8-letter words starting with he
- helideck — (nautical) A platform (on a vessel or offshore structure) on which helicopters may land and take off.
- helilift — to transport by helicopter
- heliodor — a clear yellow variety of beryl used as a gemstone.
- heliosis — the effect of overexposure to the sun
- helipads — Plural form of helipad.
- heliport — a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.
- helistop — a heliport.
- helium i — colorless liquid helium existing below its boiling point of 4.2 K and above the lambda point of 2.186 K.
- helladic — of or relating to the Bronze Age culture on the mainland of ancient Greece c2900–1100 b.c.
- hellbent — stubbornly or recklessly determined.
- hellenic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., especially before the time of Alexander the Great. Compare Hellenistic (def 3).
- hellfire — the fire of hell.
- hellhole — a place totally lacking in comfort, cleanliness, order, etc.
- hellicat — an evil creature
- hellions — Plural form of hellion.
- hellkite — a fiendishly cruel and wicked person.
- hellward — towards hell
- helmeted — Having or wearing a helmet, or looking like wearing a helmet.
- helminth — a worm, especially a parasitic worm.
- helmless — Nautical. a wheel or tiller by which a ship is steered. the entire steering apparatus of a ship. the angle with the fore-and-aft line made by a rudder when turned: 15-degree helm.
- helmsman — a person who steers a ship.
- helmsmen — Plural form of helmsman.
- helotage — a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state. Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- helotism — the state or quality of being a helot; serfdom.
- help out — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- helpable — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- helpdesk — Alternative spelling of help desk.
- helpfull — Archaic form of helpful.
- helpings — Plural form of helping.
- helpless — unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
- helpline — A telephone service providing help with problems.
- helpmann — Sir Robert (Murray) 1909–86, Australian dancer, choreographer, and actor.
- helpmate — a companion and helper.
- helpmeet — helpmate.
- helsinki — Finnish Suomi. a republic in N Europe: formerly a province of the Russian Empire. 130,119 sq. mi. (337,010 sq. km). Capital: Helsinki.
- helvetia — an Alpine region in Roman times, corresponding to the W and N parts of Switzerland.
- helvetic — a Swiss Protestant; Zwinglian.
- helvetii — a Celtic tribe from SW Germany who settled in Helvetia from about 200 bc
- hematein — a reddish-brown, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 16 H 12 O 6 , obtained from logwood: used chiefly as a stain in microscopy.
- hematine — Biochemistry. heme.
- hematite — a very common mineral, iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 , occurring in steel-gray to black crystals and in red earthy masses: the principal ore of iron.
- hematoid — hemoid.
- hematoma — a circumscribed collection of blood, usually clotted, in a tissue or organ, caused by a break in a blood vessel.
- hemiolas — Plural form of hemiola.
- hemionus — (zoology, obsolete) A wild ass found in Tibet; the kiang.
- hemiopia — hemianopsia.
- hemipode — button quail.
- hemipter — a hemipterous insect
- hemisect — to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- hemlines — Plural form of hemline.