8-letter words containing h, i, n, g
- hex sign — any of various magical symbols of usually stylized design, as those painted on barns by the Pennsylvania Dutch for protection against evil spirits and now sometimes used for purely decorative purposes.
- hidlings — in secret, secretly
- higgling — Present participle of higgle.
- high-end — being the most expensive and technically sophisticated: high-end stereo equipment.
- highborn — of high rank by birth.
- highland — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
- highline — kicker (def 9).
- highness — the quality or state of being high; loftiness.
- highting — an oath; promise
- hindlegs — Plural form of hindleg.
- hindwing — a rear wing on a four-winged insect
- hinge on — a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- hinglish — a variety of English incorporating elements of Hindi
- hinnying — Present participle of hinny.
- hiragana — the cursive and more widely used of the two Japanese syllabaries.
- hireling — a person who works only for pay, especially in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work.
- histogen — a region in a plant in which tissues differentiate.
- hitching — Present participle of hitch.
- hl hinge — a surface-mounted hinge that when applied resembles H and L combined.
- hoarding — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
- hobbling — to walk lamely; limp.
- hocusing — Present participle of hocus.
- hogtying — to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- hoisting — to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance: to hoist a flag; to hoist the mainsail.
- holdings — An area of land held by lease.
- hollaing — Present participle of holla.
- holloing — Present participle of hollo.
- homaging — Present participle of homage.
- homering — Present participle of homer.
- honeying — Present participle of honey.
- honoring — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- hooligan — a ruffian or hoodlum.
- hopingly — in a hopeful manner
- houghing — Scot. hock1 (defs 1, 2).
- hounding — one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
- housings — Plural form of housing.
- housling — the growing of the climbing stem of the hop into a dense mass at the top of the poles which support it
- hovering — Present participle of hover.
- howlings — Plural form of howling.
- hsinking — Older Spelling. former name of Changchun.
- huang ti — the legendary first emperor of China.
- huddling — Present participle of huddle.
- huggings — Plural form of hugging.
- huizinga — Johan, 1872–1945, Dutch historian.
- humbling — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- humoring — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- humphing — Present participle of humph.
- hunching — to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
- hungrier — having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.
- hungrily — having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.