13-letter words containing hil
- hilbert space — a complete infinite-dimensional vector space on which an inner product is defined.
- hill climbing — Computer
- hill of beans — something of trifling value; virtually nothing at all: The problem didn't amount to a hill of beans.
- machilipatnam — a city in E Andhra Pradesh state, in S India, on the Bay of Bengal: first British trading settlement 1611.
- myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
- natural child — Law. an illegitimate child; one born of illicit intercourse. (especially in Louisiana) an illegitimate child who has been lawfully acknowledged by its father.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- neurosyphilis — Syphilis that involves the central nervous system.
- nilgiri hills — a plateau in S India, in Tamil Nadu. Average height: 2000 m (6500 ft), reaching 2635 m (8647 ft) in Doda Betta
- over the hill — a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
- philanthropic — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
- philhellenism — a friend or supporter of the Greeks.
- philippeville — former name of Skikda.
- philippopolis — Greek name of Plovdiv.
- phillips head — a screw head having two partial slots crossed at right angles, driven by a special screwdriver (Phillips screwdriver)
- philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
- philosophical — of or relating to philosophy: philosophical studies.
- philosophizer — to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
- pleasant hill — a city in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- polygamophile — a person who approves of or countenances polygamy, especially as practiced by others.
- psammophilous — living or growing in sand
- psychrophilic — (esp of bacteria) showing optimum growth at low temperatures
- richmond hill — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, N of Toronto.
- san juan hill — a hill in SE Cuba, near Santiago de Cuba: captured by U.S. forces in battle during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
- schiller park — a town in NE Illinois.
- shill bidding — (on an online auction) the illegal practice of a seller or a seller’s acquaintances placing bids on his or her goods in order to drive up the price
- shilling mark — a virgule, as used as a divider between shillings and pence: One reads 2/6 as “two shillings and sixpence” or “two and six.”.
- shilly-shally — to show indecision or hesitation; be irresolute; vacillate.
- siwalik hills — (Siwalik Range) a range in N India, S Nepal, and N Pakistan, in the S Himalaya Mountains.
- spine-chiller — a book, film, etc, that arouses terror
- syphilization — the act of syphilizing
- syphilophobia — the excessive fear of syphilis
- thankworthily — in a thankworthy way or manner
- thrombophilia — a condition marked by the tendency to develop blood clots or thrombosis
- timbrophilist — a person who loves stamps or who collects stamps