10-letter words containing s, i, g
- gypsophile — any plant living or thriving in soil containing gypsum.
- gyroscopic — an apparatus consisting of a rotating wheel so mounted that its axis can turn freely in certain or all directions, and capable of maintaining the same absolute direction in space in spite of movements of the mountings and surrounding parts: used to maintain equilibrium, determine direction, etc.
- gyrostatic — the science that deals with the laws of rotating bodies.
- hagioscope — squint (def 13).
- hair grass — any of various grasses having slender stems and leaves, especially one of the genus Deschampsia, as D. flexuosa or D. caespitosa.
- hairspring — a fine, usually spiral, spring used for oscillating the balance of a timepiece.
- hammerings — a series of punishments or beatings
- hamstrings — Plural form of hamstring.
- handseling — Present participle of handsel.
- handspring — an acrobatic feat in which one starts from a standing position and wheels the body forward or backward in a complete circle, landing first on the hands and then on the feet, without contact by the rest of the body.
- happenings — something that happens; occurrence; event.
- harbingers — Plural form of harbinger.
- harnessing — the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal. Compare yoke1 (def 1).
- harrisburg — a state in the E United States. 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). Capital: Harrisburg. Abbreviation: PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna.
- harvesting — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- hatchlings — Plural form of hatchling.
- haughtiest — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
- headlights — a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
- headspring — the fountainhead or source of a stream.
- hegemonies — Plural form of hegemony.
- hegemonism — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- hegemonist — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- heisenberg — Werner Karl [ver-nuh r kahrl] /ˈvɛr nər kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1901–76, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- heliskiing — skiing on remote mountains to which the participants are brought by helicopter.
- hemizygous — an individual having only one of a given pair of genes.
- hermitages — Plural form of hermitage.
- hesitating — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- hidalgoish — resembling a hidalgo
- hidalgoism — the position or practice of a hidalgo
- hierograms — Plural form of hierogram.
- high beams — vehicle's strongest headlights
- high brass — brass containing 65 per cent copper and 35 per cent zinc, used for most applications
- high heels — shoes with raised heels
- high hopes — great expectations
- high horse — a haughty attitude or temper; a contemptuous manner.
- high jinks — boisterous celebration or merrymaking; unrestrained fun: The city is full of conventioneers indulging in their usual high jinks.
- high style — the most up-to-date, elegant, or exclusive fashion, especially in clothing.
- high-class — of a type superior in quality or degree; first-rate: a high-class hotel.
- high-jinks — boisterous celebration or merrymaking; unrestrained fun: The city is full of conventioneers indulging in their usual high jinks.
- high-riser — a couch or single bed with a mattress and frame concealed beneath, which, when pulled all the way out, lift up to the level of the upper cushion or mattress and lock into place to form a double bed.
- high-speed — designed to operate or operating at a high speed: a high-speed drill.
- high-stick — to strike (an opponent) at shoulder level or above with a hockey stick.
- high-style — of or relating to style, fashion, or design that is the most up-to-date and, often, most costly
- highchairs — Plural form of highchair.
- highermost — highest
- highlights — An outstanding part of an event or period of time.
- highnesses — Plural form of highnesse.
- highschool — a school attended after elementary school or junior high school and usually consisting of grades 9 or 10 through 12.
- hijackings — Plural form of hijacking.
- hiphuggers — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.