12-letter words containing h, a, g, l
- hauraki gulf — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, on the N coast of North Island, New Zealand.
- hazard light — Usually, hazard lights. an indicator light on a vehicle that flashes to warn that it is unexpectedly slowing down, reversing, or not moving.
- hazel grouse — a European woodland grouse, Tetrastes bonasia, somewhat resembling the North American ruffed grouse.
- headlighting — The lighting associated with a headlight.
- headlongness — Headlong quality or speed; precipitateness.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hearing loss — diminished ability to hear
- hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
- heating bill — a bill for the supply of energy to heat a building
- hedda gabler — a play (1890) by Henrik Ibsen.
- hedge garlic — an erect, cruciferous herb, Sisymbrium officinale, having a garlicky odor.
- hedge laying — the art or practice of making or maintaining a hedge by cutting branches partway through, laying them horizontally, and pegging them in position in order to create a strong thick hedge
- heeling tank — either of two lateral ballast tanks permitting an icebreaker to heel and crush ice to either side.
- heilongjiang — a province in NE China, S of the Amur River. 108,880 sq. mi. (281,999 sq. km). Capital: Harbin.
- heimskringla — a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.
- helical gear — a cylindrical gear wheel whose teeth follow the pitch surface in a helical manner.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- heliogabalus — (Varius Avitus Bassianus"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus") a.d. 204–222, Roman emperor 218–222.
- heliographed — Simple past tense and past participle of heliograph.
- heliographer — (obsolete) Photographer.
- heliographic — a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
- heliogravure — photoengraving.
- hell's angel — a member of a motorcycle gang of a kind originating in the US in the 1950s, who typically dress in denim and Nazi-style paraphernalia and are noted for their initiation rites, lawless behaviour, etc
- hell-raising — behaviour which causes trouble
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hellgrammite — the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
- helping hand — aid; assistance: to give the destitute a helping hand.
- hematologist — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hendecagonal — (geometry) Having eleven sides an angles; similar to a hendecagon.
- hepaticology — the scientific study of bryophyte plants known as hepatics or liverworts
- hepatomegaly — an abnormal enlargement of the liver, usually associated with liver disease or heart failure.
- hesitatingly — In a hesitating manner.
- hexaflexagon — A hexagonal flexagon.
- hiding place — location where sb is concealed
- high and low — having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- high voltage — high-power electricity
- high-ability — (of a student) having a higher than average ability
- high-quality — adhering to an excellent standard of measure; of superior quality: Education depends on high-quality teachers and materials in our schools.
- high-tail it — to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.
- high-voltage — operating on or powered by high voltage: a high-voltage generator.
- highfaluting — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- hiking trail — a specially designated route for hikers to use
- hill farming — the activity and business of having a hill farm
- hill walking — the activity of walking through hilly country for pleasure
- histological — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- hold against — resent sb for sth
- holding tank — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- homologation — to approve; confirm or ratify.