14-letter words containing h, e, n, r, i
- grape hyacinth — any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes.
- graphic accent — any mark written above a letter, especially one indicating stress in pronunciation, as in Spanish rápido.
- graphic design — the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, especially to produce a specific effect.
- greenwich time — the time as measured on the prime meridian running through Greenwich, England: used in England and as a standard of calculation elsewhere.
- grinding wheel — a wheel composed of abrasive material, used for grinding.
- gunter's 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.
- 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.
- hair extension — attached length of hair
- hairline crack — a very fine crack
- haitian creole — the creolized French that is the native language of most Haitians.
- half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
- hammerstein ii — Oscar. 1895–1960, US librettist and songwriter: collaborated with the composer Richard Rodgers in musicals such as South Pacific (1949) and The Sound of Music (1959)
- hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-delivered — (of a letter or parcel) delivered by the sender rather than a postman or courier
- hand-lettering — to print by hand: She hand-lettered a “for sale” sign.
- handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
- harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
- harlequin opal — a variety of opal having patches of various colors.
- harlequinesque — in the manner of a harlequin.
- harmoniousness — The characteristic of being harmonious.
- harriet tubman — Harriet (Araminta) 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slave and leader of the Underground Railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War.
- have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- head restraint — a rest or support of any kind for the head.
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- 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
- hearing defect — a physical condition that makes it difficult for a person to hear accurately
- heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.
- heart-stricken — deeply grieved or greatly dismayed
- heartrendingly — In a heartrending manner.
- heartwarmingly — In a heartwarming manner.
- heartwrenching — Having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress.
- heat-resistant — able to resist and remain unaffected by heat
- heath robinson — (of a mechanical device) absurdly complicated in design and having a simple function
- heavy industry — bulk materials manufacturing
- heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
- heidelberg man — the primitive human being reconstructed from the Heidelberg jaw.
- heliocentrical — Alternative form of heliocentric.
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- hendersonville — a city in S Tennessee.
- henry j kaiser — Henry J(ohn) 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.
- henry the lion — ?1129–95, duke of Saxony (1142–81). His ambitions led to conflict with the Holy Roman Emperors, notably Frederick Barbarossa
- heracliteanism — the philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.
- hereditariness — (rare) The property of being hereditary.
- hermeneuticist — One who studies hermeneutics.
- hermit kingdom — Korea during the period, c1637–c1876, when it was cut off from contact with all countries except China.
- herniated disk — an abnormal protrusion of a spinal disk between vertebrae, most often in the lumbar region of the spine, causing pain due to pressure on spinal nerves.
- herring choker — a native or resident of any of the Maritime Provinces but especially of New Brunswick.
- hertzian waves — radio waves or other electromagnetic radiation resulting from the oscillations of electricity in a conductor