10-letter words containing h, i, g, t, a
- haughtiest — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
- hauntingly — remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten: haunting music; haunting memories.
- head right — 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.
- head-right — 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.
- headlights — a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
- heartening — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- hebetating — to make dull or blunt.
- hentaigana — (Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character.
- hermitages — Plural form of hermitage.
- hesitating — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- high altar — the principal altar of a church
- high table — the table in the dining hall of a college, reserved for senior members of the college and distinguished guests.
- high water — water at its greatest elevation, as in a river.
- hightailed — Simple past tense and past participle of hightail.
- histograms — Plural form of histogram.
- hogarthian — William, 1697–1764, English painter and engraver.
- hsiangt'an — a city in E Hunan, in S China.
- hy antigen — an antigen encoded by a gene on the Y (male) chromosome, active in the development of male structures.
- hypergiant — (star) A star that is extremely massive and even more luminous than a supergiant.
- in the bag — a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- inchanting — Present participle of inchant.
- ingushetia — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation, in the N Caucasus. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Magas.
- inhabiting — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- khidmatgar — (in India) a waiter.
- khidmutgar — a male servant, esp one who serves at table
- khitmutgar — (in India) a waiter.
- knighthead — either of a pair of upright members flanking and securing the bowsprit of a ship at the bow, often used as mooring bitts; apostle.
- last thing — as the final action, esp before retiring to bed at night
- late-night — of or occurring late at night: a late-night TV talk show.
- leaf sight — a folding rear sight on certain rifles
- leathering — Present participle of leather.
- legateship — The office or authority of a legate.
- lethargies — Plural form of lethargy.
- lethargize — to make lethargic; stupefy.
- light face — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- light meat — any meat that is light-colored before cooking, as veal or chicken (distinguished from red meat).
- light rail — of or relating to a local rail rapid-transit system using large, single passenger cars, railroad-type signals, and, usually, private rights-of-way.
- light trap — any mechanical arrangement that allows some form of movement to take place while excluding light, such as a light-proof door or the lips of a film cassette
- light wave — the movement of light conceptualized as a wave, defined by such properties as reflection, refraction, and dispersion
- light year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.
- light-fast — not affected or faded by light, especially sunlight; colorfast when exposed to light.
- light-rail — of or relating to a local rail rapid-transit system using large, single passenger cars, railroad-type signals, and, usually, private rights-of-way.
- light-year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.
- lightboard — switchboard (def 2).
- lighterage — the use of lighters in loading and unloading ships and in transporting goods for short distances.
- lighterman — a person who navigates a lighter.
- lightfaced — Written, printed or drawn in lightface using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space. The opposite of boldfaced.
- lightfaces — Plural form of lightface.
- lightplane — a lightweight passenger airplane with relatively limited performance capability.
- lightsaber — a type of sword, as depicted in the fictional Star Wars universe, with a blade made of laser energy that can both cut and burn: The Jedi knight drew his lightsaber and prepared to defend himself.