8-letter words containing h, g, e
- hemmings — Plural form of hemming.
- hemogram — a graphic record of the cellular elements of the blood.
- hengyang — a city in E central Hunan province, in E China.
- hennaing — an Asian shrub or small tree, Lawsonia inermis, of the loosestrife family, having elliptic leaves and fragrant flowers.
- heptagon — a polygon having seven angles and seven sides.
- herbaged — covered with grass or herbage
- heritage — something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition: a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
- herrings — Plural form of herring.
- herzberg — Gerhard [gair-hahrd,, -hahrt] /ˈgɛər hɑrd,, -hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1904–1999, Canadian physicist, born in Germany: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1971.
- hex sign — any of various magical symbols of usually stylized design, as those painted on barns by the Pennsylvania Dutch for protection against evil spirits and now sometimes used for purely decorative purposes.
- hexaglot — a book written in six languages
- hexagons — Plural form of hexagon.
- hexagram — a six-pointed starlike figure formed of two equilateral triangles placed concentrically with each side of a triangle parallel to a side of the other and on opposite sides of the center.
- hexalogy — A set of six works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as six individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- hierurgy — a holy act or rite of worship.
- high sea — the sea or ocean beyond the three-mile limit or territorial waters of a country.
- high tea — a late afternoon or early evening meal similar to a light supper.
- high-end — being the most expensive and technically sophisticated: high-end stereo equipment.
- high-key — (of a photograph) having chiefly light tones, usually with little tonal contrast (distinguished from low-key).
- high-res — high-resolution.
- highbred — of superior breed.
- highhole — flicker2 .
- highlife — an expensive, glamorous, or elegant style of living.
- highline — kicker (def 9).
- highlite — Misspelling of highlight.
- highness — the quality or state of being high; loftiness.
- highrise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
- highveld — Alternative case form of Highveld.
- hindlegs — Plural form of hindleg.
- hinge on — a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- hireling — a person who works only for pay, especially in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work.
- histogen — a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.
- hl hinge — a surface-mounted hinge that when applied resembles H and L combined.
- hla gene — any of a complex of genes, located on human chromosome 6, that govern the expression of HLA.
- ho gauge — a model railroad gauge of 5/8 inches (16 mm).
- hock leg — a leg similar to a cabriole leg, but having a straight perpendicular section between the upper, convex section and the foot.
- hog fuel — wood chips or shavings, residue from sawmills, etc., used for fuel, landfill, animal feed, and surfacing paths and running tracks.
- hoggerel — a sheep in its second or third year
- hogshead — a large cask, especially one containing from 63 to 140 gallons (238 to 530 liters).
- holliger — Heinz (haints). born 1939, Swiss oboist and composer
- homegirl — a girl or woman from the same locality as oneself.
- homepage — Alternative form of home page.
- homering — Present participle of homer.
- homogeny — correspondence in form or structure, owing to a common origin.
- honegger — Arthur [ahr-ther;; French ar-too r] /ˈɑr θər;; French arˈtʊər/ (Show IPA), 1892–1955, Swiss composer, born in France.
- honeying — Present participle of honey.
- hoosegow — a jail.
- horngeld — a feudal tax levied on horned cattle
- horologe — any instrument for indicating the time, especially a sundial or an early form of clock.
- hostaged — a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another.