12-letter words containing r, i, g, h, t, l
- half-turning — split spindle.
- hamartiology — the doctrine of sin in Christian theology
- hazard light — Usually, hazard lights. an indicator light on a vehicle that flashes to warn that it is unexpectedly slowing down, reversing, or not moving.
- hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hellgrammite — the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
- heortologist — a person who studies heortology
- herpetologic — Alternative form of herpetological.
- higher still — a system of post-Standard Grade qualifications offered at five levels including Higher and Advanced Higher
- highlighters — Plural form of highlighter.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- hiking trail — a specially designated route for hikers to use
- historiology — (obsolete) a discourse on history.
- hydrologists — Plural form of hydrologist.
- inward light — Inner Light.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- latchstrings — Plural form of latchstring.
- lethargizing — Present participle of lethargize.
- light bomber — a small airplane designed to carry light bomb loads relatively short distances, especially one having a gross loaded weight of less than 100,000 pounds (45,000 kg).
- light breeze — a wind of 4–7 miles per hour (2–3 m/sec). Compare breeze1 (def 2).
- light bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- light-haired — having light-coloured hair
- light-struck — (of a film or the like) damaged by accidental exposure to light.
- lighter fuel — the fuel used in a cigarette or cigar lighter
- lighthearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- lithographic — Of, relating to, or produced by lithography.
- live through — experience or endure
- live yoghurt — yoghurt that contains live bacteria
- mercy flight — an aircraft flight to bring a seriously ill or injured person to hospital from an isolated community
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- morphologist — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
- mythologizer — One who, or that which, mythologizes.
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- night letter — former name of overnight telegram. Abbreviation: NL.
- night lizard — any of several nocturnal lizards of the family Xantusiidae, of southwestern North America and Cuba, which bear live young.
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- oligotrophic — (of a lake) characterized by a low accumulation of dissolved nutrient salts, supporting but a sparse growth of algae and other organisms, and having a high oxygen content owing to the low organic content.
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- ploughwright — a person who makes ploughs
- polar lights — the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere or the aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere.
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polytriglyph — (in classical architecture) an intercolumniation of at least four triglyphs.
- quarterlight — A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent.
- right-angled — A right-angled triangle has one angle that is a right angle.
- rim lighting — backlighting.