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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 capetHugh 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.
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