8-letter words containing d, g
- handbags — a bag or box of leather, fabric, plastic, or the like, held in the hand or carried by means of a handle or strap, commonly used by women for holding money, toilet articles, small purchases, etc.
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- handguns — Plural form of handgun.
- handling — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hang-dog — browbeaten; defeated; intimidated; abject: He always went about with a hangdog look.
- hangared — a shed or shelter.
- hangbird — a bird that builds a hanging nest, especially the Baltimore oriole.
- hardinge — Henry, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore. 1785–1856, British politician, soldier, and colonial administrator; governor general of India (1844–48)
- hatguard — a string to keep a hat from blowing off
- headbang — To engage in headbanging, the vigorous movement of the head in time to music.
- headgate — a gate that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end of a lock or conduit
- headgear — any covering for the head, especially a hat, cap, bonnet, etc.
- headings — Plural form of heading.
- headling — (obsolete) An equal; a fellow; mate.
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- headring — an African head decoration and symbol of maturity
- hedgehog — an Old World, insect-eating mammal of the genus Erinaceus, especially E. europaeus, having spiny hairs on the back and sides.
- hedgehop — to fly an airplane at a very low altitude, as for spraying crops or for low-level bombing in warfare.
- hedgerow — a row of bushes or trees forming a hedge.
- herbaged — covered with grass or herbage
- hidalgos — Plural form of hidalgo.
- hidlings — in secret, secretly
- high day — a holy or festal day.
- high-end — being the most expensive and technically sophisticated: high-end stereo equipment.
- highbred — of superior breed.
- highland — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
- highroad — Chiefly British. a main road; highway.
- highveld — Alternative case form of Highveld.
- hindlegs — Plural form of hindleg.
- hindwing — a rear wing on a four-winged insect
- hoagland — Edward, born 1932, U.S. novelist and essayist.
- hoarding — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- hodology — The study of pathways.
- hog wild — highly excited; without moderation or restraint
- hog-ward — someone who looks after hogs
- hog-wild — wildly or intemperately enthusiastic or excited.
- hogshead — a large cask, especially one containing from 63 to 140 gallons (238 to 530 liters).
- holdings — An area of land held by lease.
- horndogs — Plural form of horndog.
- horngeld — a feudal tax levied on horned cattle
- hostaged — a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.
- hounding — one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
- huddling — Present participle of huddle.
- hungered — Simple past tense and past participle of hunger.
- hurdling — (athletics) A track and field running event where the runners have to jump over a number of hurdles.
- hydrogel — a gel whose liquid constituent is water.
- hydrogen — a colorless, odorless, flammable gas that combines chemically with oxygen to form water: the lightest of the known elements. Symbol: H; atomic weight: 1.00797; atomic number: 1; density: 0.0899 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- id badge — a badge that serves to identify the person wearing it
- idealogy — Misspelling of ideology.
- ideating — to form an idea, thought, or image of.