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10-letter words starting with h

  • headsquare — a scarf worn on the head
  • headstalls — (British) Plural form of headstall.
  • headstands — Plural form of headstand.
  • headstocks — Plural form of headstock.
  • headstones — Plural form of headstone.
  • headstream — a stream that is the source, or one of the sources, of a river.
  • headstripe — A stripe of colored feathers on the head of a bird.
  • headstrong — determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
  • headwaiter — a person in charge of waiters, busboys, etc., in a restaurant or dining car.
  • headwaters — The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.
  • health spa — a resort or a special building or room where a person may exercise, swim, or otherwise condition the body.
  • healthcare — the field concerned with the maintenance or restoration of the health of the body or mind.
  • healthfood — Alternative spelling of health food.
  • healthiest — Superlative form of healthy.
  • healthless — Unhealthy.
  • healthsome — healthy; salubrious
  • healthwise — With regard to health.
  • hear,hear! — During political debates and public meetings, people sometimes say 'Hear hear!' to express their agreement with what the speaker is saying.
  • hearkening — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
  • hearselike — Resembling or characteristic of a hearse.
  • heart back — a chair back having a form resembling that of a somewhat heart-shaped medieval shield.
  • heart case — a patient undergoing treatment for a heart condition
  • heart rate — the number of heartbeats per minute.
  • heart-free — not in love.
  • heartaches — Plural form of heartache.
  • heartbeats — Plural form of heartbeat.
  • heartbreak — great sorrow, grief, or anguish.
  • heartbroke — heartbroken
  • heartening — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
  • heartfully — In a heartful manner.
  • hearth rug — A hearth rug is a rug which is put in front of a fireplace.
  • hearthless — Without a hearth.
  • hearthrugs — Plural form of hearthrug.
  • hearthside — fireside.
  • heartiness — warm-hearted; affectionate; cordial; jovial: a hearty welcome.
  • heartlands — Plural form of heartland.
  • heartsease — peace of mind.
  • heartthrob — a rapid beat or pulsation of the heart.
  • heartworms — Plural form of heartworm.
  • heat cramp — a cramp or muscular spasm caused by loss of water and salt following prolonged exertion in hot weather.
  • heat death — Thermodynamics. (on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy. (in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
  • heat devil — a wavering, shimmering disturbance of air above or around a hot surface.
  • heat index — a number representing the effect of temperature and humidity on humans by combining the two variables into an “apparent” temperature, introduced as a replacement for the temperature-humidity index: a temperature of 90° and relative humidity of 65 percent combine to produce a heat index of 102. Abbreviation: H.I.
  • heat-treat — to subject (a metal or alloy) to controlled heating and cooling to improve hardness or other properties.
  • heath cock — the male of the black grouse.
  • heath wren — either of two ground-nesting warblers of southern Australia, Hylacola pyrrhopygia or H. cauta, noted for their song and their powers of mimicry
  • heathberry — crowberry.
  • heathendom — (in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
  • heathenish — of or relating to heathens: heathenish practices of idolatry.
  • heathenism — a belief or practice of heathens; idolatry.
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