13-letter words containing g, i, t
- heresiologist — a person who studies or writes about heresies.
- 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
- herpetologist — the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
- heterogametic — (of a species or individual organism) having two unlike gametes.
- heterogeneity — the quality or state of being heterogeneous; composition from dissimilar parts; disparateness.
- heterogenesis — Also, heterogeny [het-uh-roj-uh-nee] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə ni/ (Show IPA). alternation of generations, especially the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
- heterogenetic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.
- 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.
- heterozygosis — the state of being a heterozygote.
- heterozygotic — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
- hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
- hierogrammate — a writer of hierograms
- high fidelity — sound reproduction over the full range of audible frequencies with very little distortion of the original signal.
- high old time — an enjoyable and exciting time
- high-interest — (of a loan, mortgage, etc) to be repaid at a high rate of interest
- high-spirited — characterized by energetic enthusiasm, elation, vivacity, etc.
- high-stepping — seeking unrestrained pleasure, as by frequenting night clubs, parties, etc.; leading a wild and fast life: a high-stepping young crowd.
- high-sticking — to strike (an opponent) at shoulder level or above with a hockey stick.
- high-velocity — having an above average velocity
- high-wire act — a circus trick in which the performer walks across a high wire
- highly strung — person: tense, sensitive
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- histogramming — (mathematics) The construction of histograms.
- historicizing — Present participle of historicize.
- hitching post — a post to which horses, mules, etc., are tied.
- hogarth chair — a Queen Anne chair having a solid splat and cabriole legs, all pieces having a cyma curve or outline.
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- homogeneities — Plural form of homogeneity.
- homogenetical — of, involving or relating to homogeny
- honour bright — an exclamation pledging honour
- 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 stinger — a dragonfly.
- 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.
- hospitalizing — Present participle of hospitalize.
- hottentot fig — a succulent plant, Mesembryanthemum edule, of southern Africa, having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp: family Aizoaceae
- house-hunting — the act of searching for a house to buy or rent
- housed string — a string of a stair (housed stair) receiving the ends of the risers or treads in a series of housings.
- housetraining — Present participle of housetrain.
- housing start — an instance of beginning the construction of a dwelling.
- housing stock — the total number of houses, flats, etc, in an area
- humiliatingly — lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.
- hundredweight — Also called cental, quintal. a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbreviation: cwt.
- hunger strike — refusal to eat as a protest
- hunger-strike — to go on a hunger strike.
- hunting chair — a chair having a sliding frame in front serving as a footrest.
- hunting knife — a large, sharp knife, usually with a handle shaped to fit a firm grip and a blade with a slight curve toward the tip, that is used to skin and cut up game, or sometimes to dispatch it.