10-letter words containing n, i, g, h, e
- hegemonism — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- hegemonist — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- heightened — to increase the height of; make higher.
- heisenberg — Werner Karl [ver-nuh r kahrl] /ˈvɛr nər kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1901–76, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- heligoland — Helgoland.
- heliskiing — skiing on remote mountains to which the participants are brought by helicopter.
- hemangioma — See under angioma.
- hemiglobin — methemoglobin.
- hemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- henpecking — Present participle of henpeck.
- hentaigana — (Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character.
- herpangina — an infectious disease, especially of children, characterized by a sudden occurrence of fever, loss of appetite, and throat ulcerations, caused by a Coxsackie virus.
- hesitating — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- hexagynian — (of a plant) having six pistils
- high-toned — having high principles; dignified.
- highbinder — a swindler; confidence man; cheat.
- highhanded — Alternative spelling of high-handed.
- highlander — a Gael inhabiting the Highlands of Scotland.
- highminded — Alternative form of high-minded.
- highnesses — Plural form of highnesse.
- highwaymen — Plural form of highwayman.
- hindenburg — Paul von [pawl von;; German poul fuh n] /pɔl vɒn;; German paʊl fən/ (Show IPA), (Paul von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg) 1847–1934, German field marshal; 2nd president of Germany 1925–34.
- hip-length — reaching to or covering the hips, as clothing: a hiplength sweater.
- hirselling — the practice or activity of sorting sheep into groups of different kinds
- hit single — a successful and popular song which has sold many copies
- holstering — Present participle of holster.
- homecoming — a return to one's home; arrival at home.
- homemaking — the establishment or management of a home; duties of a homemaker.
- homogenise — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- homogenize — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- honeyguide — any of a family (Indicatoridae) of small, heavily built, drab-colored piciform birds of Africa, Asia, and the East Indies: they are said to lead people or animals to bees' nests in order to eat the grubs and wax discarded by the people, etc. when they take the honeycombs
- hostelling — Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- hostessing — a woman who receives and entertains guests in her own home or elsewhere.
- houselling — administration of the Eucharist
- humdingers — Plural form of humdinger.
- hummelling — the process of removing the awns or beards form barley
- hungriness — having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.
- huntiegowk — a fool's errand or a person sent on an April fool's errand
- hy antigen — an antigen encoded by a gene on the Y (male) chromosome, active in the development of male structures.
- hydrogenic — (chemistry) hydrogen-like.
- hygiaphone — a glass screen through which an employee may speak to members of the public, eg at a ticket office
- hygienical — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hygienists — Plural form of hygienist.
- hypergiant — (star) A star that is extremely massive and even more luminous than a supergiant.
- hypnogenic — of or relating to the induction of sleep
- impeaching — Present participle of impeach.
- in the bag — a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- infighters — Plural form of infighter.
- ingenhousz — Jan (jɑn). 1730–99, Dutch plant physiologist and physician, who discovered photosynthesis
- ingushetia — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation, in the N Caucasus. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Magas.