12-letter words containing ha
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haematoxylon — any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa. The heartwood yields the dye haematoxylin
- haemodynamic — Alternative spelling of hemodynamic.
- haemogenesis — Haematopoiesis.
- haemophiliac — A person with haemophilia.
- haemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemoprotein.
- haemorrhages — Plural form of haemorrhage.
- haemorrhagic — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of hemorrhagic.
- haemorrhoids — Plural form of haemorrhoid.
- haemosiderin — Alternative form of hemosiderin.
- hagia sophia — flourished 6th century a.d, Byzantine engineer. He was one of the architects of Hagia Sophia; (originally an Orthodox cathedral and currently a museum in Istanbul, Turkey).
- hagiocracies — Plural form of hagiocracy.
- hagiographer — one of the writers of the Hagiographa.
- hagiographic — Of or pertaining to hagiography.
- hagiological — Relating to hagiology.
- haikwan tael — the customs unit in China, which is the basis for other local taels, equal to 1.20666 troy ounces of fine silver.
- hair implant — the insertion of synthetic fibers or human hair into the scalp to cover baldness.
- hair removal — depilatory treatment
- hair remover — depilatory cream
- hair stylist — a person who designs and arranges hair styles.
- hair-raising — terrifying or horrifying: We had a hair-raising brush with death.
- hair-trigger — easily activated or set off; reacting immediately to the slightest provocation or cause: a hair-trigger temper.
- haircoloring — dye or tint for the hair.
- hairdressers — Plural form of hairdresser.
- hairdressing — the act or process of cutting, combing out, doing up, or styling hair.
- hairlessness — The condition or quality of being hairless.
- hairpin bend — A hairpin bend or a hairpin is a very sharp bend in a road, where the road turns back in the opposite direction.
- hairsbreadth — a very small space or distance: We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.
- hairstylists — Plural form of hairstylist.
- haji-ioannou — Sir Stelios. born 1967, British businessman, born in Greece; founder (1995) and chairman (until 2002) of the low-cost airline company Easyjet
- halcyon days — period regarded with nostalgia
- half a dozen — six
- half an hour — 30 minutes
- half binding — a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
- half brother — brother (def 2).
- half cadence — a cadence ending with dominant harmony.
- half holiday — a holiday limited to half a working day or half an academic day.
- half landing — a landing halfway up a flight of stairs
- half leather — a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
- half measure — If someone refers to policies or actions as half measures, they are critical of them because they think that they are not forceful enough and are therefore of little value.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- half-binding — a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
- half-blooded — having parents of two different breeds, species, or the like.
- half-brother — brother (def 2).
- half-century — a period of 100 years.
- half-covered — to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of: Snow covered the fields.
- half-cup bra — a bra that covers three-quarters of the breasts rather than all of the breasts
- half-dressed — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- half-drowned — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.