11-letter words containing h, i, g, r, a
- get the air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ghirlandaio — (Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi) 1449–94, Italian painter.
- ghost train — a small train at an amusement park that travels through a dark tunnel in which sounds, lights, and mechanized objects are used to scare the people in the train
- glycyrrhiza — Any legume (such as liquorice) of the genus [Glycyrrhiza]].
- go straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- gothic arch — a pointed arch, especially one having only two centers and equal radii.
- grand chain — a figure in formation dances, such as the lancers and Scottish reels, in which couples split up and move around in a circle in opposite directions, passing all other dancers until reaching their original partners
- granolithic — (of concrete) containing fine granite chippings or crushed granite, used to render floors and surfaces.
- graphically — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
- graphicness — The quality of being graphic: grotesqueness or vividness.
- graphitized — (chemistry, of carbon) Converted to graphite.
- graphomania — The compulsion to write books.
- grass finch — any of several Australian weaverbirds, especially of the genus Poephila.
- gravisphere — the area in which the gravitational force of a celestial body is predominant.
- grey-haired — having grey hair
- gymnasiarch — (in ancient Greece) a magistrate who superintended the gymnasia and public games in certain cities.
- gymnorhinal — (of a bird) having the nostrils exposed, not covered by feathers.
- h-r diagram — Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
- hacking run — (jargon) (Analogy with "bombing run" or "speed run") A hack session extended long outside normal working times, especially one longer than 12 hours. May cause you to "change phase the hard way".
- hagiographa — the third of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, variously arranged, but usually comprising the Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Chronicles.
- hagiography — the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology.
- haircutting — an act or instance of cutting the hair.
- hairsprings — Plural form of hairspring.
- hairstyling — a person who designs and arranges hair styles.
- hairweaving — the attachment of matching hair to a base of nylon thread interwoven with a person's own hair, as to cover a bald area or to add length: Three of the makeovers involved hairweaving.
- half gainer — a dive in which the diver takes off facing forward and performs a backward half-somersault, entering the water headfirst and facing the springboard.
- hallmarking — Present participle of hallmark.
- halsingborg — a seaport in SW Sweden, opposite Helsingör.
- hamstringed — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- handrailing — Handrail.
- handsprings — Plural form of handspring.
- handwringer — a person who wrings the hands often as a display of worry or upset
- handwriting — writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.
- hang glider — a kitelike glider consisting of a V -shaped wing underneath which the pilot is strapped: kept aloft by updrafts and guided by the pilot's shifting body weight.
- hang-glider — a kitelike glider consisting of a V -shaped wing underneath which the pilot is strapped: kept aloft by updrafts and guided by the pilot's shifting body weight.
- harassingly — in a harassing manner
- harbingered — Simple past tense and past participle of harbinger.
- hardscaping — Hardscape.
- hardwearing — resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans.
- hardworking — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- harmonising — Present participle of harmonise.
- harmonizing — Present participle of harmonize.
- harrowingly — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- harrumphing — Present participle of harrumph.
- hattiesburg — a city in SE Mississippi.
- head margin — the empty space between the first line or other printed element on a page and the top of the page.
- hear things — a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- hearing aid — a compact electronic amplifier worn to improve one's hearing, usually placed in or behind the ear.
- hearing dog — a dog that has been trained to alert a hearing-impaired person to sounds, as a telephone ringing or dangerous noises.
- heartaching — emotional pain or distress; sorrow; grief; anguish.