11-letter words containing h, u, n, g
- headbutting — Present participle of headbutt.
- headhunting — a headhunting expedition: The men left the village to go on a headhunt.
- heptagynous — (of a flower) having seven pistils
- heptangular — having seven angles.
- hertzsprung — Ejnar (ˈəɪnar). 1873–1967, Danish astronomer: he discovered the existence of giant and dwarf stars, originating one form of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
- hiccoughing — Present participle of hiccough.
- high ground — a position of moral or ethical superiority: The candidate has claimed the moral high ground.
- high-strung — at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy: high-strung nerves; a high-strung person.
- highfalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- hip-hugging — (of trousers) beginning at the hips instead of the waist
- home ground — an area, locality, or subject with which one is intimately familiar: When you see those familiar mountains appear on the horizon, you'll know you are back on home ground. Baseball and football are home ground for this sports-loving community.
- home-buying — the purchase of a house or flat
- homogeneous — composed of parts or elements that are all of the same kind; not heterogeneous: a homogeneous population.
- 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.
- hongshui he — a river in SW China, flowing SE to the Xiang Jiang. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- honor guard — guard of honor.
- hormogonium — a portion of filament in blue-green algae that becomes detached and reproduces by cell division.
- hot-tubbing — a wooden tub, usually large enough to accommodate several persons, that is filled with hot aerated water and often equipped with a thermostat and whirlpool: used for recreation or physical therapy and often placed out of doors, as on a porch.
- house agent — a real-estate agent.
- house organ — a periodical issued by a business or other establishment for its employees, customers, and other interested readers, presenting news about the firm, its products, and its personnel.
- hsuan t'ung — Pu-yi, Henry.
- hsuan tsung — a.d. 685–762, Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty 712–756.
- hua guofeng — 1920?–2008, Chinese Communist leader: premier 1976–80.
- huckstering — Present participle of huckster.
- hugeousness — hugeness
- human being — any individual of the genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens.
- humidifying — Present participle of humidify.
- humiliating — lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.
- humming top — a top that hums as it spins
- hummingbird — a very small nectar-sipping New World bird of the family Trochilidae, characterized by the brilliant, iridescent plumage of the male, a slender bill, and narrow wings, the extremely rapid beating of which produces a humming sound: noted for their ability to hover and to fly upward, downward, and backward in a horizontal position.
- hurry along — rush, go quickly
- husking bee — a gathering of farm families or friends to husk corn, usually as part of a celebration or party.
- hydrogenous — of or containing hydrogen.
- hypnogenous — characterized by the induction of hypnotic sleep
- job hunting — the activity of searching for employment
- judge lynch — the personification of lynch law.
- junior high — lower secondary school
- k'ung ch'iu — (K'ung Ch'iu) 551? b.c.–478? b.c, Chinese philosopher and teacher.
- keelhauling — Present participle of keelhaul.
- kongur shan — a mountain in China, in W Xinjiang: the highest peak in the Pamirs. Height: 7719 m (25 325 ft)
- konigshutte — German name of Chorzów.
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- laugh lines — Laugh lines are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- linguaphile — a language and word lover.
- lithogenous — of or relating to organisms, as coral, that secrete stony deposits.
- lough allen — a lake in Ireland, in county Leitrim
- lough neagh — a lake in E central Northern Ireland: largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. About 18 miles (29 km) long and 11 miles (18 km) wide.
- machine gun — automatic firearm
- machine-gun — to shoot at with a machine gun.
- machineguns — Plural form of machinegun.