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14-letter words containing h, e, l, g, r

  • ground hemlock — a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.
  • gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
  • hague tribunal — the court of arbitration for the peaceful settlement of international disputes, established at The Hague by the international peace conference of 1899: its panel of jurists nominates a list of persons from which members of the United Nations International Court of Justice are elected.
  • half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
  • half-evergreen — having leaves which may or may not remain green throughout the year
  • half-forgotten — a past participle of forget.
  • half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
  • hand-lettering — to print by hand: She hand-lettered a “for sale” sign.
  • healing powers — beneficial qualities
  • health warning — a message indicating the dangers to the consumer's health of consuming a particular product printed on the packaging for the product
  • heartrendingly — In a heartrending manner.
  • heartwarmingly — In a heartwarming manner.
  • hedge clippers — clippers or shears used to trim hedges
  • heidelberg jaw — a human lower jaw of early middle Pleistocene age found in 1907 near Heidelberg, Germany.
  • heidelberg man — the primitive human being reconstructed from the Heidelberg jaw.
  • hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
  • herpetological — Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
  • herpetologists — Plural form of herpetologist.
  • heterologously — In a heterologous manner.
  • hieroglyphical — Hieroglyphic: related to or resembling hieroglyphs.
  • hierographical — hierographic
  • highland dress — the historical costume, including the plaid, kilt or filibeg, and bonnet, as worn by Highland clansmen and soldiers
  • highly charged — electrical
  • highly trained — that has received a lot of academic or physical training
  • horace greeleyHorace, 1811–72, U.S. journalist, editor, and political leader.
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • huckleberrying — the activity of gathering huckleberries
  • hydrogenolysis — decomposition of a compound resulting from its interaction with hydrogen.
  • hyper-vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
  • hyperglycaemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
  • hyperglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hyperglycemic.
  • hypergolically — in a hypergolic manner
  • hypervigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
  • hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
  • interchangable — Misspelling of interchangeable.
  • knight templar — Templar.
  • lambeth degree — an honorary degree conferred by the archbishop of Canterbury in divinity, arts, law, medicine, or music.
  • lathing hammer — a hatchet having a small hammer face for trimming and nailing wooden lath.
  • laughter lines — Laughter lines are the same as laugh lines.
  • leather-lunged — speaking or capable of speaking in a loud, resonant voice, especially for prolonged periods: The leather-lunged senator carried on the filibuster for 18 hours.
  • left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
  • legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
  • lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
  • light-coloured — having a light colour
  • light-fingered — skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
  • light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
  • lightheartedly — In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
  • limburg cheese — a semihard white cheese of very strong smell and flavour
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