10-letter words containing r, i, g, h
- niggerhead — (nautical, dated, now offensive) A bollard made from an old cannon.
- night robe — nightgown.
- night work — work that is done or undertaken at night-time, as by workers on night shift, etc
- night-bird — a bird which is active at night, such as an owl, nightingale, etc
- nightdream — A dream that is experienced at night, sometimes as distinguished from a daydream. (from 16th c.).
- nightdress — nightclothes.
- nightmares — Plural form of nightmare.
- nightrider — one of a band of mounted men, especially in the southern U.S. during Reconstruction, who committed nocturnal acts of violence and intimidation against blacks and black sympathizers.
- nightshirt — a loose shirtlike garment reaching to the knees or lower, for wearing in bed.
- nourishing — promoting or sustaining life, growth, or strength: a nourishing diet.
- offshoring — the practice of moving employees or certain business activities to foreign countries as a way to lower costs, avoid taxes, etc.: the offshoring of software jobs to China.
- oligarchic — of, relating to, or having the form of an oligarchy.
- orcharding — the cultivation of orchards
- orographic — Of or relating to mountains, especially with regard to their position and form.
- orthogenic — Psychology. of, concerned with, or providing corrective treatment for mentally retarded or seriously disturbed children: orthogenic class.
- outrightly — Outright.
- overbright — radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining: The bright coins shone in the gloom.
- overflight — an air flight that passes over a specific area, country, or territory: Overflights of foreign aircraft are closely monitored.
- overmighty — too forceful
- overweight — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
- page chair — a chair of the 18th century having deep wings continued to form an arch over the seat.
- parchingly — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- pasigraphy — a system of writing intelligible to persons of all languages; a universal language
- phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
- pictograph — pictogram
- pittsburgh — a port in SW Pennsylvania, at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers that forms the Ohio River: steel industry.
- planigraph — an x-ray photograph in which a given plane of the body is well defined and those above and below it purposely out of focus.
- playwright — a writer of plays; dramatist.
- preachings — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- prizefight — a contest between boxers for a prize, a sum of money, etc.; a professional boxing match.
- prognathic — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- purchasing — buying
- quad right — (in computer typesetting) flush right.
- radiograph — Also called shadowgraph. a photographic image produced by the action of x-rays or nuclear radiation.
- rangership — the office or position of a ranger
- ratcheting — a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- re-hauling — to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
- rear light — vehicle's tail or back light
- rear sight — the sight nearest the breech of a firearm.
- rebirthing — a form of psychotherapy in which the subject supposedly "relives" the experience of being born, in order to confront and overcome traumas and anxieties stemming from birth
- rechipping — action of changing the electronic identity of a stolen mobile phone
- refreshing — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
- rehandling — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- rephrasing — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- resighting — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- reteaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- rethinking — the act of reconsidering.
- rhizogenic — producing roots, as certain cells.
- right away — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- right bank — a part of Paris, France, on the N bank of the Seine.