10-letter words containing g, e, h, l
- glove shop — a shop that sells gloves
- glucophore — a chemical group responsible for sweetness of taste
- glycophyte — any plant that will only grow healthily in soils with a low content of sodium salts
- glyphosate — a compound, C 3 H 8 NO 5 P, used to kill a wide range of weeds.
- go to hell — strong dismissal
- goldfishes — Plural form of goldfish.
- goldthread — a white-flowered plant, Coptis trifolia, of the buttercup family, having a slender, yellow root that is sometimes used as a tonic.
- goliathise — to play Goliath, exaggerate extravagantly
- goliathize — to exaggerate extravagantly
- gonorrheal — Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with gonorrhoea.
- goodlihead — goodness; good appearance
- gooseflesh — goose bumps.
- grapholect — an established and standardized written language
- gray whale — a grayish-black whalebone whale, Eschrichtius robustus, of the North Pacific, growing to a length of 50 feet (15.2 meters): now rare.
- great helm — helm2 (def 1).
- greencloth — the green covering of a billiard or gaming table
- greenlight — (transitive) To approve; to permit to proceed.
- grey whale — a large N Pacific whalebone whale, Eschrichtius glaucus, that is grey or black with white spots and patches: family Eschrichtidae
- guilloches — Plural form of guilloche.
- gypsophile — any plant living or thriving in soil containing gypsum.
- half eagle — a gold coin of the U.S., discontinued in 1929, equal to five dollars.
- half tiger — a five-rand coin
- halogenate — to treat or combine with a halogen.
- halogenous — (chemistry)describes a compound containing a halogen as part of the molecule.
- handlanger — an unskilled assistant to a tradesman
- handseling — Present participle of handsel.
- hang loose — to let loose; free from bonds or restraint.
- hatcheling — Present participle of hatchel.
- haulageway — a passageway by which coal, ore, etc., is hauled to the surface from an underground mine.
- headlights — a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
- headlining — a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
- hedgeapple — Alternate name for the fruit of the osage orange tree, also known as the hedge tree.
- hegemonial — hegemonic, controlling, dominant
- heidelberg — a city in NW Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany: university, founded 1386.
- heligoland — Helgoland.
- heliograph — a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
- heliskiing — skiing on remote mountains to which the participants are brought by helicopter.
- hematology — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hemiglobin — methemoglobin.
- hemiplegia — paralysis of one side of the body.
- hemiplegic — paralysis of one side of the body.
- hemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- heortology — the study of the history and significance of the feasts and seasons in the ecclesiastical calendar.
- hepatology — (medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
- heptagonal — having seven sides or angles.
- heterology — Biology. the lack of correspondence of apparently similar organic structures as the result of unlike origins of constituent parts.
- hexangular — having six angles.
- hieroglyph — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- high flyer — a person who is extravagant or goes to extremes in aims, pretensions, opinions, etc.
- high heels — shoes with raised heels