15-letter words containing h, i, g
- hepaticological — of or relating to hepaticology
- heritage centre — a museum that houses exhibits describing the culture and history of a particular place and its inhabitants
- herod agrippa i — 10 bc–44 ad, king of Judaea (41–44), grandson of Herod (the Great). A friend of Caligula and Claudius, he imprisoned Saint Peter and executed Saint James
- heterogeneities — the quality or state of being heterogeneous; composition from dissimilar parts; disparateness.
- hiberno-english — Also called Anglo-Irish. the English language as spoken in Ireland.
- hieroglyphology — the study of hieroglyphic writing.
- hierogrammatist — a writer of hierograms, hierogrammate
- high and mighty — self-important, arrogant
- high commission — A High Commission is the office where a High Commissioner and his or her staff work, or the group of officials who work there.
- high definition — a system for screen display of images that are sharper and more detailed than normal, having many more than the standard number of scanning lines per frame: Most TV shows are available in high definition. Abbreviation: HD. See also high-definition television.
- high on the hog — in a luxurious or costly way
- high priesthood — the condition or office of a high priest.
- high resolution — a great amount of detail visible in a photographic, TV, or video image
- high technology — any technology requiring the most sophisticated scientific equipment and advanced engineering techniques, as microelectronics, data processing, genetic engineering, or telecommunications (opposed to low technology).
- high-and-mighty — haughty; arrogant.
- high-angle shot — a shot taken from a camera positioned above the action
- high-definition — High-definition television or technology is a digital system that gives a much clearer picture than traditional television systems.
- high-dependency — needing or providing a more than usually high level of healthcare
- high-fibre diet — a diet which contains a lot of fibre, supposed to help keep your digestive system healthy
- high-handedness — condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner.
- high-principled — possessing or displaying very high moral or ethical principles
- high-resolution — having or capable of producing an image characterized by fine detail: high-resolution photography; high-resolution lens.
- high-water mark — a mark showing the highest level reached by a body of water.
- highland cattle — a breed of cattle with shaggy hair, usually reddish-brown in colour, and long horns
- highway robbery — robbery committed on a highway against travelers, as by a highwayman.
- hindenburg line — a line of elaborate fortifications established by the German army in World War I, near the French-Belgian border, from Lille SE to Metz.
- histomorphology — histology.
- histopathologic — the science dealing with the histological structure of abnormal or diseased tissue; pathological histology.
- histophysiology — the branch of physiology dealing with tissues.
- historiographer — a historian, especially one appointed to write an official history of a group, period, or institution.
- historiographic — the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively.
- hit the ceiling — the overhead interior surface of a room.
- holding company — a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usually does not engage directly in their productive operations (distinguished from parent company).
- holding furnace — a small furnace for holding molten metal produced in a larger melting furnace at a desired temperature for casting.
- holding paddock — a paddock in which cattle or sheep are kept temporarily, as before shearing, etc
- holding pattern — a traffic pattern for aircraft at a specified location (holding point) where they are ordered to remain until permitted to land or proceed.
- holiday cottage — a cottage used for accommodation for a family, couple, etc, on holiday
- holiday feeling — the positive feeling people experience while on holiday and during holiday periods such as the Christmas period
- holiday village — a park with villas where holidaymakers stay and which has a central area with a shop, entertainment, etc
- holographically — In a holographic way.
- homing guidance — a method of missile guidance in which internal equipment enables it to steer itself onto the target, as by sensing the target's heat radiation
- homing instinct — an instinct that enables an animal to return home after travelling great distances
- honey tangerine — a citrus fruit with a deep-orange pulp, formed by crossing a tangerine and a sweet orange hybrid; Murcott
- hot-bulb engine — a low-compression oil engine requiring a heated bulb or cap for ignition.
- hot-dip coating — the process of coating sheets of iron or steel with molten zinc.
- housing benefit — In Britain, housing benefit is money that the government gives to people with no income or very low incomes to pay for part or all of their rent.
- housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
- hovering accent — indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.
- hovering vessel — a vessel in territorial waters apparently collaborating in illicit operations.
- humpback bridge — arched bridge