10-letter words starting with hea
- 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.
- heathenize — to make heathen.
- heathlands — Plural form of heathland.
- heatseeker — A heat-seeking missile.
- heatshield — A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat.
- heatstroke — a disturbance of the temperature-regulating mechanisms of the body caused by overexposure to excessive heat, resulting in fever, hot and dry skin, and rapid pulse, sometimes progressing to delirium and coma.
- heave down — to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
- heavenward — Also, heavenwards. toward heaven.
- heavy rain — torrential rainfall
- heavy spar — barite.
- heavy type — type that is thicker and blacker than normal type
- heavy-duty — providing an unusual amount of power, durability, etc.: heavy-duty machinery; heavy-duty shoes.