10-letter words containing h, i, g, r, a
- shanghaier — a person who shanghais
- shangri la — an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia.
- shangri-la — an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia.
- sharawadgi — a form of Chinese landscape architecture known for its irregular and asymmetrical plantings
- sharenting — the habitual use of social media to share news, images, etc of one’s children
- sharpening — the act of making the edge of something very thin or of making its end pointed
- shattering — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- shin guard — a protective covering, usually of leather or plastic and often padded, for the shins and sometimes the knees, worn chiefly by catchers in baseball and goalkeepers in ice hockey.
- sight-read — Someone who can sight-read can play or sing music from a printed sheet the first time they see it, without practising it beforehand.
- slathering — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- spirograph — an instrument for recording respiratory movements.
- springhaas — a leaping and burrowing rodent, Pedetes capensis, native to southern Africa, having kangaroolike legs and long, pointed ears.
- springhalt — stringhalt.
- springhare — a leaping and burrowing rodent, Pedetes capensis, native to southern Africa, having kangaroolike legs and long, pointed ears.
- springhead — a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
- straight a — achieving or showing the highest grade or superior accomplishment, especially scholastically: a straight A report card.
- straighten — make straight
- straighter — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- stringhalt — a nerve disorder in horses, causing exaggerated flexing movements of the hind legs in walking.
- switchgear — switching equipment used in an electric power station.
- thunbergia — any of various plants, vines, or shrubs belonging to the genus Thunbergia, of the acanthus family, native to Africa and southern Asia, having variously colored flowers and often cultivated as ornamentals in warm regions.
- thuringian — a state in central Germany. 5985 sq. mi. (15,550 sq. km) Capital: Erfurt.
- tight-arse — an inhibited or excessively self-controlled person
- ultralight — extremely lightweight in comparison with others of its kind: a car with an ultralight engine.
- ultraright — of or belonging to the extreme political Right; extremely conservative or reactionary.
- unadhering — to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to): The mud adhered to his shoes.
- urographic — of or relating to urography
- varnishing — the skill or technique of varnishing something
- vibrograph — a device for recording mechanical vibrations.
- vinegarish — resembling vinegar, as in sourness or acidity: a vinegarish odor; a vinegarish disposition.
- wainwright — Jonathan Mayhew [mey-hyoo] /ˈmeɪ hyu/ (Show IPA), 1883–1953, U.S. general.
- ward eight — a mixed drink containing whiskey, lemon juice, grenadine, and often soda water, served in a tall glass with crushed ice and sometimes garnished with an orange slice and a cherry.
- warfighter — A soldier in combat.
- watertight — constructed or fitted so tightly as to be impervious to water: The ship had six watertight compartments.
- weathering — the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
- weighboard — a thin layer (e.g. shale or clay) between bands of thicker strata (e.g. limestone or sandstone)
- wharfinger — a person who owns or has charge of a wharf.
- whiggamore — one of a group of 17th-century Scottish insurgents
- whip graft — a graft prepared by cutting both the scion and the stock in a sloping direction and securing them by tying or taping.
- wholegrain — A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.
- wing chair — a large upholstered chair having a back with wings.
- witchgrass — Any of several grasses, of the genus Panicum, often found as a weed.
- xerophagia — The eating of dry food.
- zincograph — (formerly) a zinc plate produced by zincography.