11-letter words containing e, g, s, h
- grasshopper — any of numerous herbivorous, orthopterous insects, especially of the families Acrididae and Tettigoniidae, having the hind legs adapted for leaping and having chewing mouth parts, some species being highly destructive to vegetation. Compare locust (def 1), long-horned grasshopper.
- gravisphere — the area in which the gravitational force of a celestial body is predominant.
- green flash — a green coloration of the upper portion of the sun, caused by atmospheric refraction and occasionally seen as the sun rises above or sinks below the horizon.
- greenhearts — Plural form of greenheart.
- greenhouses — Plural form of greenhouse.
- greenschist — schist colored green by an abundance of chlorite, epidote, or actinolite.
- greenshanks — Plural form of greenshank.
- grind house — a burlesque house, especially one providing continuous entertainment at reduced prices.
- grind-house — a burlesque house, especially one providing continuous entertainment at reduced prices.
- grouchiness — The characteristic or quality of being grouchy.
- groundshare — to share the facilities and running costs of a single stadium with another team
- groundsheet — a waterproof sheet of plastic, canvas, or other durable material spread on the ground, as under a sleeping bag or in a tent, for protection against moisture.
- growthiness — the quality of being growthy
- guardhouses — Plural form of guardhouse.
- guest house — small hotel
- guest night — an evening when members of an institution are allowed to bring guests
- guesthouses — Plural form of guesthouse.
- gullywasher — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- haggardness — having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety; worn: the haggard faces of the tired troops.
- hagioscopes — Plural form of hagioscope.
- hamstringed — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- handselling — The practice of promoting books by personal recommendation rather than by publisher-sponsored marketing.
- hasta luego — so long; (I'll) see you soon
- hatemongers — Plural form of hatemonger.
- hattiesburg — a city in SE Mississippi.
- haughtiness — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
- headbangers — Plural form of headbanger.
- headshaking — The act of shaking one's head, in disagreement or disapproval.
- hear things — a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- heartstring — Singular of heartstrings.
- heath grass — a European grass, Sieglingia decumbens, growing in spongy, wet, cold soils.
- hedgeapples — Plural form of hedgeapple.
- hegelianism — the philosophy of Hegel and his followers, characterized by the use of the Hegelian dialectic.
- heli-skiing — skiing in which skiers are transported by helicopter to remote slopes
- heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
- helsingborg — a port in SW Sweden, on the Sound opposite Helsingør, Denmark: changed hands several times between Denmark and Sweden, finally becoming Swedish in 1710; shipbuilding. Pop: 121 097 (2004 est)
- hemisecting — Present participle of hemisect.
- hemorrhages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hemorrhage.
- heptagynous — (of a flower) having seven pistils
- herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- hercogamous — (of flowers) incapable of self-fertilization
- heresiology — the study of heresies.
- hertzsprung — Ejnar (ˈəɪnar). 1873–1967, Danish astronomer: he discovered the existence of giant and dwarf stars, originating one form of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
- heyagashira — (sumo) the rikishi of highest rank in a particular heya.
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- high places — (in ancient Semitic religions) a place of worship, usually a temple or altar on a hilltop.
- high priest — a chief priest.
- high season — period of greatest activity
- high street — town's main street
- high summer — High summer is the middle of summer.