9-letter words starting with hi
- hibakusha — a survivor of either of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945.
- hibernate — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- hibernian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish.
- hibernize — to hibernicize
- hic jacet — (on gravestones) here lies
- hiccoughs — Plural form of hiccough.
- hiccuping — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- hiccupped — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- hick town — an insulting way of referring to a small town in the countryside that is not deemed to be very sophisticated
- hickories — Plural form of hickory.
- hicks yew — a hybrid yew, Taxus media hicksii, having a columnar manner of growth.
- hiddenite — a rare, transparent variety of spodumene, colored yellow-green to emerald-green by chromium: used as a gem.
- hideaways — Plural form of hideaway.
- hidebound — narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible: a hidebound pedant.
- hideosity — horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- hideously — horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- hideyhole — Alternative spelling of hidey-hole.
- hideyoshi — Toyotomi [taw-yaw-taw-mee] /ˈtɔ yɔˈtɔ mi/ (Show IPA), 1536–98, Japanese general and statesman: prime minister and dictator of Japan 1585–98.
- hidy-hole — a hiding place
- hierarchs — Plural form of hierarch.
- hierarchy — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- hieratica — a type of papyrus noted for its high quality and used by the ancient Egyptians in sacred books
- hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders
- hierodule — a slave in service in an ancient Greek temple.
- hierogram — a sacred symbol, as an emblem, pictograph, or the like.
- hierology — literature or learning regarding sacred things.
- hieromonk — a monk who is also a priest.
- hifalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- higginson — Thomas Wentworth Storrow [stor-oh] /ˈstɒr oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–1911, U.S. clergyman, author, and social reformer.
- high beam — an automobile headlight beam providing bright, long-range illumination of a darkened road and chiefly for use in driving in nonurban areas.
- high dive — the performance of a dive from a high board
- high five — a gesture of greeting, good-fellowship, or triumph in which one person slaps the upraised palm of the hand against that of another.
- high gear — the highest gear in a car or other motor vehicle
- high jump — sport: jumping over a high bar
- high life — You use the high life to refer to an exciting and luxurious way of living that involves a great deal of entertainment, going to parties, and eating good food.
- high mass — a Mass celebrated according to the complete rite, in which the liturgy is sung by the celebrant.
- high moby — /hi:' mohb'ee/ The high half of a 512K PDP-10's physical address space; the other half was of course the low moby. This usage has been generalised in a way that has outlasted the PDP-10; for example, at the 1990 Washington D.C. Area Science Fiction Conclave (Disclave), when a miscommunication resulted in two separate wakes being held in commemoration of the shutdown of MIT's last ITS machines, the one on the upper floor was dubbed the "high moby" and the other the "low moby". All parties involved grokked this instantly. See moby.
- high noon — the exact moment of noon.
- high road — A high road is a main road.
- high seas — the sea or ocean beyond the three-mile limit or territorial waters of a country.
- high sign — a gesture, glance, or facial expression used as a surreptitious signal to warn, admonish, or inform.
- high spot — The high spot of an event or activity is the most exciting or enjoyable part of it.
- high tech — high technology.
- high tide — the tide at its highest level of elevation.
- high time — the appropriate time or past the appropriate time: It's high time he got out of bed.
- high tops — denoting a sneaker that covers the ankle.
- high wine — Often, high wines. Distilling. a distillate containing a high percentage of alcohol.
- high wire — a tightrope stretched very high above the ground.
- high-bred — of superior breed.
- high-carb — having a high carbohydrate content
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