12-letter words containing h, i, g, e, n, r
- extinguisher — Anything that extinguishes something; but especially a fire extinguisher.
- far-reaching — extending far in influence, effect, etc.: the far-reaching effect of his speech.
- farthingales — Plural form of farthingale.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- farthingless — without a farthing, having no money
- ferlinghetti — Lawrence, born 1920? U.S. poet associated with the Beat Generation.
- file-sharing — File-sharing is a method of distributing computer files, for example files containing music, among a large number of users.
- finger tight — made as tight as possible by hand
- firefighting — a person who fights destructive fires.
- firstnighter — a person who often or usually attends the theater, opera, etc., on opening night.
- fishmonger's — a shop that sells fish
- flegenheimer — Arthur ("Dutch Schultz") 1902–35, U.S. gangster.
- flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- freethinking — a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
- freewheeling — operating in the manner of a freewheel.
- freight note — a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment
- freightliner — a train for transporting containerized freight.
- frighten off — scare away
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- garnisheeing — Present participle of garnishee.
- garnishments — Plural form of garnishment.
- gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- german sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and a perfect fifth between the root and the augmented sixth
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- ghostwritten — Written by a ghostwriter.
- giant hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- greenfinches — Plural form of greenfinch.
- greenishness — The quality of being greenish.
- greenlighted — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- greenwashing — Present participle of greenwash.
- gutwrenching — Alternative spelling of gut-wrenching.
- hairdressing — the act or process of cutting, combing out, doing up, or styling hair.
- harbingering — Present participle of harbinger.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- hard-wearing — resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans.
- hash-slinger — a waiter or waitress, especially in a hash house.
- hearing loss — diminished ability to hear
- hearing test — a test to establish whether someone's hearing is normal or whether they have suffered some degree of hearing loss
- heartburning — rankling discontent, especially from envy or jealousy; grudge.
- hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
- heartrending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- heartstrings — (obsolete, anatomy) The tendons once thought to brace the heart. (15th-19th c.).
- heartwarming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- hedenbergite — a contact metamorphic mineral of the pyroxene family, calcium ferrous silicate, CaFe(SiO 3) 2 , that forms black prismatic crystals in crystalline limestone.
- heffelfinger — William Walter ("Pudge") 1867–1954, U.S. football player.