12-letter words containing h, i, g, l, e, r
- hyperalgesia — an exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hyperlinking — Present participle of hyperlink.
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- hypoallergic — Hypoallergenic.
- ingleborough — a mountain in N England, in North Yorkshire: potholes. Height: 723 m (2373 ft)
- irish gaelic — Irish (def 4).
- john gilmore — (person) A noted Unix hacker who cofounded Usenet's anarchic alt.* newsgroup hierarchy with Brian Reid. He also worked on GDB. E-mail: John Gilmore <[email protected]>.
- lake herring — a cisco or whitefish, especially Coregonus artedii, of the Great Lakes.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- lethargizing — Present participle of lethargize.
- lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
- light bomber — a small airplane designed to carry light bomb loads relatively short distances, especially one having a gross loaded weight of less than 100,000 pounds (45,000 kg).
- light breeze — a wind of 4–7 miles per hour (2–3 m/sec). Compare breeze1 (def 2).
- light bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- light-haired — having light-coloured hair
- lighter fuel — the fuel used in a cigarette or cigar lighter
- lighthearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- linear graph — graph (def 2b).
- linear-graph — a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- live through — experience or endure
- live yoghurt — yoghurt that contains live bacteria
- lounge chair — a chair designed for lounging, as an easy chair, chaise longue, or recliner.
- mercy flight — an aircraft flight to bring a seriously ill or injured person to hospital from an isolated community
- morphologies — Plural form of morphology.
- mythologizer — One who, or that which, mythologizes.
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- night letter — former name of overnight telegram. Abbreviation: NL.
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- oligophrenia — less than normal mental development.
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- philandering — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phrenologize — to treat with phrenology or phrenological methods
- pig launcher — A pig launcher is a device which starts a pig moving without interrupting flow.
- plagiohedral — (of a crystal) having faces arranged obliquely in a helix.
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- quarterlight — A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent.
- refreshingly — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
- replenishing — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
- right-angled — A right-angled triangle has one angle that is a right angle.
- rough collie — a breed of long-haired collie with a coarse black-and-white or black, tan, and white coat, thicker around its neck and shoulders.
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals