11-letter words containing h, i, g, e, l
- demolishing — Present participle of demolish.
- deschooling — to abolish or phase out traditional schools from, so as to replace them with alternative methods and forms of education.
- deshielding — (physics, chemistry) The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is strengthened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei.
- disheveling — to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing.
- dog whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- dog-whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- downlighter — Downlight.
- early night — If you have an early night, you go to bed early. If you have a late night, you go to bed late.
- english elm — a species, U. procera of the genus Ulmus.
- english ivy — ivy (sense 1)
- english oak — a species, Q. robur of the genus Quercus.
- enlightened — Having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook.
- enlightener — One who, or that which, enlightens.
- enthralling — Capturing and holding one's attention; fascinating.
- ethnologist — One who practices ethnology.
- ethological — Of or pertaining to ethology.
- euchologion — a collection of prayers
- farthingale — a hoop skirt or framework for expanding a woman's skirt, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- finger hole — one of a set of holes for the finger on the rotating dial of a telephone.
- fingerholes — hole in a wind instrument
- fire blight — a disease of pears, apples, quinces, etc., characterized by blossom, twig, and fruit blight and stem cankers, caused by a bacterium, Erwinia amylovora.
- firelighter — Small block of flammable substance, typically sawdust and wax combined, used to light fires.
- flight crew — the crew responsible for an aircraft during a flight
- flight deck — Navy. the upper deck of an aircraft carrier, constructed and equipped for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.
- flight line — an area for the servicing and maintenance of airplanes that includes parking ramps and hangars.
- flight test — to test (an airplane or the like) in flight.
- flight-test — to test (an airplane or the like) in flight.
- flightiness — The quality of being flighty.
- flying head — a read/write head supported on a thin cushion of air over a rotating magnetic disk.
- fothergilla — any of the deciduous shrub species in the witch-hazel family
- free flight — unassisted or unconstrained flight, as the flight of a rocket or missile without guidance or after fuel exhaustion or motor cutoff.
- freeholding — Property held in freehold.
- galeophobia — The fear of sharks.
- gas lighter — device: produces flame
- generalship — skill as commander of a large military force or unit.
- gentileschi — Artemisia [ahr-tuh-mizh-uh,, -mizh-ee-uh;; Italian ahr-te-mee-zyah] /ˌɑr təˈmɪʒ ə,, -ˈmɪʒ i ə;; Italian ˌɑr tɛˈmi zyɑ/ (Show IPA), 1593?–1652? Italian painter.
- gentilhomme — a gentleman
- geochemical — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- gerontophil — experiencing sexual attraction to old people
- ghastliness — The state of being ghastly.
- ghostliness — of, characteristic of, or resembling a ghost; phantasmal; spectral.
- girlishness — The quality of being girlish.
- globefishes — Plural form of globefish.
- glochidiate — (botany) Having barbs.
- glutathione — a crystalline, water-soluble peptide of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, C 10 H 17 N 3 O 6 S, found in blood and in animal and plant tissues, and important in tissue oxidations and in the activation of some enzymes.
- godchildren — Plural form of godchild.
- goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
- green light — traffic signal: go
- green-light — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.