13-letter words containing h, i, n, d, g
- night and day — the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
- north reading — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- nothing doing — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- oil hardening — to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.
- orthodiagonal — the axis in a crystal
- perching bird — any member of the avian order Passeriformes.
- phong shading — (graphics) A model of how light is reflected from surfaces used extensively in three dimensional graphics to generate visually realistic images.
- phrygian mode — an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.
- pigheadedness — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
- post-midnight — the middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.
- reading chair — a chair of the 18th century having an adjustable reading stand attached to the back and a crest rail extending forward on both sides to form armrests, designed to be sat on facing the back.
- reading light — any small electric light that you use for reading. You can usually move it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading. It can be attached to a wall or shelf in the home, or be above your head inside an aircraft or other vehicle.
- receding chin — if somebody has a receding chin, it does not stick out and appears to slope backwards, giving the appearance of a weak jawline
- riding school — a place where equitation is taught.
- right-brained — having the right brain dominant, therefore being more adept at spatial and nonverbal concepts and being more creative and emotional than logical and analytical.
- rock hounding — the activity of searching for and collecting rocks, fossils, or minerals.
- rough diamond — gemstone: uncut diamond
- round herring — any of several herringlike fishes of the family Dussumieriidae having a rounded abdomen, living chiefly in tropical marine waters.
- sand-yachting — the sport of riding in a sand yacht
- shadow boxing — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
- shadowcasting — the enhancement of images by the casting of shadows
- shearing shed — a farm building equipped with power machinery for sheepshearing and equipment for baling wool
- shed light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- shepherd king — any of the Hyksos kings.
- shill bidding — (on an online auction) the illegal practice of a seller or a seller’s acquaintances placing bids on his or her goods in order to drive up the price
- shooting-down — fatal shooting
- shunt winding — the winding of an electric motor or generator in such a way that the field and armature circuits are connected in parallel
- shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
- sight reading — the act or skill of performing unfamiliar written music, or of translating something written in a foreign language, readily on sight, without previous study
- single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
- single-handed — accomplished or done by one person alone: a single-handed victory; single-handed sailing.
- slide changer — a device for changing the slide displayed in a projector
- small holding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- speechreading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
- spiny dogfish — any of several dogfish sharks of the genus Squalus, having a spine in front of each of the two dorsal fins, especially S. acanthias, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters.
- standing chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop with the log standing upright
- technologised — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- technologized — to make technological; to modernize or modify with technology.
- the highlands — mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland
- the unco guid — narrow-minded, excessively religious, or self-righteous people
- third reading — the final step in the consideration of a legislative bill before it is put to a vote.
- thyroid gland — a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
- tintagel head — a cape in SW England, on the W coast of Cornwall.
- underclothing — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- underwhelming — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
- undiminishing — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- unenlightened — to give intellectual or spiritual light to; instruct; impart knowledge to: We hope the results of our research will enlighten our colleagues.
- unhomogenized — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- unneighboured — having no neighbour or neighbours
- unwithdrawing — not withdrawing; not pulling back, retreating, or giving up