16-letter words containing ha
- granted (that) … — even assuming that
- gray nurse shark — a sand shark, Odontaspis arenarius, abundant in S African and Australian coastal waters and estuaries.
- grey nurse shark — a common greyish Australian shark, Odontaspis arenarius
- gulf of thailand — an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and Indochina
- hacienda heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- haemochromatosis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemochromatosis.
- haemodynamically — from a hemodynamic point of view
- haile selassie i — (Ras Tafari) 1891–1975, emperor of Ethiopia 1930–74: in exile 1936–41.
- hailing distance — the distance within which the human voice can be heard: They sailed within hailing distance of the island.
- hair conditioner — a substance used, often after shampooing, to detangle and improve the condition of the hair. Like shampoo, it is applied to wet hair and then rinsed out after applying.
- hairbrush cactus — a stout, spiny cactus, Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum, of Mexico, having white flowers and bristly fruits sometimes used locally as combs.
- hairy woodpecker — a North American woodpecker, Picoides villosus, resembling but larger than the downy woodpecker.
- half life period — Physics. the time required for one half the atoms of a given amount of a radioactive substance to disintegrate.
- half-blind joint — a corner dovetail joint visible on one face only.
- hamadryas baboon — a baboon, Papio (Comopithecus) hamadryas, of Ethiopia, the male of which has a mantle of long, dark hair about the head and shoulders: held sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- hamiltonian path — Hamiltonian problem
- hamiltonian tour — Hamiltonian problem
- hammer (away) at — to work continuously or energetically at
- hammer and tongs — with great vigor, determination, or vehemence: When he starts a job he goes at it hammer and tongs.
- hammerstein (ii) — Oscar1895-1960; U.S. librettist & lyricist of musical comedies
- hamming distance — (data) The minimum number of bits that must be changed in order to convert one bit string into another. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming.
- hamming, richard — Richard Hamming
- hamstring injury — an instance of physical damage to a person's hamstring
- hand screw clamp — a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool.
- handling charges — a fee paid to cover the packaging, transport, etc, of a commodity
- hang around with — to associate or socialize with
- hanging wardrobe — a wardrobe containing a rail with a large amount of space underneath, so that clothes can be hung on hangers placed onto the rail
- hanseatic league — a medieval league of towns of northern Germany and adjacent countries for the promotion and protection of commerce.
- hansen's disease — leprosy.
- happenstantially — (rare) By happenstance; occurring due to random chance.
- haptic interface — (interface, hardware) A touch interface to a computer that provides feedback, such as a data glove.
- hard put (to it) — having considerable difficulty or trouble
- hard rock mining — (loosely) of or relating to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining (hard-rock mining) and geology (hard-rock geology)
- hard times token — any of a series of U.S. copper tokens, issued 1834–41, bearing a political inscription or advertising message and serving as currency during coin shortages.
- hard-packed snow — snow which becomes very firmly packed as it becomes refrozen due to cold weather conditions rather than melting
- hardrock geology — (loosely) of or relating to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining (hard-rock mining) and geology (hard-rock geology)
- hare's-foot fern — a fern, Polypodium aureum, of tropical America, having a brown, scaly rootstock and green or deep bluish-green fronds.
- harleian library — a large library of manuscripts collected by the British statesman Robert Harley and his son and now housed in the British Museum.
- harvard graphics — (graphics, tool) A presentation graphics product by Software Publishing Corporation (SPC) for creating presentations, speeches, slides, etc..
- harvest festival — religious celebration of crops gathered
- harvey firestone — Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
- has the x nature — (From Zen Buddhist koans of the form "Does an X have the Buddha-nature?") Common hacker construction for "is an X", used for humorous emphasis. "Anyone who can't even use a program with on-screen help embedded in it truly has the loser nature!" See also the X that can be Y is not the true X.
- haussmannization — Georges Eugène [zhawrzh œ-zhen] /ʒɔrʒ œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1809–91, French administrator who improved the landscaping, street designs, and utilities systems of Paris.
- have a big mouth — to speak indiscreetly, loudly, or excessively
- have a field day — If someone is having a field day, they are very busy doing something that they enjoy, even though it may be hurtful for other people.
- have a good time — enjoy yourself, have fun
- have a hard time — experience difficulties
- have a talk with — discuss
- have a word with — discuss
- have been around — be experienced