10-letter words containing h, g
- antigrowth — acting to restrict or prevent growth
- aphorizing — Present participle of aphorize.
- apophthegm — a short cryptic remark containing some general or generally accepted truth; maxim
- archangels — Plural form of archangel.
- archegonia — the female reproductive organ in ferns, mosses, etc.
- archeology — archaeology
- areography — the description of the physical features, such as the surface, atmosphere, etc, of the planet Mars
- arthralgia — pain in a joint
- arthralgic — Of, pertaining to, or suffering from arthralgia.
- arthrogram — an x-ray photograph produced by arthrography.
- asphalting — any of various dark-colored, solid, bituminous substances, native in various areas of the earth and composed mainly of hydrocarbon mixtures.
- astrograph — a navigational device for projecting altitude curves of the stars and planets onto charts or plotting sheets.
- atomweight — (martial arts, combat sports) the weightclass below strawweight of less than 105lbs.
- atrophying — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- audiograph — a machine used to test a patient's hearing by transmitting sound waves directly to the inner ear
- authigenic — (of minerals) having crystallized in a sediment during or after deposition
- autographs — Plural form of autograph.
- autography — the writing of something in one's own handwriting; something handwritten
- autophagia — sustenance by self-absorption of the tissues of the body
- back light — light falling on a photographic or television subject from the rear
- backlights — Plural form of backlight.
- backsights — Plural form of backsight.
- bandishing — Present participle of bandish.
- bangladesh — a republic in S Asia: formerly the Eastern Province of Pakistan; became independent in 1971 after civil war and the defeat of Pakistan by India; consists of the plains and vast deltas of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers; prone to flooding: economy based on jute and jute products (over 70 per cent of world production); a member of the Commonwealth. Language: Bengali. Religion: Muslim. Currency: taka. Capital: Dhaka. Pop: 163 654 860 (2013 est). Area: 142 797 sq km (55 126 sq miles)
- bank night — Informal. (especially in the 1930s) an evening when prizes are awarded to members of the audience at a motion-picture theater.
- barasingha — Rucervus duvaucelii, the swamp deer.
- barographs — Plural form of barograph.
- be-thought — simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
- beachgoers — Plural form of beachgoer.
- beaglehole — John. 1901–71, New Zealand historian and author. His works include Exploration of the Pacific (1934) and The Journals of James Cook (1955)
- bedighting — Present participle of bedight.
- bellhanger — a person who mounts bells
- bellingham — seaport in NW Wash., at the N end of Puget Sound: pop. 67,000
- beseeching — A beseeching expression, gesture, or tone of voice suggests that the person who has or makes it very much wants someone to do something.
- bestraught — distraught; distracted
- beth-phage — a place in ancient Israel, at the foot of the Mount of Olives: starting point of Jesus' ride into Jerusalem. Matt. 21:1; Mark 11:1; Luke 19:29.
- bewitching — enchanting; charming; fascinating.
- big bertha — any of three large German guns of World War I used to bombard Paris
- big cheese — Someone who has a very important job or position can be referred to as a big cheese.
- big hitter — A big hitter is a sportsperson such as a golfer or tennis player who hits the ball with a lot of force.
- big-headed — If you describe someone as big-headed, you disapprove of them because they think they are very clever and know everything.
- bighearted — quick to give or forgive; generous or magnanimous
- bigmouthed — having a very large mouth.
- binghamton — city in SC N.Y., on the Susquehanna River: pop. 47,000
- bingo hall — a building owned by a commercial company in which bingo is played by large numbers of people
- biographee — a person whose biography has been written
- biographer — Someone's biographer is a person who writes an account of their life.
- biographic — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
- birmingham — an industrial city in central England, in Birmingham unitary authority, in the West Midlands: the second largest city in Great Britain; two cathedrals; three universities (1900, 1966, 1992). Pop: 970 892 (2001)
- birth sign — the sign of the zodiac through which the sun is passing when a person is born