9-letter words containing hec
- a heck of — People use a heck of to emphasize how big something is or how much of it there is.
- apothecia — the fruit of certain lichens and fungi: usually an open, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer that bears asci.
- backcheck — a valve system in hydraulic doors that controls the door's opening
- bad check — A bad check is a check that will not be paid because there is a mistake on it, or because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote the check.
- bed check — an inspection conducted soon after bedtime or during the night, as in a barracks or dormitory, to determine the presence or absence of persons required by regulation to be in bed.
- bodycheck — obstruction of another player
- cachectic — general ill health with emaciation, usually occurring in association with cancer or a chronic infectious disease.
- cachectin — Biochemistry, Immunology. a protein that is released by activated macrophages as an immune system defense and, when the defense is overwhelmed, is a cause of cachexia or toxic shock: in humans, identical with tumor necrosis factor.
- cathected — to invest emotion or feeling in (an idea, object, or another person).
- cathectic — of or relating to cathexis
- chechaquo — Alternative form of cheechako.
- check bit — a binary digit used as part of a unit of information that is intended to indicate whether or not an error has occurred in the transmission or storage of the information.
- check box — square for marking with a tick
- check off — When you check things off, you check or count them while referring to a list of them, to make sure you have considered all of them.
- check out — When you check out of a hotel or clinic where you have been staying, or if someone checks you out, you pay the bill and leave.
- checkable — capable of being checked, as by inquiry or verification: The fact is checkable from available records.
- checkback — a check or verification of a process, tabulation, etc., already completed.
- checkbook — a book containing detachable forms for writing checks on a bank
- checkered — having a pattern of squares
- checkhook — a hook on the saddle of a harness, for holding the end of the checkrein.
- checkless — without check or restraint
- checklist — A checklist is a list of all the things that you need to do, information that you want to find out, or things that you need to take somewhere, which you make in order to ensure that you do not forget anything.
- checkmark — a tick
- checkmate — to thwart or render powerless
- checkouts — Plural form of checkout.
- checkrail — (in a window sash) a meeting rail, especially one closing against the corresponding rail with a diagonal or rabbeted overlap.
- checkrein — a rein usually running from the bit to the saddle, used to keep a horse from lowering its head
- checkroom — a place at a railway station, airport, etc, where luggage may be left for a small charge with an attendant for safekeeping
- checksums — Plural form of checksum.
- decathect — to withdraw one's feelings of attachment from (a person, idea, or object), as in anticipation of a future loss: He decathected from her in order to cope with her impending death.
- epithecal — (microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the epitheca, the upper half of the shell of certain types of plankton.
- forecheck — Play an aggressive style of defense, checking opponents in their own defensive zone, before they can organize an attack.
- gonotheca — the part of the perisarc covering a gonangium.
- gut check — a pause to assess the state, progress, or condition of something such as an enterprise or institution
- hecatombs — Plural form of hecatomb.
- hecogenin — a steroid occurring naturally in plants and used in drugs including cortisone
- hectogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- hectoring — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hectorism — the character or actions of a hector
- hypotheca — (microbiology, planktology) The lower or posterior half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
- namecheck — A public mention or listing of the name of a person or thing such as a product, especially in acknowledgment or for publicity purposes.
- overcheck — a textile pattern having one checked design superimposed on another so that both are visible.
- pithecoid — belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.
- podotheca — the horny integument covering unfeathered portions of the legs and toes of most birds.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- raincheck — a ticket for future use given to spectators at an outdoor event, as a baseball game or concert, that has been postponed or interrupted by rain.
- schechter — Solomon, 1847–1915, U.S. Hebraist, born in Romania.
- shechinah — Shekhinah.
- shechitah — the slaughtering of animals for food by a duly certified person in the manner prescribed by Jewish law.
- sidecheck — a checkrein passing from the bit to the saddle of a harness.
On this page, we collect all 9-letter words with HEC. It’s easy to find right word with a certain length. It is the easiest way to find 9-letter word that contains HEC to use in Scrabble or Crossword puzzles.