9-Letter Nouns Starting With H
Here's the list of all the 1075 9-Letter Nouns Starting With H in the English Language.
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household | 1. a social unit living together More Definitions → |
hardcover | 1. a book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers More Definitions → |
hurricane | 1. a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale) More Definitions → |
happening | 1. an event that happens More Definitions → |
highlight | 1. the most interesting or memorable part 2. an area of lightness in a picture More Definitions → |
happiness | 1. state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy 2. emotions experienced when in a state of well-being More Definitions → |
hierarchy | 1. a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system 2. the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body More Definitions → |
holocaust | 1. an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or by fire) More Definitions → |
hepatitis | 1. inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin More Definitions → |
honeymoon | 1. a holiday taken by a newly married couple 2. the early (usually calm and harmonious) period of a relationship; business or political More Definitions → |
horoscope | 1. a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets 2. a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place More Definitions → |
homeowner | 1. someone who owns a home More Definitions → |
hyperlink | 1. a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen More Definitions → |
homestead | 1. the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family 2. land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law More Definitions → |
historian | 1. a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it More Definitions → |
housewife | 1. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income More Definitions → |
headphone | 1. electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear More Definitions → |
hatchback | 1. a car having a hatchback door 2. a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open More Definitions → |
hypertext | 1. machine-readable text that is not sequential but is organized so that related items of information are connected More Definitions → |
horseback | 1. the back of a horse 2. a narrow ridge of hills More Definitions → |
heartland | 1. the central region of a country or continent; especially a region that is important to a country or to a culture More Definitions → |
heartbeat | 1. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart 2. a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) More Definitions → |
hereafter | 1. life after death 2. the time yet to come More Definitions → |
headlight | 1. a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive More Definitions → |
hydrology | 1. the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation More Definitions → |
hydration | 1. the process of combining with water; usually reversible More Definitions → |
horseshoe | 1. game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes 2. U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof More Definitions → |
hamburger | 1. a sandwich consisting of a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun, often with other ingredients 2. beef that has been ground More Definitions → |
hypocrisy | 1. an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction 2. insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have More Definitions → |
hostility | 1. a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition 2. a state of deep-seated ill-will More Definitions → |
histogram | 1. a bar chart representing a frequency distribution; heights of the bars represent observed frequencies More Definitions → |
herbicide | 1. a chemical agent that destroys plants or inhibits their growth More Definitions → |
harmonica | 1. a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole More Definitions → |
heartburn | 1. a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder More Definitions → |
heuristic | 1. a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem More Definitions → |
histology | 1. the branch of biology that studies the microscopic structure of animal or plant tissues More Definitions → |
harlequin | 1. a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) More Definitions → |
hermitage | 1. the abode of a hermit More Definitions → |
hibernate | More Definitions → |
headboard | 1. a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead More Definitions → |
hardening | 1. abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue 2. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization More Definitions → |
hydroxide | 1. a compound of an oxide with water 2. a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group More Definitions → |
harvester | 1. someone who helps to gather the harvest 2. farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields More Definitions → |
humankind | 1. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth More Definitions → |
handshake | 1. grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) More Definitions → |
homemaker | 1. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income More Definitions → |
hourglass | 1. a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes More Definitions → |
husbandry | 1. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock More Definitions → |
hindsight | 1. understanding the nature of an event after it has happened More Definitions → |
harmonics | 1. the study of musical sound More Definitions → |
histamine | 1. amine formed from histidine that stimulates gastric secretions and dilates blood vessels; released by the human immune system during allergic reactions More Definitions → |
handlebar | 1. the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle More Definitions → |
hypnotize | More Definitions → |
hijacking | 1. robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force More Definitions → |
