9-Letter Words Starting With H
Here's the list of all the 1450 9-Letter Words Starting With H in the English Language.
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| household | 1. a social unit living together More Definitions → |
| hardcover | 1. having a hard back or cover 2. 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 → |
| hazardous | 1. involving risk or danger More Definitions → |
| highlight | 1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent 2. apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent More Definitions → |
| hopefully | 1. with hope; in a hopeful manner 2. it is hoped 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 → |
| hydraulic | 1. moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil) 2. of or relating to the study of hydraulics 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. spend a holiday after one's marriage 2. a holiday taken by a newly married couple 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 → |
| hilarious | 1. marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter More Definitions → |
| honorable | 1. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent 2. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect 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 → |
| healthier | 1. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease 2. financially secure and functioning well 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. equip (a horse) with a horseshoe or horseshoes 2. game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes 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 → |
| hereunder | 1. in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc. 2. under the terms of this agreement 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 2. of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation 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) 2. variegate with spots or marks More Definitions → |
| hermitage | 1. the abode of a hermit More Definitions → |
| hibernate | 1. sleep during winter 2. be in an inactive or dormant state More Definitions → |
| heartfelt | 1. sincerely earnest More Definitions → |
| headboard | 1. a vertical board or panel forming the head of a bedstead More Definitions → |
| homegrown | 1. grown or originating in a particular place 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 → |
| horrified | 1. stricken with horror 2. fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised 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 → |
| hexagonal | 1. having six sides or divided into hexagons More Definitions → |
| handlebar | 1. the shaped bar used to steer a bicycle More Definitions → |
| hypnotize | 1. induce hypnosis in 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. carve a honeycomb pattern into 2. penetrate thoroughly and into every part 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 → |
| healthful | 1. conducive to good health of body or mind 2. free from filth and pathogens 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 → |
| heartless | 1. devoid of courage or enthusiasm 2. lacking in feeling or pity or warmth 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 2. foreshadow or presage 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 | 1. extremely painful 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 | 1. go together 2. write a harmony for More Definitions → |
| houseboat | 1. a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling More Definitions → |
| hamstring | 1. make ineffective or powerless 2. cripple by cutting the hamstring 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 → |
| heretical | 1. characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards 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 | 1. preventing movement More Definitions → |
| hurriedly | 1. in a hurried or hasty manner More Definitions → |
| hemolytic | 1. relating to or involving or causing hemolysis More Definitions → |
| harnessed | 1. brought under control and put to use More Definitions → |
| habitable | 1. fit for habitation More Definitions → |
| hardbound | 1. having a hard back or cover 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 | 1. dependent upon or characterized by chance 2. marked by great carelessness More Definitions → |
| homebound | 1. people who are confined to their homes 2. confined usually by illness More Definitions → |
| humongous | 1. (used informally) very large More Definitions → |
| humiliate | 1. cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of More Definitions → |
| herbalist | 1. a therapist who heals by the use of herbs More Definitions → |
| homicidal | 1. characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being More Definitions → |
| honorably | 1. in an honorable manner 2. with honor 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 | 1. go together 2. write a harmony for More Definitions → |
| helpfully | 1. in a helpful manner 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 → |
| heritable | 1. capable of being inherited More Definitions → |
| hyperfine | 1. extremely fine or thin, as in a spectral line split into two or more components 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. make something by hand 2. a work produced by hand labor More Definitions → |
| hideously | 1. in a hideous manner More Definitions → |
| herculean | 1. displaying superhuman strength or power 2. extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules More Definitions → |
| handwoven | 1. made on a handloom 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 → |
| headfirst | 1. with the head foremost 2. with the head before the body 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 → |