8-letter words containing d, i, g, h
- goodrich — Samuel Griswold [griz-wuh ld,, -wohld,, -wawld] /ˈgrɪz wəld,, -woʊld,, -wɔld/ (Show IPA), ("Peter Parley") 1793–1860, U.S. author and publisher.
- grimhild — (in the Volsunga Saga) a sorceress, the wife of Gjuki and the mother of Gudrun and Gunnar. She gave Sigurd a potion to make him forget Brynhild so that he would marry Gudrun.
- haggadic — a book containing the liturgy for the Seder service on the Jewish festival of Passover.
- hagrider — a person or thing that causes distressing anxiety or apprehension
- hagrides — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hagride.
- handgrip — the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.
- handling — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- 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)
- headings — Plural form of heading.
- headling — (obsolete) An equal; a fellow; mate.
- headring — an African head decoration and symbol of maturity
- 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
- hoarding — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- hog wild — highly excited; without moderation or restraint
- hog-wild — wildly or intemperately enthusiastic or excited.
- holdings — An area of land held by lease.
- 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.
- hurdling — (athletics) A track and field running event where the runners have to jump over a number of hurdles.
- kinghood — the state of being king; kingship.
- knighted — a mounted soldier serving under a feudal superior in the Middle Ages.
- midhinge — (statistics) A measure of location of a batch or sample equal to the average of the first and third quartiles. Equivalently, it is the 25% trimmed mid-range;.
- midnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
- misdight — to mismanage or treat badly
- plighted — to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry.
- redlight — a red lamp, used as a traffic signal to mean “stop.”.
- shadings — a slight variation or difference of color, character, etc.
- sheading — any of the six subdivisions of the Isle of Man
- shedding — to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain.
- shingled — a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
- slighted — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- sphingid — hawk moth.
- the grid — the national network of transmission lines, pipes, etc, by which electricity, gas, or water is distributed
- thudding — a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
- tightwad — a close-fisted or stingy person.
- unhinged — having no hinge or hinges, or with the hinges removed: an unhinged gate.
- weighted — having additional weight.
- wild hog — variety of pig: boar