9-letter words containing hil
- philhorse — the horse, in a group of horses that are used to pull a carriage etc, which is at the back and nearest the object being pulled
- philip ii — ("Philip of Macedon") 382–336 b.c, king of Macedonia 359–336 (father of Alexander the Great).
- philip iv — (Philip the Fair) 1268–1314, king of France 1285–1314.
- philip vi — 1293–1350, king of France 1328–50: first ruler of the house of Valois.
- philippic — any of the orations delivered by Demosthenes, the Athenian orator, in the 4th century b.c., against Philip, king of Macedon.
- philippus — a gold coin of ancient Greece, originally issued by Philip II of Macedon.
- philistia — an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- philogyny — love of or liking for women.
- philology — the study of literary texts and of written records, the establishment of their authenticity and their original form, and the determination of their meaning.
- philomath — a person who enjoys learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- philomela — the nightingale.
- philopena — a custom, presumably of German origin, in which two persons share the kernels of a nut and determine that one shall receive a forfeit from the other at a later time upon the saying of a certain word or the performance of a certain action.
- photophil — an organism, such as a plant, that seeks, thrives on and requires strong light
- preachily — in a preachy fashion
- rachillae — Plural form of rachilla.
- rheophile — an organism that likes to live in flowing water
- rock hill — a city in N South Carolina.
- schilling — a copper and aluminum coin and monetary unit of Austria until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 groschen. Abbreviation: S., Sch.
- scotophil — living and flourishing in darkness.
- shillaber — a shill or someone who poses as a satisfied customer in order to encourage other buyers or participants
- sinophile — a person who admires or has a strong liking for China, the Chinese, or their culture.
- somewhile — at some former time.
- stepchild — a child of one's spouse by a previous marriage.
- syphilize — to inoculate with the syphilis virus as a means of curing or preventing the disease
- syphiloid — resembling syphilis.
- syphiloma — a tumour or gumma caused by infection with syphilis
- the hills — a hilly and often remote region
- the while — at that time
- thornhill — Sir James. 1675–1734, English baroque painter. He is best known for decorating the Painted Hall, Greenwich Hospital (1708–27) and the interior of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral (1715–17)
- toxophily — a devotee of archery; archer.
- trochilic — having, using or relating to rotary motion like that of a wheel
- trochilus — scotia.
- turkophil — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turophile — a connoisseur or lover of cheese.
- twitchily — in a twitchy manner; nervously
- unchilled — coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness: the chill of evening.
- wealthily — In a wealthy way.
- whillywha — (Scotland) a flattering deceiver.
- windchill — A quantity expressing the effective lowering of the air temperature caused by the wind, especially as affecting the rate of heat loss from an object or human body or as perceived by an exposed person.
- xenophile — a person who is attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
- yaxchilan — the ruins of an ancient Mayan city, in Chiapas state, Mexico, famous for its many carved lintels depicting ceremonial and military scenes.
- zoophilia — the state of being zoophilous.
- zoophilic — Botany. adapted to pollination by animals, especially those other than insects.