12-letter words containing h, e, l, g, r, a
- featherlight — extremely light; light as a feather.
- file-sharing — File-sharing is a method of distributing computer files, for example files containing music, among a large number of users.
- flabberghast — (archaic) Alternative form of flabbergast.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galactorrhea — an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- geothermally — By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy.
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- glacé cherry — a crystallized or candied cherry, used in cookery and cocktail-making
- glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
- gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
- grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
- grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
- gully-washer — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- gullywashers — Plural form of gullywasher.
- h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- hash-slinger — a waiter or waitress, especially in a hash house.
- haulage firm — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- hazel grouse — a European woodland grouse, Tetrastes bonasia, somewhat resembling the North American ruffed grouse.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hearing loss — diminished ability to hear
- hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
- hedda gabler — a play (1890) by Henrik Ibsen.
- hedge garlic — an erect, cruciferous herb, Sisymbrium officinale, having a garlicky odor.
- 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.
- 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-raising — behaviour which causes trouble
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hellgrammite — the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- hyperalgesia — an exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- hypoallergic — Hypoallergenic.
- irish gaelic — Irish (def 4).
- lake herring — a cisco or whitefish, especially Coregonus artedii, of the Great Lakes.