10-letter words containing g, o, a, h
- graphology — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- grass moth — any of a large subfamily of small night-flying pyralid moths, esp Crambus pratellus, that during the day cling to grass stems
- guardhouse — a building used for housing military personnel on guard duty.
- gynephobia — an abnormal fear of women.
- gynophobia — Extreme or irrational fear of women or of the female.
- gypsophila — any plant belonging to the genus Gypsophila, of the pink family, native to Mediterranean regions, having small, panicled, pink or white flowers, as baby's breath.
- habergeons — Plural form of habergeon.
- haddington — former name of East Lothian.
- haemagogue — promoting the flow of blood
- hagerstown — a city in NW Maryland.
- hagiocracy — government by a body of persons esteemed as holy.
- hagiolatry — the worship of saints.
- hagiologic — Synonym of hagiological.
- hagioscope — squint (def 13).
- hairy frog — a W African frog, Astylosternus robustus, the males of which have glandular hairlike processes on the flanks
- half-grown — advanced in growth: a grown boy.
- haligonian — of or relating to Halifax, Nova Scotia, or to Halifax, England.
- halogenate — to treat or combine with a halogen.
- halogenous — (chemistry)describes a compound containing a halogen as part of the molecule.
- hand organ — a portable barrel organ played by means of a crank turned by hand.
- hang about — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hang loose — to let loose; free from bonds or restraint.
- hang tough — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- haplogroup — Genetics. a set of similar haplotypes inherited together, or a group who shares a set of similar haplotypes, used to understand genetic lineages.
- harbourage — (British, nautical) A place for refuge for a vessel.
- harbouring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hard goods — durable goods
- harpooning — Present participle of harpoon.
- harrington — James. 1611–77, English republican and writer. He described his ideal form of government in Oceana (1656)
- hatemonger — a person who kindles hatred, enmity, or prejudice in others.
- hatha yoga — (in Yoga) a method utilizing physical exercises to control the body and attain union of the self with the Supreme Being.
- hatha-yoga — (in Yoga) a method utilizing physical exercises to control the body and attain union of the self with the Supreme Being.
- haubergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
- headstrong — determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
- hectograms — Plural form of hectogram.
- hectograph — a process for making copies of a letter, memorandum, etc., from a prepared gelatin surface to which the original writing has been transferred.
- hegemonial — hegemonic, controlling, dominant
- hektograph — to copy with the hectograph.
- heligoland — Helgoland.
- heliograph — a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
- hemangioma — See under angioma.
- hematology — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hemorrhage — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- hendecagon — a polygon having 11 angles and 11 sides.
- hepatology — (medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
- heptagonal — having seven sides or angles.
- heroic age — one of the five periods in human history, when, according to Hesiod, gods and demigods performed heroic and glorious deeds.
- heterogamy — heterogamous state.
- hexagynous — (of a plant) having six pistils
- hidalgoish — resembling a hidalgo