11-letter words containing g, i, e, r
- heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
- heliography — The scientific study of the sun.
- hellgramite — The aquatic larval form of the dobsonfly, having a segmented body with legs on each segment, and a head with prominent pincers, prized as fish bait.
- 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)
- hemorrhagic — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- hercegovina — Herzegovina.
- herding dog — one of any of several breeds of dogs used originally for herding livestock, including the Belgian sheepdog, collie, German shepherd, and Old English sheepdog.
- heresiology — the study of heresies.
- herringbone — a pattern consisting of adjoining vertical rows of slanting lines, any two contiguous lines forming either a V or an inverted V , used in masonry, textiles, embroidery, etc.
- herzegovina — a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary 1878–1914; now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- heterogenic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.
- heterogonic — exhibiting allometry
- heyagashira — (sumo) the rikishi of highest rank in a particular heya.
- hibernating — Present participle of hibernate.
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- hierography — a treatise on religion or sacred things
- hierurgical — of or relating to sacred rites
- high blower — a horse that produces a blowing sound when exhaling.
- high german — the group of West Germanic languages that in a.d. c400–c500 underwent the second consonant shift described by Grimm's Law. Abbreviation: HG.
- high jumper — a participant in the high jump.
- high priest — a chief priest.
- high relief — sculptured relief in which volumes are strongly projected from the background.
- high roller — a person who gambles for large stakes, as in a casino.
- high street — town's main street
- high summer — High summer is the middle of summer.
- high-energy — possessing speed and energy beyond the classical laws of motion, esp of particles which have been accelerated in an accelerator
- high-hatter — to snub or treat condescendingly.
- high-priced — expensive; costly: a high-priced camera.
- high-roller — a person who gambles for large stakes, as in a casino.
- highbinders — Plural form of highbinder.
- higher rate — (in Britain) a rate of income tax that is higher than the basic rate and becomes payable on taxable income in excess of a specified limit
- higher self — a person's spiritual self, as the focus of many meditation techniques, as opposed to the physical body
- highhearted — Alt form high-hearted.
- highlanders — Plural form of highlander.
- highlighter — a cosmetic used to emphasize some part of the face, as the eyes or the cheekbones.
- highprofile — (rare) alternative spelling of high-profile.
- hinderingly — in a hindering manner, so as to hinder or obstruct
- hinderlings — the buttocks or bottom
- hip huggers — trousers that begin at the hips instead of the waist
- hip-huggers — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.
- homeporting — Present participle of homeport.
- homeshoring — A migration of service employees from the office to the home, where such homes have proper communications equipment.
- homeworking — Working from home, especially when in electronic contact with a central office.
- homogenizer — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- hormigueros — a city in W Puerto Rico, S of Mayagüez.
- horseracing — Alternative form of horse racing.
- huckstering — Present participle of huckster.
- hull girder — the theoretical box girder formed by the continuous longitudinal members of the hull of a ship, providing resistance to hogging and sagging.
- hybernating — Present participle of hybernate.