10-letter words containing he
- antithetic — of the nature of or involving antithesis.
- anywhither — towards any place; in any direction
- aphelandra — any shrub of the evergreen genus Aphelandra, originally from tropical America, widely grown as a house plant for its variegated shiny leaves and brightly coloured flowers: family Acanthaceae
- apitherapy — the medicinal use of honey or other bee products
- apophthegm — a short cryptic remark containing some general or generally accepted truth; maxim
- apostrophe — An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.
- apothecary — An apothecary was a person who prepared medicines for people.
- apothecial — Lb lichenology Relating to the apothecium.
- apothecium — a cup-shaped structure that contains the asci, esp in lichens; a type of ascocarp
- apotheoses — Plural form of apotheosis.
- apotheosis — If something is the apotheosis of something else, it is an ideal or typical example of it.
- apprehends — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend.
- approached — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- approacher — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- approaches — Plural form of approach.
- archegonia — the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
- archemorus — Opheltes.
- archeocyte — (in sponges) a type of amoebocyte capable of developing into other types of cells, especially reproductive cells.
- archeology — archaeology
- archeozoic — early Precambrian; Archean
- archerfish — any freshwater percoid fish of the family Toxotidae of S and SE Asia and Australia, esp Toxotes jaculatrix, that catch insects by spitting water at them
- archespore — the cell or group of cells in a sporangium that gives rise to spores
- archetypal — Someone or something that is archetypal has all the most important characteristics of a particular kind of person or thing and is a perfect example of it.
- archetypes — the original pattern or model from which all things of the same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form; prototype.
- archetypic — Archetypical.
- arms cache — a hidden store of weapons
- arrowheads — Plural form of arrowhead.
- artemether — An antimalarial derived from artemisinin, and used to treat multiply drug-resistant strains of falciparum malaria.
- asantehene — the ruler of the Ashanti people of Ghana
- aspherical — (of a reflecting surface or lens) deviating slightly from a perfectly spherical shape and relatively free from aberrations.
- asthenopia — a strained condition of the eyes, often with headache, dizziness, etc.
- astonished — If you are astonished by something, you are very surprised about it.
- astonishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astonish.
- athel tree — an evergreen tree or large shrub, Tamarix aphylla, native to desert regions of western Asia and northern Africa, having small, pink flowers in terminal clusters, widely planted as a windbreak and ornamental.
- athenaeums — Plural form of athenaeum.
- athenienne — a small, decorative stand in the form of an antique tripod, used especially in France in the Louis XVI and Empire periods.
- athermancy — an inability to transmit radiant heat or infrared radiation
- atheromata — Plural form of atheroma.
- atmosphere — A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.
- autotheism — the doctrine of God's self-existence and subsistence
- autotheist — a person who worships himself or herself
- avalanched — Simple past tense and past participle of avalanche.
- avalanches — Plural form of avalanche.
- bachelor's — a person who has been awarded a bachelor's degree.
- back-check — to skate back toward one's defensive zone obstructing or impeding the movement or progress of one or more opponents on attack. Compare check1 (def 15), fore-check.
- backlashed — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
- backlasher — something or someone who produces a backlash
- backlashes — Plural form of backlash.
- backsheesh — Alternative spelling of baksheesh.
- backwasher — (textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.