11-letter words containing h, u, g
- groundshare — to share the facilities and running costs of a single stadium with another team
- groundsheet — a waterproof sheet of plastic, canvas, or other durable material spread on the ground, as under a sleeping bag or in a tent, for protection against moisture.
- growth fund — a mutual fund that invests primarily in growth stocks.
- guardhouses — Plural form of guardhouse.
- guest house — small hotel
- guest night — an evening when members of an institution are allowed to bring guests
- guesthouses — Plural form of guesthouse.
- guide right — a command to a marching formation to align itself with a guide marching at the right side of the formation.
- gullywasher — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- gunfighting — Combat with guns.
- gunsmithing — The craft of a gunsmith.
- guru granth — the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, believed by them to be the embodiment of the gurus
- gymnanthous — achlamydeous.
- habituating — Present participle of habituate.
- hacking run — (jargon) (Analogy with "bombing run" or "speed run") A hack session extended long outside normal working times, especially one longer than 12 hours. May cause you to "change phase the hard way".
- haircutting — an act or instance of cutting the hair.
- handcuffing — Present participle of handcuff.
- handwrought — formed or shaped by hand, as metal objects.
- hang around — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- haplogroups — Plural form of haplogroup.
- hard ground — an etching ground applied to the surface of a plate held over a small flame and spread by a dabber or brayer. Compare soft ground (def 1).
- hard-fought — firmly or passionately contested or struggled for
- harpoon gun — a small cannon for shooting harpoons.
- harrumphing — Present participle of harrumph.
- hasta luego — so long; (I'll) see you soon
- hattiesburg — a city in SE Mississippi.
- haughtiness — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
- headborough — the official in charge of a tithing
- headbutting — Present participle of headbutt.
- headhunting — a headhunting expedition: The men left the village to go on a headhunt.
- heater plug — one of usually four plugs fitted to the cylinder block of a diesel engine that warms the engine chamber to facilitate starting in cold weather
- hedge about — If you say that something such as an offer is hedged about or is hedged around with rules or conditions, you mean that there are a lot of rules or conditions.
- heptagynous — (of a flower) having seven pistils
- heptangular — having seven angles.
- hercogamous — (of flowers) incapable of self-fertilization
- hertzsprung — Ejnar (ˈəɪnar). 1873–1967, Danish astronomer: he discovered the existence of giant and dwarf stars, originating one form of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
- hexyl group — any of five univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 6 H 13 −.
- hiccoughing — Present participle of hiccough.
- hierurgical — of or relating to sacred rites
- high church — pertaining to the view or practice in the Anglican church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition, especially in adherence to sacraments, rituals, and obedience to church authority.
- high colour — (hardware) A colour depth of 16 (or 15) bits per pixel. Compare true colour.
- high fulham — a die loaded at one corner either to favor a throw of 4, 5, or 6 (high fulham) or to favor a throw of 1, 2, or 3 (low fulham)
- high ground — a position of moral or ethical superiority: The candidate has claimed the moral high ground.
- high jumper — a participant in the high jump.
- high summer — High summer is the middle of summer.
- high-strung — at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy: high-strung nerves; a high-strung person.
- highfalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- highwrought — extremely worked-up or excited
- hip huggers — trousers that begin at the hips instead of the waist
- hip-huggers — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.