12-letter words containing h, e, l, g, r, a
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- large-handed — generous; profuse
- largehearted — having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
- laryngophone — A type of contact microphone that absorbs vibrations directly from the wearer's throat.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- lethargizing — Present participle of lethargize.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- light-haired — having light-coloured hair
- lighthearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- linear graph — graph (def 2b).
- linear-graph — a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- loggerheaded — Dull; stupid.
- longshoreman — a person employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- mergenthaler — Ottmar [ot-mahr;; German awt-mahr] /ˈɒt mɑr;; German ˈɔt mɑr/ (Show IPA), 1854–99, U.S. inventor of the Linotype, born in Germany.
- metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- palaeography — the study of the handwritings of the past, and often the manuscripts as well, so that they may be dated, read, etc, and may serve as historical and literary sources
- paleographer — sb who studies ancient scripts
- philandering — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- phlebography — venography.
- pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
- plagiohedral — (of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
- preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
- quarterlight — A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent.
- re-challenge — to challenge (someone or something) again
- rechargeable — (of a storage battery) capable of being charged repeatedly. Compare cordless (def 2).
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- right-angled — A right-angled triangle has one angle that is a right angle.
- road haulage — transport of goods by road
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slaughterous — murderous; destructive.
- sledgehammer — a large heavy hammer wielded with both hands.
- sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- telautograph — a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting, drawings, etc, the movements of an electromagnetically controlled pen at one end being transmitted along a line to a similar pen at the receiving end
- telegraphese — a style of writing or speaking distinguished by the omissions, abbreviations, and combinations that are characteristic of telegrams, as in “ expect arrive six evening. ”.
- telegraphone — an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.
- the red flag — a socialist song, written by James Connell (1852–1929), Irish political activist, in 1889
- theologaster — a person who pretends to be a theologian; a shallow or quack theologian