13-letter words containing h, a, i, g
- autographical — Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
- bachelor girl — a young unmarried woman, esp one who is self-supporting
- back straight — a straight part of a circuit, esp of an athletics track or a racecourse, furthest from the finishing point
- back-up light — a light on the rear of a motor vehicle to warn others that the vehicle is being reversed
- backing light — Also called backing striplight, backing strip. Theater. a striplight providing diffused illumination for the background of a stage set.
- backstitching — Present participle of backstitch.
- bacteriophage — a virus that is parasitic in a bacterium and multiplies within its host, which is destroyed when the new viruses are released
- bacteriophagy — the action of a bacteriophage
- bag-snatching — theft that involves snatching women's handbags
- balch springs — a town in NE Texas.
- ball handling — the control of the ball, as in basketball or soccer, by skillful dribbling and accurate passing.
- banking hours — the hours during which a bank is open for business
- banking house — a more formal term for a bank
- bantamweights — Plural form of bantamweight.
- basic english — a simplified form of English, proposed by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards, containing a vocabulary of approximately 850 of the commonest English words, intended as an international language
- basking shark — a very large plankton-eating shark, Cetorhinus maximus, often floating at the sea surface: family Cetorhinidae
- be hard going — If you say that something is hard going, you mean it is difficult and requires a lot of effort.
- beanbag chair — a chair like a large beanbag covered with vinyl, fabric, etc. and filled with foam pellets, as of polystyrene, that shift about to fit one's body
- benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
- bhagavad gita — a portion of the Mahabharata, having the form of a dialogue between the hero Arjuna and his charioteer, the avatar Krishna, in which a doctrine combining Brahmanical and other elements is evolved.
- bhagavad-gita — a sacred Hindu text composed about 200 bc and incorporated into the Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic
- bibliographer — an expert in bibliography
- bibliographic — a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
- bibliophagist — a person who devours books
- big enchilada — enchilada (def 2).
- big-heartedly — in a big-hearted manner
- bio-autograph — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
- bioautography — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
- biogeographer — a person who is knowledgeable about biogeography
- bird-watching — Bird-watching is the activity of watching and studying wild birds in their natural surroundings.
- birthday girl — the girl or woman whose birthday is being celebrated
- birthing ball — a large soft rubber ball used by women during childbirth to give support and to aid pain relief
- black english — the group of related dialects of American English spoken variously by many black people in the U.S.
- blacksmithing — the work of a blacksmith.
- boardinghouse — a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
- boutros-ghali — ˈBoutros (ˈbutroʊs ) ; bo̅oˈtrōs) 1922- ; Egypt. diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations (1992-96)
- bowling match — a game of bowls
- breathe again — to feel relief
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- brigham young — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
- cabbage aphid — a small, blue aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae, that feeds on cabbage and related plants.
- cabbage white — any large white butterfly of the genus Pieris, esp the Eurasian species P. brassicae, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and related vegetables: family Pieridae
- cacographical — Synonym of cacographic.
- cage fighting — Cage fighting is a type of organized violent fighting that takes place in an enclosed space.
- calcium light — limelight (sense 1)
- calligraphist — fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
- camping chair — a chair which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- card clothing — a very sturdy fabric with a leather or rubber fillet imbedded with wire teeth for disentangling and cleaning textile fibers, used to cover the rollers or flats of a carding machine.
- cardiganshire — a former county of W Wales: became part of Dyfed in 1974; reinstated as Ceredigion in 1996