herbarium | 1. a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study More Definitions → |
headcount | 1. number of people in a particular group More Definitions → |
honeycomb | 1. a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae 2. a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees More Definitions → |
hammering | 1. the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) More Definitions → |
heartache | 1. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) More Definitions → |
hillbilly | 1. a disparaging term for an unsophisticated person More Definitions → |
histidine | 1. an essential amino acid found in proteins that is important for the growth and repair of tissue More Definitions → |
housework | 1. the work of cleaning and running a house More Definitions → |
hydrangea | 1. any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea More Definitions → |
hairstyle | 1. the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair) More Definitions → |
harbinger | 1. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone More Definitions → |
hypocrite | 1. a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives More Definitions → |
harrowing | More Definitions → |
hindrance | 1. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress 2. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome More Definitions → |
headstone | 1. the central building block at the top of an arch or vault 2. a stone that is used to mark a grave More Definitions → |
harmonize | More Definitions → |
houseboat | 1. a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling More Definitions → |
hamstring | 1. one of the tendons at the back of the knee More Definitions → |
hyperbole | 1. extravagant exaggeration More Definitions → |
hardiness | 1. the property of being strong and healthy in constitution 2. the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger More Definitions → |
headliner | 1. a performer who receives prominent billing More Definitions → |
hygienist | 1. a medical specialist in hygiene More Definitions → |
haplotype | 1. (genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be inherited together More Definitions → |
hindering | More Definitions → |
hardbound | More Definitions → |
hunchback | 1. an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column 2. a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine More Definitions → |
heartwood | 1. the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood More Definitions → |
hundredth | 1. position 100 in a countable series of things 2. one part in a hundred equal parts More Definitions → |
hypnotist | 1. a person who induces hypnosis More Definitions → |
haphazard | More Definitions → |
homebound | 1. people who are confined to their homes More Definitions → |
humiliate | More Definitions → |
herbalist | 1. a therapist who heals by the use of herbs More Definitions → |
headpiece | 1. the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head 2. a protective helmet for the head More Definitions → |
heaviness | 1. the property of being comparatively great in weight 2. persisting sadness More Definitions → |
handiwork | 1. a work produced by hand labor More Definitions → |
hypnotism | 1. the act of inducing hypnosis More Definitions → |
headdress | 1. clothing for the head More Definitions → |
harshness | 1. the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions 2. the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses More Definitions → |
highchair | 1. a chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray More Definitions → |
housemate | 1. someone who resides in the same house with you More Definitions → |
hankering | 1. a yearning for something or to do something More Definitions → |
headspace | 1. the volume left at the top of a filled container (bottle or jar or tin) before sealing More Definitions → |
horsetail | 1. perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in Northern Hemisphere; some in Africa and South America More Definitions → |
harmonise | More Definitions → |
headstock | 1. the stationary support in a machine or power tool that supports and drives a revolving part (as a chuck or the spindle on a lathe) More Definitions → |
herbivore | 1. any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants More Definitions → |
hopscotch | 1. a game in which a child tosses a stone into an area drawn on the ground and then hops through it and back to regain the stone More Definitions → |
harmonium | 1. a free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows More Definitions → |
halothane | 1. a nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia; used along with analgesics and muscle relaxants for many types of surgical procedures More Definitions → |
hardboard | 1. a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin More Definitions → |
hydrazine | 1. a colorless fuming corrosive liquid; a powerful reducing agent; used chiefly in rocket fuels More Definitions → |
hackberry | 1. any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits 2. small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States More Definitions → |
hemolysis | 1. lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin More Definitions → |
halitosis | 1. offensive breath More Definitions → |
handcraft | 1. a work produced by hand labor More Definitions → |
headwater | 1. the source of a river More Definitions → |
hematuria | 1. the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease More Definitions → |
halfpenny | 1. an English coin worth half a penny More Definitions → |
hairbrush | 1. a brush used to groom a person's hair More Definitions → |
heathland | 1. a tract of level wasteland; uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation More Definitions → |
hailstorm | 1. a storm during which hail falls More Definitions → |
honoraria | 1. a fee paid for a nominally free service More Definitions → |
hatchling | 1. any recently hatched animal (especially birds) More Definitions → |
hobgoblin | 1. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings 2. an object of dread or apprehension More Definitions → |