13-letter words containing ho
- homing device — a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, airplane, etc., that aims it toward its objective.
- homing pigeon — any pigeon used to carry messages and equipped by training and breeding to fly home, sometimes from great distances.
- homochromatic — of or relating to one hue; monochromatic.
- homoepitaxial — (materials science) Having the same orientation.
- homoeroticism — a tendency to be sexually aroused by a member of the same sex.
- homofullerene — (chemistry) Any of various compounds formally derived from a fullerene by the insertion of a methylene group between adjacent carbon atoms.
- homogeneities — Plural form of homogeneity.
- homogeneously — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- homogenetical — of, involving or relating to homogeny
- homoiothermal — having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).
- homoiothermic — (of birds and mammals) having a constant body temperature, usually higher than the temperature of the surroundings; warm-blooded
- homologoumena — the books in the New Testament generally held as authoritative and canonical by the early church.
- homolographic — representing parts with like proportions.
- homomorphosis — the regrowth by a plant or animal of an organ, tissue or another part that has been lost or destroyed
- homopolymeric — relating to or made of homopolymers
- homoscedastic — having the same variance.
- homosexualism — A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) individuals of the same sex.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- honest broker — a neutral person or organization that mediates disputes; an impartial mediator.
- honest to god — real or genuine.
- honest-to-god — real or genuine.
- honey buzzard — a long-tailed Old World hawk, Pernis apivorus, that feeds on the larvae of bees as well as on small rodents, reptiles, and insects.
- honey creeper — any of several small, usually brightly colored birds, related to the tanagers and wood warblers, of tropical and semitropical America.
- honey gilding — gilding of ceramics with a mixture of gold leaf and honey, later fired to fix the gold.
- honey stomach — the crop of an ant, bee, or other hymenopterous insect, serving as a reservoir for honeydew and nectar, especially the enlarged crop of a honeybee in which nectar is acted on by enzymes to form honey.
- honeycreepers — Plural form of honeycreeper.
- hong xiu quan — 1814–64, Chinese religious leader and revolutionary. Claiming (1851) to be Christ's brother, he led the Taiping rebellion; committed suicide when it was defeated
- honor killing — the killing of a relative, especially a female relative, as retribution for the perceived dishonoring of the family, as dictated or sanctioned by some cultures and religions.
- honor society — (in a college, university, or secondary school) a student society that admits members on the basis of academic merit and, sometimes, worthwhile contributions in extracurricular activities.
- honorableness — The property of being honorable.
- honore morrow — Honoré Willsie [on-uh-rey wil-see,, on-uh-rey] /ˈɒn əˌreɪ ˈwɪl si,, ˌɒn əˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1940, U.S. novelist.
- honorifically — In a honorific manner.
- honoris causa — for the sake of honour
- honors course — a course in a university or college consisting largely of independent research terminating in a dissertation or a comprehensive examination, and earning for the student who passes it a degree with distinction.
- honors of war — special privileges granted to a defeated army, as that of continuing to bear arms
- honour bright — an exclamation pledging honour
- honour school — (at Oxford University) one of the courses of study leading to an honours degree
- honourability — A state or condition or being honourable.
- hoodman-blind — blindman's buff.
- hook-swinging — a ritualistic torture, practiced among the Mandan Indians, in which a voluntary victim was suspended from hooks attached to the flesh of the back.
- hoosier state — Indiana (used as a nickname).
- hopkinsianism — a modified Calvinism taught by Samuel Hopkins (1721–1803), that emphasized the sovereignty of God, the importance of His decrees, and the necessity of submitting to His will, accepting even damnation, if required, for His glory, and holding that ethics is merely disinterested benevolence.
- hopper dredge — a self-propelled dredge having compartments in which the dredged material can be carried and dumped through hoppers.
- horatio alger — of or characteristic of the heroes in the novels of Horatio Alger, who begin life in poverty and achieve success and wealth through honesty, hard work, and virtuous behavior: the Horatio Alger story of his rise in the business world.
- horizontality — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- hormic theory — a theory that holds all behavior to be purposive, whether conscious or unconscious.
- horned lizard — an insectivorous iguanid lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of western North America, having hornlike spines on the head and a flattened body covered with spiny scales.
- horned scully — a tapered block of concrete with projecting steel rails, placed under water to tear holes in the bottoms of boats.
- hornet's nest — a large amount of activity, trouble, hostility, or animosity: His investigation stirred up a hornet's nest, resulting in major shifts in personnel.
- hornswogglers — Plural form of hornswoggler.