9-letter words containing h, i, g, r
- harboring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hard sign — the Cyrillic letter Ъ, ъ as used in Russian to indicate that the preceding consonant is not palatalized: not in official use since 1918.
- hardening — a material that hardens another, as an alloy added to iron to make steel.
- harigalds — the intestines of an animal
- harkening — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- harlingen — a city in S Texas.
- harmdoing — the doing of harm
- harrowing — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- haughtier — Comparative form of haughty.
- hazarding — Present participle of hazard.
- head girl — The head girl of a school is the girl who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions.
- headright — Law. a beneficial interest for each member of an Indian tribe in the tribal trust fund accruing from the lease of tribal oil, gas, and mineral rights, the sale of tribal lands, etc.
- heartling — a term of endearment, little heart
- hectoring — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- heidegger — Martin, 1889–1976, German philosopher and writer.
- heliogram — a message sent by a heliograph.
- hellinger — Mark, 1903–47, U.S. writer and film producer.
- helsingor — a seaport on NE Zealand, in NE Denmark: the scene of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- helsingør — a port in NE Denmark, in NE Zealand: site of Kronborg Castle (16th century), famous as the scene of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Pop: 35 002 (2004 est)
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- heritages — Plural form of heritage.
- hermitage — the habitation of a hermit.
- herringer — a person that catches herring
- hierogram — a sacred symbol, as an emblem, pictograph, or the like.
- hierology — literature or learning regarding sacred things.
- high gear — the highest gear in a car or other motor vehicle
- high road — A high road is a main road.
- high wire — a tightrope stretched very high above the ground.
- high-bred — of superior breed.
- high-carb — having a high carbohydrate content
- high-rise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
- high-risk — very dangerous
- highbrows — Plural form of highbrow.
- highchair — a tall chair having arms and very long legs and usually a removable tray for food, for use by a very young child during meals.
- higher-up — a person in a position of higher authority in an organization; superior.
- highflier — a person who is extravagant or goes to extremes in aims, pretensions, opinions, etc.
- highflyer — Alternative form of highflier.
- highrises — Plural form of highrise.
- hildegard — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”.
- hindering — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- hiphugger — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.
- hired gun — a person hired to kill someone, as a gunfighter or professional killer.
- hirelings — Plural form of hireling.
- hiroshige — Ando [ahn-daw] /ˈɑnˈdɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Tokube") 1797–1858, Japanese painter.
- histogram — a graph of a frequency distribution in which rectangles with bases on the horizontal axis are given widths equal to the class intervals and heights equal to the corresponding frequencies.
- hoardings — Plural form of hoarding.
- hollering — to cry aloud; shout; yell: Quit hollering into the phone.
- homegirls — Plural form of homegirl.
- honouring — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
- hooraying — Present participle of hooray.