13-letter words containing n, a, g, h
- housing start — an instance of beginning the construction of a dwelling.
- human cloning — the act of producing a human as a clone
- human ecology — ecology (def 4).
- humiliatingly — lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.
- hunting chair — a chair having a sliding frame in front serving as a footrest.
- hunting watch — hunter (def 6).
- hydraulicking — a type of mining that uses water to move rock
- hydrocracking — the cracking of petroleum or the like in the presence of hydrogen.
- hydrofracking — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
- hydrogenating — Present participle of hydrogenate.
- hydrogenation — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- hypermagnetic — (physics) Extremely magnetic.
- hyperphrygian — (in ancient Greek music) of a principle mode found between the hyperlydian and the hypolydian
- hypervigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- hypostatizing — Present participle of hypostatize.
- hypothecating — Present participle of hypothecate.
- i-head engine — an internal-combustion engine with both intake and exhaust valves placed directly above the piston.
- iconographies — Plural form of iconography.
- in all things — In all things means in every situation and at all times.
- in good faith — accordance with standards of honesty, trust, sincerity, etc. (usually preceded by in): If you act in good faith, he'll have no reason to question your motives.
- in good hands — in protective care
- in good shape — person: fit, healthy
- in the making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- indexing head — a circular plate mounted to rotate on its centre, inscribed with concentric circles, each accurately divided, the dimensions being marked by drilled holes. The plate can be moved round with a workpiece to facilitate the accurate location of holes or other machining operations on the workpiece
- indira gandhi — Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
- interchanging — Present participle of interchange.
- john o'groats — the northern tip of Scotland, near Duncansby Head, NE Caithness, traditionally thought of as the northernmost point of Britain: from Land's End to John o'Groat's House.
- john of gaunt — John of, John of Gaunt.
- johnson grass — a sorghum, Sorghum halepense, that spreads by creeping rhizomes, grown for fodder.
- kachang puteh — (in Malaysia) roasted or fried nuts or beans
- kangchenjunga — a mountain on the border between Nepal and Sikkim, in the Himalayas: the third highest mountain in the world. Height: 8598 m (28 208 ft)
- karaoke night — a social occasion when karaoke sessions are held for entertainment, often in a pub or bar
- kinematograph — cinematograph.
- kitchen range — cooker with oven and hob
- knight errant — a wandering knight; a knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalric deeds, etc.
- knight-errant — a wandering knight; a knight who traveled widely in search of adventures, to exhibit military skill, to engage in chivalric deeds, etc.
- l-head engine — an internal-combustion engine having the intake and exhaust valves arranged in a chamber along one side of the pistons.
- lake michigan — a state in the N central United States. 58,216 sq. mi. (150,780 sq. km). Capital: Lansing. Abbreviation: MI (for use with zip code), Mich.
- languishingly — In a languishing manner.
- laughableness — The state or quality of being laughable; ludicrousness.
- laughing gull — a North American gull, Larus atricilla, having a high, laughlike call.
- laughingstock — an object of ridicule; the butt of a joke or the like: His ineptness as a public official made him the laughingstock of the whole town.
- launching pad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
- leading light — an important or influential person: a leading light of the community.
- li hung-chang — 1823–1901, Chinese statesman.
- life-changing — having major impact on sb
- light mineral — any rock-forming mineral that has a specific gravity of less than 2.8 and is generally light in color.
- light quantum — photon.
- light reading — reading which is not considered too demanding or intellectual
- lightfastness — The quality of being lightfast.