12-letter words containing n, a, g, h
- hamming code — (algorithm) Extra, redundant bits added to stored or transmitted data for the purposes of error detection and correction. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming, Hamming codes greatly improve the reliability of data, e.g. from distant space probes, where it is impractical, because of the long transmission delay, to correct errors by requesting retransmission.
- hamstringing — Present participle of hamstring.
- hand baggage — the suitcases, bags, etc, that you take with you onto an aeroplane when you travel, as opposed to those bags that are put in the aeroplane's hold
- hand grenade — a grenade or explosive shell that is thrown by hand and exploded either by impact or by means of a fuze.
- hand luggage — carry-on baggage
- hand setting — Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
- hand-grenade — a grenade or explosive shell that is thrown by hand and exploded either by impact or by means of a fuze.
- hand-holding — the act of holding hands, especially as a sign or token of affection.
- hand-picking — to pick by hand.
- hand-running — in unbroken succession; consecutively.
- hand-selling — a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- handclapping — The activity of clapping hands, especially as part of a musical performance.
- handcrafting — Present participle of handcraft.
- handicapping — Present participle of handicap.
- handwringing — a physical expression of concern, distress, or guilt.
- hang gliding — the sport of launching oneself from a cliff or a steep incline and soaring through the air by means of a hang glider.
- hang-gliding — Hang-gliding is the activity of flying in a hang-glider.
- hangchow bay — a bay of the East China Sea.
- hanging pawn — one of two or more adjacent pawns on central half-open files with no pawns of the same colour on the files immediately to left and right of them
- hanging post — a post from which a door, gate, etc., is hung.
- hanging step — a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.
- hanging wall — Mining. the underside of the wall rock overlying a vein or bed of ore. Compare footwall (def 1).
- hangtown fry — a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- harbingering — Present participle of harbinger.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- hard landing — Aeronautics. an uncontrolled or rough landing by an aircraft or spacecraft, usually resulting in damage.
- hard linking — hard link
- hard-hitting — striking or capable of striking with force.
- hard-wearing — resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans.
- hard-working — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- hardinggrass — a perennial grass of the genus Phalaris, found in South Africa, Australia, and in North America where it is used as an animal foodstuff
- hardstanding — a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand
- harmonograph — an instrument using a system of pendulums to produce geometric images
- harrisonburg — a city in N Virginia.
- hash-slinger — a waiter or waitress, especially in a hash house.
- havana cigar — any of various cigars hand rolled in Cuba, known esp for their high quality
- head sherang — the boss; person in authority
- head-hunting — a headhunting expedition: The men left the village to go on a headhunt.
- headlighting — The lighting associated with a headlight.
- headlongness — Headlong quality or speed; precipitateness.
- headshakings — Plural form of headshaking.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hearing loss — diminished ability to hear
- hearing test — a test to establish whether someone's hearing is normal or whether they have suffered some degree of hearing loss
- heartburning — rankling discontent, especially from envy or jealousy; grudge.
- hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
- heartrending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- heartstrings — (obsolete, anatomy) The tendons once thought to brace the heart. (15th-19th c.).
- heartwarming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.