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12-letter words containing h, i, g, r

  • sprightfully — in a sprightful manner
  • spring catch — a catch for an interior or cabinet door that has a bolt operated by a spring.
  • spring vetch — any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
  • stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
  • stage fright — nervousness felt by a performer or speaker when appearing before an audience.
  • starry night — a painting (1889) by Vincent van Gogh.
  • stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
  • straight bat — a bat held vertically
  • straight man — an entertainer who plays the part of a foil for a comic partner.
  • straight off — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
  • straight out — thoroughgoing: a straight-out Democrat.
  • straight pin — pin (sense 2)
  • straight-arm — Football. to push (a potential tackler) away by holding the arm out straight; stiff-arm.
  • straight-out — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
  • straightaway — straight onward, without turn or curve, as a racecourse.
  • straightbred — (of animals) purebred; having parents of the same breed
  • straightedge — a bar or strip of wood, plastic, or metal having at least one long edge of sufficiently reliable straightness for use in drawing or testing straight lines, plane surfaces, etc.
  • straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
  • straightness — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
  • straightways — in a direct course
  • stratigraphy — a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
  • stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
  • stringholder — an oblong piece of wood at the lower end of the body of a viol or other stringed instrument to which the strings are attached.
  • strobe light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
  • strobe-light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
  • stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
  • summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
  • superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
  • superhighway — a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.
  • switch grass — a North American grass, Panicum virgatum, having an open, branching inflorescence.
  • tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
  • that's right — that is correct
  • thaumaturgic — pertaining to a thaumaturge or to thaumaturgy.
  • the big four — a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc, esp the four largest banks in Britain (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and NatWest)
  • theatregoing — the act of regularly attending the theatre
  • thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
  • thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
  • third finger — the finger next to the little finger; ring finger.
  • third gender — a gender classification in societies that recognize a gender other than male or female.
  • third-degree — to subject to the third degree.
  • third-grader — a pupil in their third year of education, esp in the US and Canada
  • thirdborough — an under constable of a township
  • thirty-eight — a cardinal number, 30 plus 8.
  • three-gaited — noting a horse trained to walk, trot, and canter, as for pleasure riding and showing.
  • thrivingness — the state or condition of thriving, flourishing, prospering or growing
  • through with — having finished with (esp when dissatisfied with)
  • through-line — a theme or idea that runs from the beginning to the end of a book, film, etc
  • throw weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
  • throw-weight — the lifting power, or payload maximum, of a ballistic missile exclusive of the weight of the rocket itself, and including the weight of the warhead or warheads and of guidance and penetration systems; ballistic delivery power: larger Soviet missiles with a throw weight of up to 20 megatons.
  • tiger mother — a strict mother, especially an East Asian, who demands academic excellence and obedience from her children.
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