11-letter words containing t, i, g, h
- heating pad — a flexible fabric-covered pad containing insulated electrical heating elements for applying heat especially to the body.
- heavyweight — heavy in weight.
- hectoringly — So as to hector or bully.
- heightening — Present participle of heighten.
- hellgramite — The aquatic larval form of the dobsonfly, having a segmented body with legs on each segment, and a head with prominent pincers, prized as fish bait.
- hematologic — Of or relating to hematology.
- hemisecting — Present participle of hemisect.
- herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- heterogenic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.
- heterogonic — exhibiting allometry
- hibernating — Present participle of hibernate.
- high arctic — the regions of Canada, esp the northern islands, within the Arctic Circle
- high priest — a chief priest.
- high street — town's main street
- high ticket — big-ticket.
- high-hatter — to snub or treat condescendingly.
- high-impact — High-impact exercise puts a lot of stress on your body.
- high-octane — noting a gasoline with a relatively high octane number, characterized by high efficiency and freedom from knock.
- high-stakes — A high-stakes game or contest is one in which the people involved can gain or lose a great deal.
- high-strung — at great tension; highly excitable or nervous; edgy: high-strung nerves; a high-strung person.
- high-ticket — big-ticket.
- higher rate — (in Britain) a rate of income tax that is higher than the basic rate and becomes payable on taxable income in excess of a specified limit
- highfalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- highhearted — Alt form high-hearted.
- highlighted — to emphasize or make prominent.
- highlighter — a cosmetic used to emphasize some part of the face, as the eyes or the cheekbones.
- hightail it — to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.
- hightailing — Present participle of hightail.
- highwrought — extremely worked-up or excited
- hinge joint — ginglymus.
- hippologist — the study of horses.
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- histologist — a specialist in histology.
- hitchhiking — Present participle of hitchhike.
- hittitology — the study of Hittite language and culture.
- hla antigen — an antigen of the HLA group, designated by a letter (HLA-A, HLA-B, etc.) according to the chromosome locus on which the controlling HLA gene appears and additionally by a number (HLA-A1, HLA-A2, etc.) according to the order of discovery and identification.
- holystoning — Present participle of holystone.
- homeporting — Present participle of homeport.
- homogametic — producing only one type of gamete with respect to sex chromosomes.
- homogeneity — composition from like parts, elements, or characteristics; state or quality of being homogeneous.
- homogenetic — pertaining to or characterized by homogenesis.
- hot springs — city in central Ark., adjoining a national park: the park has 47 hot mineral springs: pop. 36,000
- hot working — Hot working is a process in which a metal is shaped under pressure at a fairly high temperature.
- hot-desking — the practice of not assigning permanent desks in a workplace, so that employees may work at any available desk
- hot-dogging — to perform unusual or very intricate maneuvers in a sport, especially surfing or skiing.
- hot-selling — (of a good or product) that sells in large numbers
- hot-tubbing — a wooden tub, usually large enough to accommodate several persons, that is filled with hot aerated water and often equipped with a thermostat and whirlpool: used for recreation or physical therapy and often placed out of doors, as on a porch.
- houselights — (plural only) The lights that illuminate the audience section of an auditorium or theatre.
- huckstering — Present participle of huckster.
- humiliating — lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.