11-letter words containing h, i, n, g, e, d
- herding dog — one of any of several breeds of dogs used originally for herding livestock, including the Belgian sheepdog, collie, German shepherd, and Old English sheepdog.
- hidden flag — (scientific computation) An extra option added to a routine without changing the calling sequence. For example, instead of adding an explicit input variable to instruct a routine to give extra diagnostic output, the programmer might just add a test for some otherwise meaningless feature of the existing inputs, such as a negative mass. The use of hidden flags can make a program very hard to debug and understand, but is all too common wherever programs are hacked in a hurry.
- high-handed — condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner.
- high-minded — having or showing high, exalted principles or feelings.
- high-necked — (of a garment) high at the neck.
- highbinders — Plural form of highbinder.
- highlanders — Plural form of highlander.
- hinderingly — in a hindering manner, so as to hinder or obstruct
- hinderlings — the buttocks or bottom
- hodgenville — a town in central Kentucky: birthplace of Abraham Lincoln.
- holding-pen — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
- homogenised — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- homogenized — Simple past tense and past participle of homogenize.
- honey guide — any of several small, usually dull-colored birds of the family Indicatoridae, of Africa and southern Asia, certain species of which are noted for their habit of leading people or animals to nests of honeybees in order to feed on the honey, larvae, and wax of the nests after they have been broken open.
- hot-desking — the practice of not assigning permanent desks in a workplace, so that employees may work at any available desk
- hydrogenize — hydrogenate.
- knightheads — Plural form of knighthead.
- lightninged — a brilliant electric spark discharge in the atmosphere, occurring within a thundercloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the ground.
- long-haired — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- longsighted — Alternative spelling of long-sighted.
- methodizing — Present participle of methodize.
- michigander — a native or inhabitant of Michigan.
- moonlighted — Simple past tense and past participle of moonlight.
- nearsighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- niggerheads — Plural form of niggerhead.
- nightdreams — Plural form of nightdream.
- nightshades — Plural form of nightshade.
- ninth grade — the ninth year of school, usually the first year of high school
- northbridge — a town in S Massachusetts.
- old english — Also called Anglo-Saxon. the English language of a.d. c450–c1150. Abbreviation: OE.
- overnighted — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
- peng dehuai — 1898–1974, Chinese Communist military leader: defense minister 1954–59.
- phagedaenic — relating to or having the characteristics of phagedaena
- red herring — a smoked herring.
- redshirting — a high-school or college athlete kept out of varsity competition for one year to develop skills and extend eligibility. a child held back from starting kindergarten for one year, the practice of which is believed by some parents to give the child academic, athletic, and social advantages.
- ridesharing — of or relating to the sharing of rides or transportation, especially among commuters: The agency was set up to devise a ridesharing program.
- schrodinger — Erwin [er-vin] /ˈɛr vɪn/ (Show IPA), 1887–1961, German physicist: Nobel prize 1933.
- shepherding — a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
- single-hand — to sail (a craft) without help from others.
- sub-heading — a title or heading of a subdivision, as in a chapter, essay, or newspaper article.
- tuning head — the part of a stringed instrument where the tension of the strings is adjusted by means of screwed pegs.
- unbenighted — not overtaken by darkness or night
- undelighted — not delighted
- under-sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- under-weigh — under weigh, Nautical. in motion; under way.
- underthings — girls' or women's underwear
- underweight — weighing less than is usual, required, or proper.
- unfreighted — goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
- ungarnished — to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate.
- unheedingly — in an unheeding manner