12-letter words containing h, i, g, a
- backlighting — Movies, Television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.
- backslashing — Present participle of backslash.
- backup light — Backup lights are the white lights on the back of a vehicle that shine when the vehicle moves backward.
- baking sheet — A baking sheet is a flat piece of metal on which you bake foods such as biscuits or pies in an oven.
- ballhandling — skill in handling the ball
- bantamweight — A bantamweight is a boxer who weighs between 51 and 53.5 kilograms, or a wrestler who weighs between 52 and 57 kilograms. A bantamweight is heavier than a flyweight but lighter than a featherweight.
- basic weight — basis weight.
- basis weight — the weight in pounds of a ream of paper of a basic size, usually 25 × 38 inches (63 × 96 cm) for book stock, 17 × 22 inches (43 × 55 cm) for writing stock, and 20 × 26 inches (50 × 66 cm) for cover stock.
- bathing suit — A bathing suit is a piece of clothing which people wear when they go swimming.
- bathing wrap — a loose robe to wear after bathing, often made of towelling
- bathygraphic — of or relating to the depths of the ocean
- bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
- beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- belgian hare — a large red breed of domestic rabbit
- belly-aching — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- belt highway — beltway (def 1).
- benchmarking — In business, benchmarking is a process in which a company compares its products and methods with those of the most successful companies in its field, in order to try to improve its own performance.
- bengal light — a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light, formerly used as a signal
- bermuda high — a subtropical high centered near Bermuda.
- bhakti-marga — any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
- bibliography — A bibliography is a list of books on a particular subject.
- biogeography — the branch of biology concerned with the geographical distribution of plants and animals
- biographical — Biographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone's life.
- black knight — a person or firm that makes an unwelcome takeover bid for a company
- boar-hunting — the practice of hunting wild boars
- bond washing — a series of deals in bonds made with the intention of avoiding taxation
- boxing match — a competition between two boxers
- brainwashing — the process of brainwashing.
- braunschweig — Brunswick
- breathtaking — If you say that something is breathtaking, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or amazing.
- bridge chair — a lightweight folding chair, often part of a set of matching chairs and bridge table.
- brigham city — a city in N Utah.
- bright spark — If you say that some bright spark had a particular idea or did something, you mean that their idea or action was clever, or that it seemed clever but was silly in some way.
- burning ghat — a platform at the top of a riverside ghat where Hindus cremate their dead.
- bushwhacking — to make one's way through woods by cutting at undergrowth, branches, etc.
- cachinnating — Present participle of cachinnate.
- calligraphed — Simple past tense and past participle of calligraph.
- calligrapher — A calligrapher is a person skilled in the art of calligraphy.
- calligraphic — fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
- campaign hat — a felt hat with a broad, stiff brim and four dents in the crown, formerly worn by personnel in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps.
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- cardiography — electrocardiograph.
- carry weight — to be important, influential, etc.
- carthaginian — of or relating to Carthage or its inhabitants
- cartographic — Of or pertaining to the making of maps.
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- catching pen — a pen adjacent to a shearer's stand containing the sheep ready for shearing