10-letter words containing t, a, u
- hatshepsut — 1495–75 b.c, queen of Egypt.
- haua fteah — a cave site in Cyrenaica that has produced archaeological evidence of the longest sequence of human habitation in northern Africa, extending to about 80,000 years b.p.
- haughtiest — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
- hauntingly — remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten: haunting music; haunting memories.
- haustellum — (in certain crustaceans and insects) an organ or part of the proboscis adapted for sucking blood or plant juices.
- haustorium — a projection from the hypha of a fungus into the organic matter from which it absorbs nutrients.
- haut monde — high society.
- head count — an inventory of people in a group taken by counting individuals.
- headhunted — Simple past tense and past participle of headhunt.
- headhunter — a person who engages in headhunting.
- heartfully — In a heartful manner.
- hearth rug — A hearth rug is a rug which is put in front of a fireplace.
- hearthrugs — Plural form of hearthrug.
- heavy-duty — providing an unusual amount of power, durability, etc.: heavy-duty machinery; heavy-duty shoes.
- helianthus — any composite plant of the genus Helianthus, comprising the sunflowers.
- hephaestus — the ancient Greek god of fire, metalworking, and handicrafts, identified by the Romans with Vulcan.
- heptateuch — the first seven books of the Old Testament.
- heraclitus — ("the Obscure") c540–c470 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- hereabouts — about this place; in this neighborhood.
- heulandite — a white or transparent, colorless mineral of the zeolite family, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 7 O 18 ⋅6H 2 O, occurring in basic volcanic rocks in the form of crystals with a pearly luster.
- hindustani — 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.
- hippotamus — Obsolete spelling and common present-day misspelling of hippopotamus.
- hog peanut — a twining plant, Amphicarpaea bracteata, of the legume family, bearing pods that ripen in or on the ground.
- holocausts — Plural form of holocaust.
- housatonic — a river flowing S from NW Massachusetts through SW Connecticut to Long Island Sound near Stratford, Connecticut. 148 miles (240 km) long.
- house seat — one of a number of seats in a theater that the management reserves for special guests, friends of the producer or cast, etc.
- houseboats — Plural form of houseboat.
- housecoats — Plural form of housecoat.
- housemates — Plural form of housemate.
- houseplant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.
- housetrain — To teach a house pet to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated location in the home.
- houstonian — a native or resident of Houston, Texas.
- houstonias — Plural form of houstonia.
- hugh capet — Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- hula skirt — a skirt made of long stems of grass bound to a waistband, worn typically by a Hawaiian hula dancer.
- humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- humanities — all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind.
- humectants — Plural form of humectant.
- humidistat — an instrument for measuring and controlling humidity.
- humiliated — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- humiliates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humiliate.
- humiliator — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- humoralist — a person who believes in humoralism
- hunt board — English Furniture. a semicircular drinking table, often having a groove serving as a guide for coasters and a well for unopened bottles.
- huntmaster — (chiefly, fantasy) The leader of a hunt.
- huntswoman — Feminine form of huntsman.
- hyacinthus — a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth's blood sprang the hyacinth.
- hypanthium — a cup-shaped or tubular body formed by the conjoined sepals, petals, and stamens.
- hyperacute — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- hypocausts — Plural form of hypocaust.