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11-letter words containing t, a, i, h

  • high-impact — High-impact exercise puts a lot of stress on your body.
  • high-octane — noting a gasoline with a relatively high octane number, characterized by high efficiency and freedom from knock.
  • high-stakes — A high-stakes game or contest is one in which the people involved can gain or lose a great deal.
  • higher rate — (in Britain) a rate of income tax that is higher than the basic rate and becomes payable on taxable income in excess of a specified limit
  • highfalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
  • highhearted — Alt form high-hearted.
  • hightail it — to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.
  • hightailing — Present participle of hightail.
  • hilary term — the spring term at Oxford University, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
  • hindoostani — a standard language and lingua franca of northern India based on a dialect of Western Hindi spoken around Delhi. Abbreviation: Hind. Compare Hindi (def 2), Urdu.
  • hindquarter — the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
  • hinterlands — Plural form of hinterland.
  • hippeastrum — any plant of the South American amaryllidaceous genus Hippeastrum: cultivated for their large funnel-shaped typically red flowers
  • hippiatrics — the study of the diseases of horses
  • hippiatrist — someone who treats the diseases of horses
  • hippocrates — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
  • hippocratic — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
  • hippodamist — a horse-tamer
  • hippopotami — a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
  • hispanicist — Hispanist.
  • histaminase — an enzyme that catalyzes the decomposition of histamine, used in treating allergies.
  • histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
  • historiated — (especially of initial letters on an illuminated manuscript) decorated with animals, flowers, or other designs that have a narrative or symbolic purpose.
  • hit batsman — a batter who, having been struck by a pitch, is awarded first base.
  • hit the fan — any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
  • hit the hay — grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage.
  • hit-and-run — guilty of fleeing the scene of an accident or injury one has caused, especially a vehicular accident, thereby attempting to evade being identified and held responsible: a hit-and-run driver.
  • hitherwards — (archaic) Toward this place.
  • hiv-related — related to the HIV virus
  • hla antigen — an antigen of the HLA group, designated by a letter (HLA-A, HLA-B, etc.) according to the chromosome locus on which the controlling HLA gene appears and additionally by a number (HLA-A1, HLA-A2, etc.) according to the order of discovery and identification.
  • holoblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing total cleavage, resulting in equal blastomeres.
  • holocaustic — a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire.
  • holothurian — any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, comprising the sea cucumbers.
  • homeopathic — of, relating to, or according to the principles of homeopathy.
  • homeostasis — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
  • homeostatic — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
  • homiletical — Of or relating to familiar intercourse; social; companionable.
  • homoblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing no difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
  • homogametic — producing only one type of gamete with respect to sex chromosomes.
  • homoplastic — correspondence in form or structure, owing to a similar environment.
  • homothallic — having all mycelia alike, the opposite sexual functions being performed by different cells of a single mycelium. Compare heterothallic (def 1).
  • homotypical — (biology) homotypal.
  • horizontals — Plural form of horizontal.
  • horripilant — causing horripilation, ie goose flesh, or the flesh to creep
  • horripilate — to produce horripilation on.
  • horrisonant — Having an unpleasant sound.
  • hospitalise — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hospitalize.
  • hospitalism — hospital conditions having an adverse effect on patients.
  • hospitalist — a physician who specializes in treating hospitalized patients; a specialist in inpatient medicine.
  • hospitality — the friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers.
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