10-letter words starting with h
- hallelujah — an exclamation of “hallelujah!”.
- hallmarked — Simple past tense and past participle of hallmark.
- hallowe'en — the evening of October 31; the eve of All Saints' Day; Allhallows Eve: observed especially by children in costumes who solicit treats, often by threatening minor pranks.
- halloysite — a refractory clay mineral similar in composition to kaolinite.
- halobionts — Plural form of halobiont.
- halobiotic — relating to habitation in the sea
- halocarbon — any of a class of compounds containing carbon, one or more halogens, and sometimes hydrogen.
- haloclines — Plural form of halocline.
- halogenate — to treat or combine with a halogen.
- halogenous — (chemistry)describes a compound containing a halogen as part of the molecule.
- halophiles — Plural form of halophile.
- halophilic — any organism, as certain halobacteria and marine bacteria, that requires a salt-rich environment for its growth and survival.
- halophytes — Plural form of halophyte.
- halophytic — Growing well under salty conditions.
- halterneck — A single strap or material which runs from the front of the garment around the back of the wearer's neck, leaving most of the back uncovered, often used in swimsuits and women's dresses.
- ham sth up — If actors or actresses ham it up, they exaggerate every emotion and gesture when they are acting, often deliberately because they think that the audience will be more amused.
- ham-fisted — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- ham-handed — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- hamadryads — Plural form of hamadryad.
- hamantasch — a small triangular cake often made with yeast and filled with a mixture of poppy seeds and honey or with prune paste, prepared especially for the festival of Purim.
- hamburgers — Plural form of hamburger.
- hamesucken — the offence of attacking a person in his or her own dwelling
- hammer out — a tool consisting of a solid head, usually of metal, set crosswise on a handle, used for beating metals, driving nails, etc.
- hammerbeam — a short wooden beam projecting from an interior wall to support or tie together rafters or arched roof braces.
- hammerfest — a seaport in N Norway: the northernmost town in Europe.
- hammerhead — the part of a hammer designed for striking.
- hammerings — a series of punishments or beatings
- hammerkops — Plural form of hammerkop.
- hammerless — (of a firearm) having the hammer concealed within the receiver.
- hammerlock — a hold in which one arm of an opponent is twisted and forced upward behind his back.
- hammertoes — Plural form of hammertoe.
- hamshackle — to hobble (a cow, horse, etc) by tying a rope around the head and one of the legs
- hamstrings — Plural form of hamstring.
- han cities — a group of three cities in E central China (Hanyang, Hankow, and Wuchang), in SE Hubei at the confluence of the Han and Yangtze Rivers; united in 1950 to form the conurbation of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province
- han fei zu — died 233 bc, Chinese diplomat and philosopher of law
- hand basin — sink for washing hands
- hand brake — a brake operated by a hand lever. Compare caliper (def 6).
- hand cream — a cream that you put on your hands to make them feel softer and smoother
- hand cruft — (jargon) (After "hand craft") To write something by hand that would be better done automatically, e.g. writing assembly language instead of using a compiler (see hand hacking).
- hand drill — a portable drill designed for two-handed operation.
- hand glass — a small mirror with a handle.
- hand it to — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand level — a leveling instrument held in the hand and used for approximate work at short distances.
- hand mower — a lawn mower that is pushed by hand (distinguished from power mower).
- hand organ — a portable barrel organ played by means of a crank turned by hand.
- hand press — a printing press requiring hand operation.
- hand screw — a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool.
- hand tight — (of a setscrew, nut, etc.) as tight as it can be made by hand, without the aid of a tool.
- hand towel — small towel for drying the hands
- hand truck — truck1 (def 3).