14-letter words containing s, i, n, h
- hexosaminidase — the enzymes that catalyse the metabolism of gangliosides
- highhandedness — The property of being highhanded.
- highland dress — the historical costume, including the plaid, kilt or filibeg, and bonnet, as worn by Highland clansmen and soldiers
- highland games — a meeting in which competitions in sport, piping, and dancing are held: originating in the Highlands of Scotland
- highs and lows — If you refer to the highs and lows of someone's life or career, you are referring to both the successful or happy times, and the unsuccessful or bad times.
- hinoki cypress — an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
- historicalness — The quality of being historical.
- histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
- holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
- holiday season — period: November to January
- holland finish — an oil and sizing or starch finish applied to cotton fabrics to increase their opacity and strength.
- home economics — the art and science of home management.
- home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
- home ownership — the situation of owning one's house or flat, or of having a mortgage on it
- home schooling — Home schooling is the practice of educating your child at home rather than in a school.
- homogenisation — Alternative spelling of homogenization.
- honey mesquite — a thorny drought-resistant tree, Prosopis glandulosa, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., having clusters of yellow flowers.
- horizontalness — The property of being horizontal.
- horrorstricken — Alternative spelling of horror-stricken.
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hospital train — a military train equipped to transport wounded troops to a hospital.
- hot gospelling — aggressive evangelizing of religious belief
- house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- housing estate — housing development.
- housing market — property trade
- housing scheme — arrangement offering subsidized housing
- howland island — an island in the central Pacific, near the equator: U.S. meteorological station and airfield. 1 sq. mi. (2.6 sq. km).
- human interest — a quality of a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, that engages attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described.
- humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
- humane studies — educational subjects or courses, or texts, that are, or were historically, considered to have a civilizing influence on those who read or studied them
- humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- hundredweights — Plural form of hundredweight.
- hungtow island — an island off the SE coast of Taiwan. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- hunting season — annual period when hunting is permitted
- husein ibn-ali — 1856–1931, 1st king of Hejaz 1916–24.
- hybrid testing — (testing) A combination of top-down testing with bottom-up testing of prioritised or available components.
- hydrocortisone — Biochemistry. a steroid hormone, C 21 H 30 O 5 , of the adrenal cortex, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- hydrogenolysis — decomposition of a compound resulting from its interaction with hydrogen.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
- hydronephrosis — dilation of the branches and pelvic cavity of the kidney, caused by an accumulation of urine resulting from obstruction of normal outflow.
- hyperconscious — acutely aware.
- hyperextension — the extension of a part of the body beyond normal limits.
- hyperhygienist — Being too hygienic.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypermodernism — a hypermodern approach or theory
- hypermodernist — a person who adheres to hypermodernism
- hypersecretion — an excessive secretion.