9-letter words starting with he
- hen fruit — a hen's egg or eggs.
- hen night — A hen night is a party for a woman who is getting married very soon, to which only women are invited.
- hen party — a party or gathering for women only.
- hen-house — a shelter for poultry.
- henderson — Arthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.
- hendiadys — a figure in which a complex idea is expressed by two words connected by a copulative conjunction: “to look with eyes and envy” instead of “with envious eyes.”.
- hendricks — a male given name, form of Henry.
- henequens — Plural form of henequen.
- henhouses — Plural form of henhouse.
- henneries — Plural form of hennery.
- hennishly — in a hennish manner
- henpecked — browbeaten, bullied, or intimidated by one's wife, girlfriend, etc.: a henpecked husband who never dared to contradict his wife.
- henrician — of or having to do with the reign, policies, etc. of any king named Henry, esp. Henry VIII of England
- henrietta — a female given name, form of Henry.
- henry iii — 1017–56, king of Germany 1039–56 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1046–56 (son of Conrad II).
- henry vii — ("Henry of Luxembourg") 1275?–1313, king of Germany 1309–13 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1312–13.
- hepaticas — Plural form of hepatica.
- hepatitic — Related to hepatitis and other liver diseases.
- hepatitis — inflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or a toxin and characterized by jaundice, liver enlargement, and fever.
- hepatomas — Plural form of hepatoma.
- hepatoxic — Exhibiting hepatoxicity.
- hephzibah — the wife of Hezekiah and the mother of Manasseh. II Kings 21:1.
- heptaglot — a book written in seven languages
- heptagons — Plural form of heptagon.
- heptalogy — (rare) # A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- heptanone — any of three isomeric ketones, C 11 H 14 O, derived from heptane.
- heptapody — a verse with seven metrical feet
- heptarchs — Plural form of heptarch.
- heptarchy — (often initial capital letter) the seven principal concurrent Anglo-Saxon kingdoms supposed to have existed in the 7th and 8th centuries.
- hepteract — (mathematics) A seven-dimensional hypercube.
- heraclius — a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.
- heraklion — Iraklion
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- herbalism — The study or practice of the medicinal and therapeutic use of plants, now especially as a form of alternative medicine.
- herbalist — a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
- herbarium — a collection of dried plants systematically arranged.
- herbicide — a substance or preparation for killing plants, especially weeds.
- herbivora — grass-eating animals collectively
- herbivore — a herbivorous animal.
- herbivory — The eating of plants, especially ones that are still living.
- herbology — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- herborist — herbalist.
- herborize — botanize.
- herceptin — a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the protein that can fuel tumour growth, used in the treatment of breast cancer
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- herculean — requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform: Digging the tunnel was a herculean task.
- hercynian — denoting a period of mountain building in Europe in the late Palaeozoic
- hercynite — a black oxide mineral, FeAl 2 O 4 , of the spinel group.
- herd-book — a book containing the pedigrees of breeds of pigs, cattle, etc
- herdbooks — Plural form of herdbook.