12-letter words containing s, h, i, n, g
- goldsmithing — The work of a goldsmith; the forging of gold.
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- granny smith — a variety of crisp, green-skinned apple, for eating raw or for cooking.
- greenfinches — Plural form of greenfinch.
- greenishness — The quality of being greenish.
- greenwashing — Present participle of greenwash.
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- gymnosophist — one of a group of Jainist philosophers, existing from ancient times to c1000, characterized by refusal to wear clothes and the abandonment of caste marks; a member of the Digambara sect.
- haemogenesis — Haematopoiesis.
- hair-raising — terrifying or horrifying: We had a hair-raising brush with death.
- hairdressing — the act or process of cutting, combing out, doing up, or styling hair.
- half-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
- hamstringing — Present participle of hamstring.
- hand setting — Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
- hand-selling — a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- hanging post — a post from which a door, gate, etc., is hung.
- hanging step — a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- hardinggrass — a perennial grass of the genus Phalaris, found in South Africa, Australia, and in North America where it is used as an animal foodstuff
- hardstanding — a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand
- harrisonburg — a city in N Virginia.
- hash-slinger — a waiter or waitress, especially in a hash house.
- headshakings — Plural form of headshaking.
- hearing loss — diminished ability to hear
- hearing test — a test to establish whether someone's hearing is normal or whether they have suffered some degree of hearing loss
- heartstrings — (obsolete, anatomy) The tendons once thought to brace the heart. (15th-19th c.).
- heat-seeking — A heat-seeking missile or device is one that is able to detect a source of heat.
- hegemonistic — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- heimskringla — a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.
- hell-raising — behaviour which causes trouble
- hemstitching — Present participle of hemstitch.
- herringbones — Plural form of herringbone.
- hesitatingly — In a hesitating manner.
- higgs bugson — (humour) A hypothetical bug predicted to exist based on a small number of possibly related event log entries and vague anecdotal user reports. The Higgs Bugson is difficult to reproduce because you don't really know if it's there, and if it is there what is causing it. To find one you will need a Large Hadron Debugger.
- high density — floppy disk
- high fashion — haute couture.
- high treason — treason against the sovereign or state.
- high-density — having a high concentration: entering a high-density market with a new product; high-density lipoprotein.
- high-scoring — (of a football etc match) in which a lot of goals are scored
- high-tension — subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage: high-tension wire.
- hiking boots — stout, sturdy boots, suitable for hiking in
- histogenesis — the origin and development of tissues.
- hobgoblinism — a belief in hobgoblins
- hold against — resent sb for sth
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- home posting — an appointment to a position within one's own country
- home staging — the professional service of preparing homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices: Realtors who encourage sellers to invest in home staging are reporting substantial monetary returns—for both themselves and their clients.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- hominy grits — grits (def 1).