10-letter words containing g, a, i, t, h, e
- hermitages — Plural form of hermitage.
- hesitating — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- high table — the table in the dining hall of a college, reserved for senior members of the college and distinguished guests.
- high water — water at its greatest elevation, as in a river.
- hightailed — Simple past tense and past participle of hightail.
- hy antigen — an antigen encoded by a gene on the Y (male) chromosome, active in the development of male structures.
- hypergiant — (star) A star that is extremely massive and even more luminous than a supergiant.
- in the bag — a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- ingushetia — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation, in the N Caucasus. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Magas.
- knighthead — either of a pair of upright members flanking and securing the bowsprit of a ship at the bow, often used as mooring bitts; apostle.
- late-night — of or occurring late at night: a late-night TV talk show.
- leaf sight — a folding rear sight on certain rifles
- leathering — Present participle of leather.
- legateship — The office or authority of a legate.
- lethargies — Plural form of lethargy.
- lethargize — to make lethargic; stupefy.
- light face — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- light meat — any meat that is light-colored before cooking, as veal or chicken (distinguished from red meat).
- light wave — the movement of light conceptualized as a wave, defined by such properties as reflection, refraction, and dispersion
- light year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.
- light-year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.
- lighterage — the use of lighters in loading and unloading ships and in transporting goods for short distances.
- lighterman — a person who navigates a lighter.
- lightfaced — Written, printed or drawn in lightface using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space. The opposite of boldfaced.
- lightfaces — Plural form of lightface.
- lightplane — a lightweight passenger airplane with relatively limited performance capability.
- lightsaber — a type of sword, as depicted in the fictional Star Wars universe, with a blade made of laser energy that can both cut and burn: The Jedi knight drew his lightsaber and prepared to defend himself.
- lightsabre — Alternative spelling of lightsaber.
- lightwaves — Plural form of lightwave.
- lithomarge — kaolin in compact, massive, usually impure form.
- makeweight — something put in a scale to complete a required weight.
- margherita — a female given name, Italian form of Margaret.
- megalithic — a stone of great size, especially in ancient construction work, as the Cyclopean masonry, or in prehistoric Neolithic remains, as dolmens or menhirs.
- naughtiest — Superlative form of naughty; most naughty.
- near thing — an event or action whose outcome is nearly a failure, success, disaster, etc
- night safe — a safe built into the outside wall of a bank, in which customers can deposit money at times when the bank is closed
- nightdream — A dream that is experienced at night, sometimes as distinguished from a daydream. (from 16th c.).
- nightmares — Plural form of nightmare.
- nightscape — a scene viewed at night, especially as represented in art.
- nightshade — any of various plants of the genus Solanum, especially the black nightshade or the bittersweet.
- pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- phlegmatic — not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
- phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
- ratcheting — a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- rear light — vehicle's tail or back light
- rear sight — the sight nearest the breech of a firearm.
- reteaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- right face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
- sharenting — the habitual use of social media to share news, images, etc of one’s children
- shattering — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.