13-letter words containing h, e, l, g, r
- graphitizable — (chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
- grave clothes — the wrappings in which a dead body is interred
- green channel — the route followed in passing through customs in an airport, etc by passengers claiming to have no dutiable goods to declare
- gresham's law — the tendency of the inferior of two forms of currency to circulate more freely than, or to the exclusion of, the superior, because of the hoarding of the latter.
- half-integral — noting or pertaining to a fractional number obtained by dividing an odd integer by two, as 1/2.
- hard feelings — Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. If you say 'no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- harlequin bug — a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- heliographing — Present participle of heliograph.
- hellgrammites — Plural form of hellgrammite (Alternative spelling of hellgramites).
- heortological — of or relating to heortology
- hepatojugular — (medicine) Relating to the liver and the jugular vein.
- heresiologist — a person who studies or writes about heresies.
- herpetologist — the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
- heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
- heterological — (grammar) Of an adjective, not describing itself.
- hieroglyphics — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
- high-coloured — (of the complexion) deep red or purplish; florid
- hold a grudge — be resentful
- hold together — not fall apart
- horatio alger — of or characteristic of the heroes in the novels of Horatio Alger, who begin life in poverty and achieve success and wealth through honesty, hard work, and virtuous behavior: the Horatio Alger story of his rise in the business world.
- hornswogglers — Plural form of hornswoggler.
- hot gospeller — a person who preaches in a fervent and vocal way, esp in evangelical churches
- hotel manager — sb who runs a hotel
- hunting rifle — shotgun used to kill game
- hydrargillite — gibbsite.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hypergalactia — an abnormally large secretion of milk.
- hyperglycemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hyperglycemic — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
- hypervigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- ideographical — Alternative form of ideographic.
- intertriglyph — metope.
- irish english — the English language as spoken in Ireland; Hiberno-English.
- kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
- large-hearted — having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
- laughter club — a group of people who meet regularly to take part in communal laughing for therapeutic effect
- leather goods — products made of animal skin
- leigh-mallory — Sir Trafford Leigh [traf-erd lee] /ˈtræf ərd li/ (Show IPA), 1892–1944, British Air Force officer.
- lethargically — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- letzeburgesch — a Germanic dialect that is the native language of most of the people of Luxembourg.
- lexicographer — a writer, editor, or compiler of a dictionary.
- lexicographic — Like a dictionary, relating to lexicography (the writing of a dictionary).
- lexigraphical — Misspelling of lexicographical.
- light cruiser — a naval cruiser having 6-inch (15-cm) guns as its main armament.
- light mineral — any rock-forming mineral that has a specific gravity of less than 2.8 and is generally light in color.
- light reading — reading which is not considered too demanding or intellectual
- light therapy — therapeutic exposure to full-spectrum artificial light that simulates sunlight, used to treat various conditions, as seasonal affective disorder.