate if its argument or any component or sub-component of its argument fails to terminate (i.e. if its argument is not "total").
- hypervisors — Plural form of hypervisor.
- hypesthesia — an abnormally weak sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch.
- hypnotising — Present participle of hypnotise.
- hypnotistic — of or relating to a hypnotist