8-letter words containing h, g, e
- gunkhole — a quiet anchorage, as in a cove, used by small yachts.
- gunwhale — Misspelling of gunwale.
- gushiest — Superlative form of gushy.
- gym shoe — a lightweight canvas shoe with a rubber sole; sneaker.
- hagberry — Prunus padus, a species of cherry native to northern Europe and northern Asia, the bird cherry.
- haggises — Plural form of haggis.
- hagglers — Plural form of haggler.
- hagrider — a person or thing that causes distressing anxiety or apprehension
- hagrides — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hagride.
- hagueton — acton.
- hair gel — a jelly-like substance applied to the hair before styling in order to retain the shape of the style
- halogens — Plural form of halogen.
- hame tug — a loop or short leather strap attaching a trace to a hame.
- hang ten — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hangable — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hangared — a shed or shelter.
- hangfire — a delay in the detonation of gunpowder or other ammunition, caused by some defect in the fuze.
- hangover — the disagreeable physical aftereffects of drunkenness, such as a headache or stomach disorder, usually felt several hours after cessation of drinking.
- harangue — a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
- hardinge — Henry, 1st Viscount Hardinge of Lahore. 1785–1856, British politician, soldier, and colonial administrator; governor general of India (1844–48)
- hargeisa — a city in NW Somalia.
- haringey — a borough of Greater London, England.
- have got — have, possess
- havering — a borough of Greater London, England.
- headbang — To engage in headbanging, the vigorous movement of the head in time to music.
- headgate — a gate that is used to control the flow of water at the upper end of a lock or conduit
- headgear — any covering for the head, especially a hat, cap, bonnet, etc.
- headings — Plural form of heading.
- headling — (obsolete) An equal; a fellow; mate.
- headlong — with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- headring — an African head decoration and symbol of maturity
- hearings — Plural form of hearing.
- hearsing — Present participle of hearse.
- hearting — Present participle of heart.
- heat gun — a handheld device that produces a flameless stream of extremely hot air, as for rapid drying or for softening paint for removal.
- heavings — Plural form of heaving.
- heckling — to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
- hedgehog — an Old World, insect-eating mammal of the genus Erinaceus, especially E. europaeus, having spiny hairs on the back and sides.
- hedgehop — to fly an airplane at a very low altitude, as for spraying crops or for low-level bombing in warfare.
- hedgerow — a row of bushes or trees forming a hedge.
- hegelian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Hegel or his philosophical system.
- hegemony — leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
- hegumene — the head of a nunnery of the Eastern Church
- hegumeny — the office of a hegumen
- heigh-ho — used variously to express mild surprise, boredom, disappointment, fatigue, etc., or used as a greeting
- heighten — to increase the height of; make higher.
- heighths — (archaic) Plural form of heighth; an archaic variant of heights.
- heisting — a robbery or holdup: Four men were involved in the armored car heist.
- helotage — a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state. Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- helpings — Plural form of helping.