10-letter words containing g, s, a
- gyrostatic — the science that deals with the laws of rotating bodies.
- habergeons — Plural form of habergeon.
- hagerstown — a city in NW Maryland.
- hagioscope — squint (def 13).
- hair grass — any of various grasses having slender stems and leaves, especially one of the genus Deschampsia, as D. flexuosa or D. caespitosa.
- hairspring — a fine, usually spiral, spring used for oscillating the balance of a timepiece.
- halogenous — (chemistry)describes a compound containing a halogen as part of the molecule.
- hamburgers — Plural form of hamburger.
- hammerings — a series of punishments or beatings
- hamstrings — Plural form of hamstring.
- hand glass — a small mirror with a handle.
- handseling — Present participle of handsel.
- handspring — an acrobatic feat in which one starts from a standing position and wheels the body forward or backward in a complete circle, landing first on the hands and then on the feet, without contact by the rest of the body.
- hang loose — to let loose; free from bonds or restraint.
- happenings — something that happens; occurrence; event.
- harbingers — Plural form of harbinger.
- hard goods — durable goods
- hard grass — any of several types of coarse grass
- hargreaves — James, died 1778, English inventor of spinning machinery.
- harnessing — the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal. Compare yoke1 (def 1).
- harrisburg — a state in the E United States. 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). Capital: Harrisburg. Abbreviation: PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna.
- harvesting — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- hatchlings — Plural form of hatchling.
- haughtiest — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
- headlights — a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
- headspring — the fountainhead or source of a stream.
- headstrong — determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
- hearthrugs — Plural form of hearthrug.
- hectograms — Plural form of hectogram.
- hermitages — Plural form of hermitage.
- hesitating — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- hexagynous — (of a plant) having six pistils
- hidalgoish — resembling a hidalgo
- hidalgoism — the position or practice of a hidalgo
- hierograms — Plural form of hierogram.
- high beams — vehicle's strongest headlights
- high brass — brass containing 65 per cent copper and 35 per cent zinc, used for most applications
- high-class — of a type superior in quality or degree; first-rate: a high-class hotel.
- highchairs — Plural form of highchair.
- hijackings — Plural form of hijacking.
- histograms — Plural form of histogram.
- hologamous — of or relating to an organism having reproductive cells similar in size and structure to the somatic cells.
- holographs — Plural form of holograph.
- holy grass — any of several fragrant grasses of the genus Hierochloë, especially H. odorata, the vanilla grass.
- homogamous — Botany. having flowers or florets that do not differ sexually (opposed to heterogamous). having the stamens and pistils maturing simultaneously (opposed to dichogamous).
- homografts — Plural form of homograft.
- homographs — a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not, as bear 1 “to carry; support” and bear 2 “animal” or lead 1 “to conduct” and lead 2 “metal.”.
- hopsacking — bagging made chiefly of hemp and jute.
- horselaugh — a loud, coarse laugh, especially of derision.
- house flag — a flag flown by a merchant ship, bearing the emblem of its owners or operators.