13-letter words containing g, e, t, a
- hang together — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hanging stile — the stile of a door, shutter, etc., by which it is hung.
- hart's-tongue — a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, having long, leathery, wavy-edged leaves.
- hate campaign — A hate campaign is a series of actions which are intended to harm or upset someone, or to make other people have a low opinion of them.
- hatemongering — The behaviour of a hatemonger; the spreading of hatred.
- haute-garonne — a department in S France. 2458 sq. mi. (6365 sq. km). Capital: Toulouse.
- have the guts — be brave enough
- head register — the high register of the human voice.
- health-giving — conducive to health; salutary
- heart massage — rhythmic manual compression of the sternum or heart to restore normal heartbeat, as after cardiac arrest.
- heart surgeon — a surgeon who specializes in performing operations on the heart
- heart surgery — operation to treat cardiac problems
- heart-rending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- heart-warming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- heartbreaking — causing intense anguish or sorrow.
- heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
- heating plant — a building or facility containing a boiler or furnace that provides heat to a building or a number of buildings
- heating power — power that can be used to heat something
- heave the log — to determine a ship's speed with such a device
- heavy lifting — hard work: A team of researchers did the heavy lifting for the author.
- heavy petting — Informal. intense petting that involves mutual stimulation of the genitals but not sexual intercourse.
- hellgrammites — Plural form of hellgrammite (Alternative spelling of hellgramites).
- hemagglutinin — A substance, such as a viral protein, that causes hemagglutination.
- hematogenesis — hematopoiesis.
- hematological — Hematologic.
- hematologists — Plural form of hematologist.
- hematophagous — feeding on blood, as the vampire bat.
- heortological — of or relating to heortology
- hepatojugular — (medicine) Relating to the liver and the jugular vein.
- heritage site — a historical site, a building, or an area of the unspoilt natural environment, considered to be important to a country or area's heritage
- heterogametes — Plural form of heterogamete.
- heterogametic — (of a species or individual organism) having two unlike gametes.
- heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
- heterographic — Misspelled; of or pertaining to an incorrect spelling or a spelling that differs from accepted standards.
- heterological — (grammar) Of an adjective, not describing itself.
- hierogrammate — a writer of hierograms
- high-wire act — a circus trick in which the performer walks across a high wire
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- homogenetical — of, involving or relating to homogeny
- horatio alger — of or characteristic of the heroes in the novels of Horatio Alger, who begin life in poverty and achieve success and wealth through honesty, hard work, and virtuous behavior: the Horatio Alger story of his rise in the business world.
- horse gentian — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- hot-water bag — a bag, usually of rubber, for holding hot water to apply warmth to some part of the body, as the feet.
- hotel manager — sb who runs a hotel
- housetraining — Present participle of housetrain.
- hydrargillite — gibbsite.
- hydrogenating — Present participle of hydrogenate.
- hydrogenation — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).