13-letter words containing n, i, g, h, e
- frighteningly — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
- frightfulness — The quality of being frightful.
- furshlugginer — crazy; foolish
- galah session — an occasion on which people from remote areas converse with each other by radio
- game-changing — having the potential to change significantly the outcome of something
- gangster chic — a cinematic or literary genre which seeks to glamorize the criminal underworld
- garnisheement — the process of arresting a debtor's money or property from the hands of a third party
- gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
- gelsenkirchen — a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr valley.
- generic thunk — (programming) A software mechanism that allows a 16-bit Windows application to load and call a Win32 DLL under Windows NT and Windows 95. See also flat thunk, universal thunk.
- genethlialogy — the science of calculating positions of the heavenly bodies on nativities.
- genetotrophic — pertaining to nutrition and genetics
- genital phase — the final stage of psychosexual development, in which a person achieves an affectionate, mature relationship with a sexual partner.
- gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
- gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
- ghettoization — The process of becoming a ghetto, an isolated and underprivileged urban area.
- ghiordes knot — a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the parallel ends of looped yarn alternate with two threads of warp, producing an uneven pile effect.
- 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.
- gilmore, john — John Gilmore
- ginger-haired — having ginger hair
- 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)
- golden shiner — a small, silvery freshwater minnow, Notemigonus crysoleucas, native to eastern North America and introduced into western North America: often used as live bait in sport fishing.
- goliath crane — a gantry crane for heavy work, as in steel mills.
- good-neighbor — characterized by friendly political relations and mutual aid between countries.
- gopher client — (networking) A program which runs on your local computer and provides a user interface to the Gopher protocol and to gopher servers. Web browsers can act as Gopher clients and simple Gopher-only clients are available for ordinary terminals, the X Window System, GNU Emacs, and other systems.
- grandchildren — a child of one's son or daughter.
- graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
- 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.
- gut-wrenching — involving great distress or anguish; agonizing: a gut-wrenching decision.
- guttersnipish — Resembling or characteristic of a guttersnipe.
- gynaecophobia — (psychology) An irrational fear of women.
- h and l hinge — a surface-mounted hinge that when applied resembles H and L combined.
- haemorrhaging — Present participle of haemorrhage.
- hairdressings — Plural form of hairdressing.
- half-integral — noting or pertaining to a fractional number obtained by dividing an odd integer by two, as 1/2.
- hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
- 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.
- hang in there — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hanging judge — sb who sentences criminals to execution
- hanging stile — the stile of a door, shutter, etc., by which it is hung.
- hard feelings — Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. If you say 'no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- harlequin bug — a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants.
- hate campaign — A hate campaign is a series of actions which are intended to harm or upset someone, or to make other people have a low opinion of them.
- hatemongering — The behaviour of a hatemonger; the spreading of hatred.
- heading sword — a sword used for beheading.