10-Letter Words Starting With H
Here's the list of all the 1328 10-Letter Words Starting With H in the English Language.
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| historical | 1. of or relating to the study of history 2. used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time More Definitions → |
| healthcare | 1. the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession More Definitions → |
| horizontal | 1. something that is oriented horizontally 2. parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line More Definitions → |
| humanities | 1. studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills) More Definitions → |
| hypothesis | 1. a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations 2. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena More Definitions → |
| housewives | 1. a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income More Definitions → |
| helicopter | 1. an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades More Definitions → |
| harassment | 1. a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented 2. the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism More Definitions → |
| homosexual | 1. someone who is sexually attracted to persons of the same sex 2. sexually attracted to members of your own sex More Definitions → |
| harvesting | 1. the gathering of a ripened crop More Definitions → |
| hemisphere | 1. half of the terrestrial globe 2. half of a sphere More Definitions → |
| honourable | 1. adhering to ethical and moral principles 2. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect More Definitions → |
| horsepower | 1. a unit of power equal to 746 watts More Definitions → |
| hypotheses | 1. a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations 2. a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena More Definitions → |
| homecoming | 1. an annual school or university reunion for graduates 2. a coming to or returning home More Definitions → |
| handspring | 1. an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again More Definitions → |
| homeopathy | 1. a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated More Definitions → |
| hereditary | 1. occurring among members of a family usually by heredity 2. inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent More Definitions → |
| hematology | 1. the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs More Definitions → |
| hesitation | 1. indecision in speech or action 2. a certain degree of unwillingness More Definitions → |
| hitchhiker | 1. a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles More Definitions → |
| hemorrhage | 1. the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel 2. lose blood from one's body More Definitions → |
| hydraulics | 1. study of the mechanics of fluids More Definitions → |
| hemoglobin | 1. a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues More Definitions → |
| homologous | 1. having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function 2. corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species More Definitions → |
| harmonious | 1. musically pleasing 2. exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities More Definitions → |
| hydrolysis | 1. a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water More Definitions → |
| hyperbolic | 1. of or relating to a hyperbola 2. enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness More Definitions → |
| humidifier | 1. an appliance designed to add moisture to the air in a building More Definitions → |
| hysterical | 1. characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria 2. marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion More Definitions → |
| healthiest | 1. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease 2. financially secure and functioning well More Definitions → |
| heartbreak | 1. intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death) More Definitions → |
| handicraft | 1. a work produced by hand labor 2. a craft that requires skillful hands More Definitions → |
| henceforth | 1. from this time forth; from now on More Definitions → |
| hopelessly | 1. in a hopeless manner 2. in a dispirited manner without hope More Definitions → |
| heretofore | 1. used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time More Definitions → |
| harmonized | 1. involving or characterized by harmony More Definitions → |
| hallelujah | 1. a shout or song of praise to God More Definitions → |
| humanistic | 1. of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion 2. of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism More Definitions → |
| horrendous | 1. causing fear or dread or terror More Definitions → |
| hypermedia | 1. a multimedia system in which related items of information are connected and can be presented together More Definitions → |
| humiliated | 1. subdued or brought low in condition or status 2. made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride More Definitions → |
| habitation | 1. the native habitat or home of an animal or plant 2. housing that someone is living in More Definitions → |
| horrifying | 1. provoking horror More Definitions → |
| homophobia | 1. prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality More Definitions → |
| headmaster | 1. presiding officer of a school More Definitions → |
| herbaceous | 1. characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part More Definitions → |
| hinterland | 1. a remote and undeveloped area More Definitions → |
| hospitable | 1. having an open mind 2. favorable to life and growth More Definitions → |
| homogenous | 1. all of the same or similar kind or nature More Definitions → |
| hysteresis | 1. the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field More Definitions → |
| homophobic | 1. prejudiced against homosexual people More Definitions → |
| homozygous | 1. having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci More Definitions → |
| headhunter | 1. a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations) 2. a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies More Definitions → |
| hemophilia | 1. congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son More Definitions → |
| hydroponic | 1. of or relating to aquiculture More Definitions → |
| hammerhead | 1. a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence 2. the striking part of a hammer More Definitions → |
| hullabaloo | 1. disturbance usually in protest More Definitions → |
| hovercraft | 1. a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines More Definitions → |
| histologic | 1. of or relating to histology More Definitions → |
| harmonised | 1. involving or characterized by harmony More Definitions → |
| handsomely | 1. in an attractively handsome manner 2. in a generously handsome manner More Definitions → |
| habitually | 1. according to habit or custom More Definitions → |
| helplessly | 1. in a helpless manner More Definitions → |
| horseshoes | 1. a game in which iron rings (or open iron rings) are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling it More Definitions → |
| hypnotized | 1. having your attention fixated as though by a spell More Definitions → |
| headstrong | 1. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition More Definitions → |
| holography | 1. the branch of optics that deals with the use of coherent light from a laser in order to make a hologram that can then be used to create a three-dimensional image More Definitions → |
| homemaking | 1. the management of a household More Definitions → |
| hippodrome | 1. a stadium for horse shows or horse races More Definitions → |
| hematocrit | 1. the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit 2. a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood More Definitions → |
| heartening | 1. cheerfully encouraging More Definitions → |
| honorarium | 1. a fee paid for a nominally free service More Definitions → |
| hesitating | 1. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly More Definitions → |
| hemostasis | 1. surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) More Definitions → |
| hygrometer | 1. measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere More Definitions → |
| hedonistic | 1. devoted to pleasure More Definitions → |
| handedness | 1. the property of using one hand more than the other More Definitions → |
| hypodermic | 1. relating to or located below the epidermis 2. a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections More Definitions → |
| hodgepodge | 1. a motley assortment of things 2. a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas More Definitions → |
| hemorrhoid | 1. venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter More Definitions → |
| hesitantly | 1. with hesitation; in a hesitant manner More Definitions → |
| humorously | 1. in a humorous manner More Definitions → |
| herniation | 1. rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes More Definitions → |
| houseplant | 1. any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes More Definitions → |
| hemangioma | 1. benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks More Definitions → |
| hoarseness | 1. a throaty harshness More Definitions → |
| heliotrope | 1. green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood More Definitions → |