12-letter words containing h, i, g, e
- freight note — a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up
- 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.
- gaithersburg — a town in central Maryland.
- gamesmanship — the use of methods, especially in a sports contest, that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- garnisheeing — Present participle of garnishee.
- garnishments — Plural form of garnishment.
- gastightness — the state or quality of being gastight
- gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
- gazetteerish — in the style of a gazetteer
- gefilte fish — a forcemeat of boned fish, especially such freshwater fish as carp, pike, or whitefish, blended with eggs, matzo meal, and seasoning, shaped into balls or sticks and simmered in a vegetable broth, and often served chilled.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- genghis khan — 1162–1227, Mongol conqueror of most of Asia and of E Europe to the Dnieper River.
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- geophysicist — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- 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
- get in touch — make contact
- get off with — kiss
- get the bird — to be fired or dismissed
- get the idea — understand
- ghost writer — a person who writes one or numerous speeches, books, articles, etc., for another person who is named as or presumed to be the author.
- ghostwriters — Plural form of ghostwriter.
- ghostwritten — Written by a ghostwriter.
- ghoulishness — The quality of being ghoulish.
- 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.
- giddy-headed — giddy (def 1).
- gift voucher — gift certificate.
- give sb hell — If you say that something is giving you hell, you are emphasizing that it is causing you a lot of trouble or pain.
- give the eye — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- glutethimide — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 13 H 15 NO 2 , used as a hypnotic and sedative.
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- 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.
- gross weight — total weight without deduction for tare, tret, or waste.