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14-letter words containing h, i, g, l, e, r

  • framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
  • freewheelingly — In a freewheeling manner; without constraint.
  • garlic crusher — a kitchen implement used to crush cloves of garlic
  • genital herpes — a sexually transmitted disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 2, characterized primarily by transient blisters on and around the genitals.
  • geochronologic — Of or pertaining to geochronology.
  • geographically — of or relating to geography.
  • geohydrologist — a person who studies geohydrology
  • glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
  • gothic revival — a Gothic style of architecture popular between the late 18th and late 19th centuries, exemplified by the Houses of Parliament in London (1840)
  • graphite cloth — a nonwoven fabric made by embedding carbon fibers in a plastic bonding material, used in layers as a substitute for sheet metal, as in the construction of aircraft wings.
  • greek catholic — a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.
  • grinding wheel — a wheel composed of abrasive material, used for grinding.
  • gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
  • hague tribunal — the court of arbitration for the peaceful settlement of international disputes, established at The Hague by the international peace conference of 1899: its panel of jurists nominates a list of persons from which members of the United Nations International Court of Justice are elected.
  • half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
  • hand-lettering — to print by hand: She hand-lettered a “for sale” sign.
  • healing powers — beneficial qualities
  • health warning — a message indicating the dangers to the consumer's health of consuming a particular product printed on the packaging for the product
  • heartrendingly — In a heartrending manner.
  • heartwarmingly — In a heartwarming manner.
  • hedge clippers — clippers or shears used to trim hedges
  • heidelberg jaw — a human lower jaw of early middle Pleistocene age found in 1907 near Heidelberg, Germany.
  • heidelberg man — the primitive human being reconstructed from the Heidelberg jaw.
  • hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
  • herpetological — Of or relating to herpetology, the study of reptiles.
  • herpetologists — Plural form of herpetologist.
  • hieroglyphical — Hieroglyphic: related to or resembling hieroglyphs.
  • hierographical — hierographic
  • highland dress — the historical costume, including the plaid, kilt or filibeg, and bonnet, as worn by Highland clansmen and soldiers
  • highly charged — electrical
  • highly trained — that has received a lot of academic or physical training
  • horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
  • huckleberrying — the activity of gathering huckleberries
  • hydrogenolysis — decomposition of a compound resulting from its interaction with hydrogen.
  • hyper-vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
  • hyperglycaemia — an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood.
  • hyperglycaemic — Alternative spelling of hyperglycemic.
  • hypergolically — in a hypergolic manner
  • hypervigilance — state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
  • hypoallergenic — designed to reduce or minimize the possibility of an allergic response, as by containing relatively few or no potentially irritating substances: hypoallergenic cosmetics.
  • interchangable — Misspelling of interchangeable.
  • knight templar — Templar.
  • lathing hammer — a hatchet having a small hammer face for trimming and nailing wooden lath.
  • laughter lines — Laughter lines are the same as laugh lines.
  • left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
  • legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
  • lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
  • light-coloured — having a light colour
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