9-letter words containing h, i, g
- enmeshing — Present participle of enmesh.
- enriching — Improve or enhance the quality or value of.
- enthusing — Present participle of enthuse.
- epigraphs — Plural form of epigraph.
- epigraphy — The study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions.
- epiphragm — A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation.
- eschewing — Present participle of eschew.
- exhorting — Present participle of exhort.
- eyebright — any scrophulariaceous annual plant of the genus Euphrasia, esp E. nemorosa, having small white-and-purple two-lipped flowers: formerly used in the treatment of eye disorders
- famishing — Present participle of famish.
- fanlights — Plural form of fanlight.
- far right — of or relating to the extreme right wing
- farthings — Plural form of farthing.
- fathering — a male parent.
- fathoming — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- feng shui — Feng shui is a Chinese art which is based on the belief that the way you arrange things within a building, and within the rooms of that building, can affect aspects of your life such as how happy and successful you are.
- fetchings — Plural form of fetching.
- fight off — defend yourself from
- fight out — If two people or groups fight something out, they fight or argue until one of them wins.
- fightable — able or ready to fight
- fightback — A fightback is an effort made by a person or group of people to get back into a strong position when they seem likely to lose something such as an election or an important sports match.
- fightings — Plural form of fighting.
- finishing — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- firefight — an exchange of gunfire between two opposing forces, especially a skirmish between military forces.
- firelight — the light from a fire, as on a hearth.
- fish glue — a type of glue made by prolonged boiling of the connective tissue of fish
- fishguard — a port and resort in SW Wales, in Pembrokeshire: ferry connections to Cork and Rosslare. Pop: 3193 (2001)
- fistfight — a fight using bare fists.
- fitchburg — a city in N Massachusetts.
- flagships — Plural form of flagship.
- flenching — Present participle of flench.
- fleshings — flesh-colored tights.
- fleshling — a person whose mind is fixed on fleshly things (usually as opposed to spiritual matters)
- fletching — the feathers on an arrow, which stabilize it during flight.
- flightier — Comparative form of flighty.
- flightily — In a flighty manner.
- flighting — the act, manner, or power of flying.
- flinching — Present participle of flinch.
- flyweight — a boxer or other contestant of the lightest competitive class, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 112 pounds (51 kg).
- fog light — an automobile headlight throwing light of a color intended to diminish the effect of fog, dust, etc., in the air.
- folkright — a law or right of the people as opposed to that of the privileged classes.
- footlight — Usually, footlights. Theater. the lights at the front of a stage that are nearly on a level with the feet of the performers.
- forenight — (Scotland) The evening, between twilight and bedtime.
- foreright — (archaic) ready, directly forward, going before.
- foresight — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- foreweigh — to assess in advance
- fortnight — the space of fourteen nights and days; two weeks.
- fratching — a quarrel; argument; dispute.
- freighted — goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
- freighter — a vessel used mainly for carrying cargo.