13-letter words containing h, i, g, e, r
- heritage site — a historical site, a building, or an area of the unspoilt natural environment, considered to be important to a country or area's heritage
- herod agrippa — (Julius Agrippa) c10 b.c.–a.d. 44, king of Judea 41–44 (grandson of Herod the Great).
- herpetologist — the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
- herringchoker — a native or resident of any of the Maritime Provinces but especially of New Brunswick.
- heterogametic — (of a species or individual organism) having two unlike gametes.
- heterogeneity — the quality or state of being heterogeneous; composition from dissimilar parts; disparateness.
- heterogenesis — Also, heterogeny [het-uh-roj-uh-nee] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə ni/ (Show IPA). alternation of generations, especially the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
- heterogenetic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.
- heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
- heterographic — Misspelled; of or pertaining to an incorrect spelling or a spelling that differs from accepted standards.
- heterological — (grammar) Of an adjective, not describing itself.
- heterozygosis — the state of being a heterozygote.
- heterozygotic — having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
- hieroglyphics — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
- hierogrammate — a writer of hierograms
- high pressure — intense or stressful situation
- high-coloured — (of the complexion) deep red or purplish; florid
- high-interest — (of a loan, mortgage, etc) to be repaid at a high rate of interest
- high-pressure — having or involving a pressure above the normal: high-pressure steam.
- high-spirited — characterized by energetic enthusiasm, elation, vivacity, etc.
- high-wire act — a circus trick in which the performer walks across a high wire
- higher degree — a degree taken after your first undergraduate degree
- hinged girder — a type of girder with a hinge, used in bridge building
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- horatio alger — of or characteristic of the heroes in the novels of Horatio Alger, who begin life in poverty and achieve success and wealth through honesty, hard work, and virtuous behavior: the Horatio Alger story of his rise in the business world.
- horse gentian — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
- horse stinger — a dragonfly.
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- horsewhipping — Present participle of horsewhip.
- house-raising — a gathering of persons in a rural community to help one of its members build a house.
- house-warming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- housed string — a string of a stair (housed stair) receiving the ends of the risers or treads in a series of housings.
- housetraining — Present participle of housetrain.
- housewarmings — Plural form of housewarming.
- hundredweight — Also called cental, quintal. a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbreviation: cwt.
- hunger strike — refusal to eat as a protest
- hunger-strike — to go on a hunger strike.
- hunting rifle — shotgun used to kill game
- hydrargillite — gibbsite.
- hydrogenating — Present participle of hydrogenate.
- hydrogenation — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- hydrogenizing — Present participle of hydrogenize.
- hydronitrogen — a chemical compound containing only hydrogen and nitrogen.
- hygrometrical — Alternative form of hygrometric.
- hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hypergalactia — an abnormally large secretion of milk.