11-letter words containing e, i, g, h, t, r
- lamplighter — a person employed to light and extinguish street lamps, especially those burning gas.
- large white — a large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- laser light — light which is generated by a laser
- laser sight — a device on a firearm that uses a laser to pinpoint impact.
- lethargical — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- lethargized — Simple past tense and past participle of lethargize.
- light bread — white bread.
- light cream — sweet cream with less butterfat than heavy cream.
- light curve — a graph showing variations in brightness of celestial objects over time.
- light horse — cavalry carrying light arms and equipment.
- light meter — exposure meter.
- light opera — operetta.
- light verse — verse that is written to entertain, amuse, or please, often by the subtlety of its form rather than by its literary quality.
- light water — ordinary water, as opposed to heavy water; water containing the normal proportion of deuterium oxide.
- light-armed — carrying light weapons: light-armed troops.
- megatheriid — (zoology) Any member of the Megatheriidae.
- megatherium — An extinct giant ground sloth of the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs in America, reaching a height of 16 feet (5 m) when standing erect.
- merchanting — the act of selling commodities
- mike fright — extreme nervousness experienced on speaking into a microphone, as on radio or television.
- moonlighter — the light of the moon.
- nearsighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- netherlings — underwear
- night heron — any of several thick-billed, crepuscular or nocturnal herons of the genus Nycticorax and related genera, as N. nycticorax (black-crowned night heron) of the Old and New Worlds, and Nyctanassa violacea (yellow-crowned night heron) of America.
- night nurse — a nurse whose duty is to look after a patient or patients during the night
- night raven — a bird that cries in the night.
- nightdreams — Plural form of nightdream.
- nightwalker — a person who walks or roves about at night, especially a thief, prostitute, etc.
- ninth grade — the ninth year of school, usually the first year of high school
- northbridge — a town in S Massachusetts.
- one-nighter — one-night stand.
- orthogenics — the treatment of mentally and emotionally disturbed children
- ostrich egg — the large egg produced by a fast-running flightless African bird, Struthio camelus, that is the largest living bird, with stout two-toed feet and dark feathers, except on the naked head, neck, and legs: order Struthioniformes
- outreaching — Present participle of outreach.
- overfreight — to load too heavily
- overheating — heating (something) excessively
- overhunting — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
- overnighted — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
- overnighter — an overnight stay or trip.
- overtighten — to tighten too much
- paperweight — a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.
- prize fight — A prize fight is a boxing match where the boxers are paid to fight, especially one that is not official.
- range light — one of a pattern of navigation lights, usually fixed ashore, used by vessels for manoeuvring in narrow channels at night
- redshirting — a high-school or college athlete kept out of varsity competition for one year to develop skills and extend eligibility. a child held back from starting kindergarten for one year, the practice of which is believed by some parents to give the child academic, athletic, and social advantages.
- rh negative — See under Rh factor.
- rh-negative — See under Rh factor.
- right angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one quarter of the circle; the angle formed by two perpendicular lines that intersect; an angle of 90°.
- right brace — (character) "}". ASCII character 125. Common names: close brace; right brace; right squiggly; right squiggly bracket/brace; right curly bracket/brace; ITU-T: closing brace. Rare: unbrace; uncurly; rytit ("" = leftit); right squirrelly; {INTERCAL: bracelet ("" = embrace). Paired with {left brace
- right field — the area of the outfield to the right of center field, as viewed from home plate.
- right heart — the half of the heart, containing the right ventricle and right atrium, which supplies dark-red, oxygen-deficient venous blood to the lungs for oxygenation
- right money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.