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13-letter words containing i, h, e, a

  • ghettoization — The process of becoming a ghetto, an isolated and underprivileged urban area.
  • giant hogweed — a tall plant, Heracleum mantegazzianum, of the parsley family, native to Russia and now naturalized in the U.S., having very large leaves and broad, white flower heads somewhat resembling Queen Anne's lace: can cause an allergic rash when touched by susceptible persons.
  • ginger-haired — having ginger hair
  • give it heaps — to try very hard
  • give sb heart — If something gives you heart, it makes you feel more confident or happy about something.
  • glacial epoch — Also called glacial period, ice age. the geologically recent Pleistocene Epoch, during which much of the Northern Hemisphere was covered by great ice sheets.
  • gnathic index — Craniometry. the ratio of the distance from basion to prosthion to the distance from basion to nasion, expressed in percent of the latter.
  • golan heights — a range of hills in the Middle East, possession of which is disputed between Israel and Syria: under Syrian control until 1967 when they were stormed by Israeli forces; Jewish settlements have since been established. Highest peak: 2224 m (7297 ft)
  • goliath crane — a gantry crane for heavy work, as in steel mills.
  • good behavior — satisfactory, proper, or polite conduct.
  • grandchildren — a child of one's son or daughter.
  • graphemically — In terms of or by means of graphemes.
  • graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
  • graphitizable — (chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
  • gravity hinge — a hinge closing automatically by means of gravity.
  • great khingan — a mountain range in NE China: highest peak, 5000 feet (1525 meters).
  • green machine — A computer or peripheral device that has been designed and built to military specifications for field equipment (that is, to withstand mechanical shock, extremes of temperature and humidity, and so forth). Comes from the olive-drab "uniform" paint used for military equipment.
  • gunters-chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
  • gynaecophobia — (psychology) An irrational fear of women.
  • h and l hinge — a surface-mounted hinge that when applied resembles H and L combined.
  • haemarthrosis — Alternative form of hemarthrosis.
  • haematochezia — Alternative form of hematochezia.
  • haematologist — A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in haematology.
  • haemodialyses — Plural form of haemodialysis.
  • haemodialysis — (medicine) the use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
  • haemodialyzer — a piece of equipment used in haemodialysis to screen the blood to remove unwanted substances
  • haemodilution — an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells
  • haemodynamics — a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood
  • haemorrhaging — Present participle of haemorrhage.
  • hagiographers — Plural form of hagiographer.
  • hagiographies — Plural form of hagiography.
  • hair clippers — device for trimming hair
  • hair follicle — a small cavity in the epidermis and corium of the skin, from which a hair develops.
  • hair restorer — a lotion claimed to promote hair growth
  • hairdressings — Plural form of hairdressing.
  • hairpin curve — A hairpin curve or a hairpin is a very sharp bend in a road, where the road turns back in the opposite direction.
  • half the time — If you say that something is the case half the time you mean that it often is the case.
  • half-digested — to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
  • half-finished — ended or completed.
  • half-integral — noting or pertaining to a fractional number obtained by dividing an odd integer by two, as 1/2.
  • half-silvered — (of a mirror) having an incomplete reflective coating, so that half the incident light is reflected and half transmitted: used in optical instruments and two-way mirrors
  • half-timbered — (of a house or building) having the frame and principal supports of timber and the interstices filled in with masonry, plaster, or the like.
  • hallucinative — a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.
  • hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
  • halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
  • hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hand-stitched — stitched by hand rather than by a machine
  • handkerchiefs — Plural form of handkerchief.
  • handleability — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
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