9-letter words containing a, h, i, g
- graphitic — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- guardship — a warship responsible for the safety of other ships in its company
- guildhall — (in Britain) the hall built or used by a guild or corporation for its assemblies; town hall.
- gynarchic — relating to gynarchy or rule by women
- hachuring — Present participle of hachure.
- hagfishes — Plural form of hagfish.
- haggadist — one of the writers of the Aggadah.
- hagiarchy — hagiocracy.
- hagiology — the branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints.
- hagridden — worried or tormented, as by a witch.
- hagriding — Present participle of hagride.
- hallooing — Present participle of halloo.
- hallowing — to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
- halt sign — a sign instructing traffic to stop and then proceed only if the road ahead is clear
- haltering — Present participle of halter.
- haltingly — faltering or hesitating, especially in speech.
- hammering — The sound or action of hammering something.
- hampering — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- hamstring — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- handgrips — Plural form of handgrip.
- hang fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- hang five — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hang time — the length of time that a football remains in the air after being kicked.
- hang with — to frequent the company of (someone)
- hangaring — a shed or shelter.
- hangnails — Plural form of hangnail.
- hankering — a longing; craving.
- happening — something that happens; occurrence; event.
- harassing — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
- harbinger — a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
- harboring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hard sign — the Cyrillic letter Ъ, ъ as used in Russian to indicate that the preceding consonant is not palatalized: not in official use since 1918.
- hardening — a material that hardens another, as an alloy added to iron to make steel.
- harigalds — the intestines of an animal
- harkening — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- harlingen — a city in S Texas.
- harmdoing — the doing of harm
- harrowing — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- hastening — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- hatchings — Plural form of hatching.
- hatchling — a young bird, reptile, or fish recently emerged from an egg.
- haughtier — Comparative form of haughty.
- haughtily — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
- hauntings — Plural form of haunting.
- haymaking — The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
- hazarding — Present participle of hazard.
- head girl — The head girl of a school is the girl who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions.
- headlight — a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
- headright — Law. a beneficial interest for each member of an Indian tribe in the tribal trust fund accruing from the lease of tribal oil, gas, and mineral rights, the sale of tribal lands, etc.
- healingly — in a healing manner, intended to heal