13-letter words containing t, h, e, i, s
- herd instinct — the impulse or tendency toward clustering or acting in a group, especially the presumed instinct toward or need for gregariousness and conformity.
- hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
- hereditarians — Plural form of hereditarian.
- heresiologist — a person who studies or writes about heresies.
- heritage site — a historical site, a building, or an area of the unspoilt natural environment, considered to be important to a country or area's heritage
- hermit thrush — a North American thrush, Hylocichla guttata, noted for its complex and appealing song.
- herod antipas — died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.
- heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
- herpetologist — the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
- hertfordshire — a county in SE England. 631 sq. mi. (1635 sq. km).
- hessian boots — a knee-high tasseled boot, fashionable in England in the early 19th century.
- hetero-sexism — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- heteroblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing a marked difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
- heteroclitous — heteroclite
- heterogenesis — Also, heterogeny [het-uh-roj-uh-nee] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə ni/ (Show IPA). alternation of generations, especially the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
- heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
- heteroplastic — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- heterostylism — the condition of being heterostyled
- heterozygosis — the state of being a heterozygote.
- heuristically — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- hiatus hernia — an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.
- hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
- high-interest — (of a loan, mortgage, etc) to be repaid at a high rate of interest
- high-spirited — characterized by energetic enthusiasm, elation, vivacity, etc.
- high-stepping — seeking unrestrained pleasure, as by frequenting night clubs, parties, etc.; leading a wild and fast life: a high-stepping young crowd.
- hilbert space — a complete infinite-dimensional vector space on which an inner product is defined.
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- histochemical — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- hit the books — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hit the skids — get into difficulties
- home counties — The Home Counties are the counties which surround London.
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- homoeroticism — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
- homogeneities — Plural form of homogeneity.
- homoscedastic — having the same variance.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- honor society — (in a college, university, or secondary school) a student society that admits members on the basis of academic merit and, sometimes, worthwhile contributions in extracurricular activities.
- hoosier state — Indiana (used as a nickname).
- horse gentian — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
- horse stinger — a dragonfly.
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse trailer — lorry for transporting a horse
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
- hospital case — a patient that is being, or needs to be, treated in a hospital
- host-specific — capable of living solely on or in one species of host, as a parasite that infests only chickens.
- house cricket — a dark brown cricket, Acheta domesticus, having a light-colored head with dark crossbands, commonly occurring throughout North America and Europe, where it may be an indoor pest.
- house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
- house trailer — a trailer fitted with accommodations for sleeping, eating, washing, etc.