11-letter words containing g, s
- herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- hercogamous — (of flowers) incapable of self-fertilization
- heresiology — the study of heresies.
- hertzsprung — Ejnar (ˈəɪnar). 1873–1967, Danish astronomer: he discovered the existence of giant and dwarf stars, originating one form of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
- heyagashira — (sumo) the rikishi of highest rank in a particular heya.
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- higashiyama — of or relating to the period of Japanese art history, especially during the second half of the 15th century, influenced by Zen Buddhism and characterized by architectural simplicity and monochrome painting.
- higgs boson — a hypothetical type of heavy, electrically neutral particle with zero spin.
- high places — (in ancient Semitic religions) a place of worship, usually a temple or altar on a hilltop.
- high priest — a chief priest.
- high school — a school attended after elementary school or junior high school and usually consisting of grades 9 or 10 through 12.
- high season — period of greatest activity
- high street — town's main street
- high summer — High summer is the middle of summer.
- high-stakes — A high-stakes game or contest is one in which the people involved can gain or lose a great deal.
- high-strung — at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy: high-strung nerves; a high-strung person.
- highbinders — Plural form of highbinder.
- highbrowism — Highbrow attitudes and policies generally.
- higher self — a person's spiritual self, as the focus of many meditation techniques, as opposed to the physical body
- highlanders — Plural form of highlander.
- highschools — Plural form of highschool.
- 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.
- hippogriffs — Plural form of hippogriff.
- hippologist — the study of horses.
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- histologist — a specialist in histology.
- hodgepodges — Plural form of hodgepodge.
- hoggishness — The quality of being hoggish.
- holystoning — Present participle of holystone.
- homecomings — Plural form of homecoming.
- homeshoring — A migration of service employees from the office to the home, where such homes have proper communications equipment.
- homogenates — Plural form of homogenate.
- homogeneous — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- homogenesis — reproduction in which the offspring resemble the parents and undergo the same cycle of development.
- homogenised — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- homogenizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of homogenize.
- homozygosis — the state of being a homozygote.
- homozygotes — Plural form of homozygote.
- hongshui he — a river in SW China, flowing SE to the Xiang Jiang. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- hooliganism — a ruffian or hoodlum.
- hoppergrass — grasshopper (def 1).
- hormigueros — a city in W Puerto Rico, S of Mayagüez.
- hornswoggle — to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax.
- horse guard — a black and yellow sand wasp, Bembix carolina, of the southern U.S., preying on flies that gather around horses and cattle.
- horse laugh — a loud, coarse laugh, especially of derision.
- horselaughs — Plural form of horselaugh.
- horseracing — Alternative form of horse racing.
- hot springs — city in central Ark., adjoining a national park: the park has 47 hot mineral springs: pop. 36,000