11-letter words containing h, y, g, i
- hagiography — the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology.
- hairstyling — a person who designs and arranges hair styles.
- hangability — the ability to be hanged
- harassingly — in a harassing manner
- harrowingly — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- heavy going — a soft and muddy surface to race on
- heavyweight — heavy in weight.
- hectoringly — So as to hector or bully.
- heliography — The scientific study of the sun.
- heresiology — the study of heresies.
- heyagashira — (sumo) the rikishi of highest rank in a particular heya.
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- hierography — a treatise on religion or sacred things
- higashiyama — of or relating to the period of Japanese art history, especially during the second half of the 15th century, influenced by Zen Buddhism and characterized by architectural simplicity and monochrome painting.
- high comedy — comedy dealing with polite society, characterized by sophisticated, witty dialogue and an intricate plot.
- high yellow — a term used to refer to a light-skinned black person.
- high-energy — possessing speed and energy beyond the classical laws of motion, esp of particles which have been accelerated in an accelerator
- high-flying — moving upward to or along at a considerable height: highflying planes.
- highly paid — that receives a large salary
- hinderingly — in a hindering manner, so as to hinder or obstruct
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- hittitology — the study of Hittite language and culture.
- hobgoblinry — the behaviour or activities of hobgoblins
- holystoning — Present participle of holystone.
- home-buying — the purchase of a house or flat
- homogeneity — composition from like parts, elements, or characteristics; state or quality of being homogeneous.
- homozygosis — the state of being a homozygote.
- 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.
- humidifying — Present participle of humidify.
- hybernating — Present participle of hybernate.
- hybridizing — Present participle of hybridize.
- hydrargyria — mercurialism.
- hydrogenize — hydrogenate.
- hydrologist — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolyzing — Present participle of hydrolyze.
- hygrometric — of or relating to the hygrometer or hygrometry.
- hygroscopic — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
- hylogenesis — the formation or coming into being of matter
- hymnologist — A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.
- hypermiling — to improve fuel mileage in a motor vehicle, as by adopting certain driving techniques or making design alterations to the vehicle.
- hyperphagia — bulimia.
- hyperphagic — bulimia.
- hyphenating — Present participle of hyphenate.
- hypnotising — Present participle of hypnotise.
- hypnotizing — Present participle of hypnotize.
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hypogenesis — underdevelopment of an organ or function, especially in the embryo.
- hypoglottis — Anatomy. the underside of the tongue.
- hypogravity — The presence of an apparently decreased gravitational field (such as in an aircraft following a parabolic path).
- hypoid gear — a gear resembling a bevel gear in form but designed to mesh with a similar gear in such a way that their axes would not intersect, one axis crossing over the other at approximately a right angle.