8-letter words containing t, i, s
- heaviest — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- hebraist — a person versed in the Hebrew language.
- hedonist — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- heftiest — Superlative form of hefty.
- heighths — (archaic) Plural form of heighth; an archaic variant of heights.
- heiltsuk — a member of a coastal Native Canadian people living in British Columbia
- heisting — a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.
- helistop — a heliport.
- helotism — the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom.
- hemisect — to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- hepatics — Plural form of hepatic.
- heretics — Plural form of heretic.
- heritors — Plural form of heritor.
- hesitant — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- hetarism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- hiatuses — Plural form of hiatus.
- hicksite — a member of the liberal body of Quakers in the U.S., who asserted the sufficiency of the Inner Light in religious life.
- hideouts — Plural form of hideout.
- highmost — highest
- highspot — highlight
- hightops — Plural form of hightop.
- hillsite — a location or site on the side or top of a hill.
- hilltops — Plural form of hilltop.
- hiltless — without a hilt
- hindcast — to test (a mathematical model) by observing whether it would have correctly predicted a historical event
- hindmost — furtherest behind or nearest the rear; last.
- hip-shot — (esp of a horse) having a dislocated hip
- hippiest — having big hips.
- hipsters — hipsters, Chiefly British. hiphuggers (def 2).
- histamin — Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- histioid — histoid.
- histogen — a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.
- histones — Plural form of histone.
- historic — well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions.
- historie — Archaic spelling of history.
- histosol — a worldwide soil type rich in organic matter, as peat, especially prevalent in wet, poorly drained areas.
- histrion — (obsolete) A stage actor.
- hit list — a list of persons singled out as targets for murder.
- hit show — successful tv series
- hit-skip — hit-and-run (defs 1, 2).
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- hobbyist — an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
- hoisting — to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance: to hoist a flag; to hoist the mainsail.
- hoistman — someone who operates a hoist
- hoistway — a shaft for a hoist or a lift
- holistic — incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice: holistic psychology.
- holstein — Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- homesite — a plot of land for a home.
- homilist — a person who writes or delivers homilies.