11-letter words starting with h
- hand puppet — a puppet made of a hollow head sewn or glued to material that fits over the hand, concealing the fingers and thumb, which manipulate it.
- hand scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
- hand signal — indication made by hand
- hand waving — insubstantial words, arguments, gestures, or actions used in an attempt to explain or persuade.
- hand-basket — a small basket with a handle for carrying by hand.
- hand-letter — to print by hand: She hand-lettered a “for sale” sign.
- hand-loomed — handwoven.
- hand-picked — to pick by hand.
- hand-reared — (of an animal or bird) kept and looked after by a person, rather than by its mother, when young
- hand-stitch — to stitch or sew by hand.
- hand-tailor — to produce (a garment or the like) by individual workmanship.
- hand-waving — insubstantial words, arguments, gestures, or actions used in an attempt to explain or persuade.
- hand-worker — a person who does handwork
- handbagging — an assault with a handbag
- handbarrows — Plural form of handbarrow.
- handbaskets — Plural form of handbasket.
- handbreadth — a unit of linear measure from 2½ to 4 inches (6.4 to 10 cm).
- handcrafted — handicraft.
- handcrafter — One who handcrafts or engages in handcraft or handicraft.
- handcuffing — Present participle of handcuff.
- handfasting — Present participle of handfast.
- handholding — the act of holding hands, especially as a sign or token of affection.
- handicapped — Sometimes Offensive. physically or mentally disabled.
- handicapper — Horse Racing. a racetrack official or employee who assigns the weight a horse must carry in a race. a person employed, as by a newspaper, to make predictions on the outcomes of horse races.
- handicrafts — Plural form of handicraft.
- handpicking — to pick by hand.
- handrailing — Handrail.
- handscrolls — Plural form of handscroll.
- handselling — The practice of promoting books by personal recommendation rather than by publisher-sponsored marketing.
- handshaking — a gripping and shaking of right hands by two individuals, as to symbolize greeting, congratulation, agreement, or farewell.
- handsprings — Plural form of handspring.
- handweaving — the art or technique of weaving on a handloom.
- handwringer — a person who wrings the hands often as a display of worry or upset
- handwriting — writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.
- handwritten — to write (something) by hand.
- handwrought — formed or shaped by hand, as metal objects.
- handy-dandy — handy (def 2).
- handyperson — a person who is practiced at doing maintenance work.
- hang a left — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hang around — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hang behind — to remain in a place after others have left; linger
- hang glider — a kitelike glider consisting of a V -shaped wing underneath which the pilot is strapped: kept aloft by updrafts and guided by the pilot's shifting body weight.
- hang one on — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hang-glider — a kitelike glider consisting of a V -shaped wing underneath which the pilot is strapped: kept aloft by updrafts and guided by the pilot's shifting body weight.
- hangability — the ability to be hanged
- hanging lie — a lie in which the ball is situated on a slope having a downward incline in the direction that the ball is to be played.
- hanky-panky — unethical behavior; deceit: When the bank teller bought an expensive car and house, they suspected there might be some hanky-panky going on.
- haphazardly — in a haphazard manner; at random.
- haphazardry — haphazard character, state, or order; fortuity.
- haplessness — The characteristic of being hapless.