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13-letter words containing h, a, t, i, e

  • genital phase — the final stage of psychosexual development, in which a person achieves an affectionate, mature relationship with a sexual partner.
  • gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
  • gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
  • get away with — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
  • ghettoization — The process of becoming a ghetto, an isolated and underprivileged urban area.
  • giant hogweed — a tall plant, Heracleum mantegazzianum, of the parsley family, native to Russia and now naturalized in the U.S., having very large leaves and broad, white flower heads somewhat resembling Queen Anne's lace: can cause an allergic rash when touched by susceptible persons.
  • give it heaps — to try very hard
  • give sb heart — If something gives you heart, it makes you feel more confident or happy about something.
  • gnathic index — Craniometry. the ratio of the distance from basion to prosthion to the distance from basion to nasion, expressed in percent of the latter.
  • golan heights — a range of hills in the Middle East, possession of which is disputed between Israel and Syria: under Syrian control until 1967 when they were stormed by Israeli forces; Jewish settlements have since been established. Highest peak: 2224 m (7297 ft)
  • goliath crane — a gantry crane for heavy work, as in steel mills.
  • graphitizable — (chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
  • gravity hinge — a hinge closing automatically by means of gravity.
  • great khingan — a mountain range in NE China: highest peak, 5000 feet (1525 meters).
  • gunters-chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
  • haemarthrosis — Alternative form of hemarthrosis.
  • haematochezia — Alternative form of hematochezia.
  • haematologist — A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in haematology.
  • haemodilution — an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells
  • hair restorer — a lotion claimed to promote hair growth
  • half the time — If you say that something is the case half the time you mean that it often is the case.
  • half-digested — to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
  • half-integral — noting or pertaining to a fractional number obtained by dividing an odd integer by two, as 1/2.
  • half-timbered — (of a house or building) having the frame and principal supports of timber and the interstices filled in with masonry, plaster, or the like.
  • hallucinative — a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.
  • halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
  • hand-stitched — stitched by hand rather than by a machine
  • handleability — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
  • hang in there — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • hanging stile — the stile of a door, shutter, etc., by which it is hung.
  • hardenability — The quality or degree of being hardenable.
  • harmonic tone — a tone produced by suppressing the fundamental tone and bringing into prominence one of its overtones.
  • harness hitch — a hitch forming a loop around a rope, especially one formed at the end of a bowline.
  • harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
  • hate campaign — A hate campaign is a series of actions which are intended to harm or upset someone, or to make other people have a low opinion of them.
  • hatemongering — The behaviour of a hatemonger; the spreading of hatred.
  • haute cuisine — fine or gourmet cooking; food preparation as an art.
  • have its uses — If you say that being something or knowing someone has its uses, you mean that it makes it possible for you to do what you otherwise would not be able to do.
  • haven't lived — If you tell someone that they haven't lived unless they experience a particular thing, you are telling them that thing is extremely good and should be experienced.
  • head register — the high register of the human voice.
  • headline rate — a basic rate of inflation, taxation, etc, before distorting factors have been removed
  • headmistressy — typical of the duties and behaviour of a headmistress
  • health-giving — conducive to health; salutary
  • heart disease — any condition of the heart that impairs its functioning.
  • heart failure — a condition in which the heart fatally ceases to function.
  • heart monitor — a machine that registers the activity of the heart
  • heart-rending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
  • heart-warming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
  • heartbreaking — causing intense anguish or sorrow.
  • heartsickness — The condition of being heartsick.
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