9-letter words starting with he
- headshots — Plural form of headshot.
- headspace — empty space left above the contents of a closed jar, can, or other container.
- headstall — that part of a bridle or halter that encompasses the head of an animal.
- headstand — an act or instance of supporting the body in a vertical position by balancing on the head usually with the aid of the hands.
- headstart — Alternative spelling of head start.
- headstick — a piece of wood formerly used in typesetting to create a margin at the top of a page
- headstock — the part of a machine containing or directly supporting the moving or working parts, as the assembly supporting and driving the live spindle in a lathe.
- headstone — a stone marker set at the head of a grave; gravestone.
- headwards — backwards beyond the original source
- headwater — A tributary stream of a river close to or forming part of its source.
- headwinds — Plural form of headwind.
- headwords — Plural form of headword.
- healingly — in a healing manner, intended to heal
- healthful — conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
- healthier — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- healthily — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- healthism — The use of propaganda and coercion (as by government or advertising) to impose established norms of health.
- heapstead — the buildings at the surface of a mine
- hear from — receive news, correspondence from sb
- hear tell — to be told (about); learn (of)
- hearkened — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- hearkener — One who hearkens; a listener.
- heart cam — Machinery. a cam with a single lobe having the general shape of a heart.
- heartache — emotional pain or distress; sorrow; grief; anguish.
- heartbeat — a pulsation of the heart, including one complete systole and diastole.
- heartburn — an uneasy burning sensation in the stomach, typically extending toward the esophagus, and sometimes associated with the eructation of an acid fluid.
- heartedly — having a specified kind of heart (now used only in combination): hardhearted; sad-hearted.
- heartened — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- heartener — a person who cheers or heartens
- heartfelt — deeply or sincerely felt: heartfelt sympathy.
- heartfree — not in love
- hearthrug — A rug laid in front of a fireplace to protect the carpet or floor.
- heartiest — warm-hearted; affectionate; cordial; jovial: a hearty welcome.
- heartikin — a term of endearment: 'little heart'
- heartland — the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.
- heartleaf — Wild ginger, Asarum caudatum.
- heartless — unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
- heartling — a term of endearment, little heart
- heartseed — (botany) Any plant of the species of Cardiospermum, climbing plants with round seeds marked with a spot like a heart.
- heartsick — extremely depressed or unhappy.
- heartsink — a patient who repeatedly visits his or her doctor's surgery, often with multiple or non-specific symptoms, and whose complaints are impossible to treat
- heartsome — giving cheer, spirit, or courage: a heartsome wine.
- heartsore — heartsick.
- heartwood — the hard central wood of the trunk of an exogenous tree; duramen.
- heartworm — a parasitic nematode, Dirofilaria immitis, transmitted by mosquito and invading the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs, wolves, and foxes throughout its range in tropical, subtropical and, more recently, temperate regions around the world.
- heat haze — a phenomenon that occurs in hot weather in which distant objects are indistinct or appear to shimmer because slight differences in air temperature affect the transmission of light
- heat lamp — a lamp fitted with an infrared bulb to supply heat especially as part of physical therapy.
- heat loss — the loss of heat from something such as a building
- heat pipe — a thin, sealed metal tube that efficiently transfers heat without a pump, using a fluid that vaporizes at the hot end, condenses as it reaches the cooler end, and returns to the hot end by capillary action through a wick or along tiny grooves in the wall
- heat pump — a device that uses a compressible refrigerant to transfer heat from one body, as the ground, air, or water, to another body, as a building, with the process being reversible.