8-letter words containing h, a, n, g
- heavings — Plural form of heaving.
- hegelian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Hegel or his philosophical system.
- hengyang — a city in E central Hunan province, in E China.
- hennaing — an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- heptagon — a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
- hexagons — Plural form of hexagon.
- highland — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
- hiragana — the cursive and more widely used of the two Japanese syllabaries.
- hla gene — any of a complex of genes, located on human chromosome 6, that govern the expression of HLA.
- hoagland — Edward, born 1932, U.S. novelist and essayist.
- hoarding — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- hogmanay — the eve of New Year's Day.
- hollaing — Present participle of holla.
- homaging — Present participle of homage.
- hooligan — a ruffian or hoodlum.
- huang he — a river flowing from W China into the Gulf of Bohai. 2800 miles (4510 km) long.
- huang ti — the legendary first emperor of China.
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- huizinga — Johan, 1872–1945, Dutch historian.
- huzzaing — Present participle of huzza.
- hwang ho — Older Spelling. Huang He.
- hyalogen — any of several insoluble substances found in many animal structures such as cartilage which yield sugars on hydrolysis structures
- hypogean — Existing or growing underground.
- ingather — to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- inhaling — Present participle of inhale.
- jahangir — 1569–1627, 4th Mogul emperor in India 1605–27 (son of Akbar).
- jehangir — 1569–1627, 4th Mogul emperor in India 1605–27 (son of Akbar).
- junagadh — a town in India, in Gujarat: noted for its Buddhist caves and temples. Pop: 168 686 (2001)
- ka-ching — expressing sth moneymaking
- khatanga — a river in N central Siberian Russia, flowing SE and N to the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea. 715 miles (1150 km) long.
- langshan — one of a breed of large, black or white, white-skinned Asiatic domestic chickens, having a single comb and feathered shanks and producing dark-brown eggs.
- languish — to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade.
- lashings — a binding or fastening with a rope or the like.
- latching — a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- laughing — that laughs or is given to laughter: a laughing child.
- laughlin — James, IV, 1914–97, U.S. editor, publisher, and poet.
- laughton — Charles, 1899–1962, U.S. actor, born in England.
- leaching — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- lesghian — Lezghian.
- lezghian — a member of a people living mainly in the Dagestan Autonomous Republic in the Russian Federation.
- loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- longhair — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- longhand — writing of the ordinary kind, in which words are written out in full (distinguished from shorthand).
- longhead — a dolichocephalic person.
- mah jong — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.
- mahjongg — Alternative spelling of mahjong.
- mahogany — any of several tropical American trees of the genus Swietenia, especially S. mahagoni and S. macrophylla, yielding hard, reddish-brown wood used for making furniture.
- manchego — a Spanish cheese made from ewes' milk
- marching — to touch at the border; border.
- mashings — Plural form of mashing.