13-letter words containing a, d, e, t, h
- fingerbreadth — the breadth of a finger: approximately 3/4 inch (2 cm).
- fireside chat — an informal address by a political leader over radio or television, especially as given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1933.
- flight leader — a pilot who commands a flight of military airplanes.
- flog to death — to persuade a person so persistently of the value of (an idea or venture) that he or she loses interest in it
- foolheartedly — Foolishly. In a foolhardy manner. Without thinking about the consequences.
- fort sheridan — a military reservation in NE Illinois, on W shore of Lake Michigan S of Lake Forest.
- fountainheads — Plural form of fountainhead.
- fourth-grader — a child in the fourth grade
- friction head — (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that represents the energy that the system dissipates through friction with the sides of conduits or channels and through heating from turbulent flow.
- full-throated — A full-throated sound coming from someone's mouth, such as a shout or a laugh, is very loud.
- gaidhealtachd — the area of Scotland in which Scottish Gaelic is the vernacular speech
- gentlemanhood — the nature or position of a gentleman
- giant hogweed — a tall plant, Heracleum mantegazzianum, of the parsley family, native to Russia and now naturalized in the U.S., having very large leaves and broad, white flower heads somewhat resembling Queen Anne's lace: can cause an allergic rash when touched by susceptible persons.
- gnathic index — Craniometry. the ratio of the distance from basion to prosthion to the distance from basion to nasion, expressed in percent of the latter.
- go to the bad — to become wicked, shiftless, etc.; degenerate
- goodheartedly — In a goodhearted manner.
- gram's method — a method of staining and distinguishing bacteria, in which a fixed bacterial smear is stained with crystal violet, treated with Gram's solution, decolorized with alcohol, counterstained with safranine, and washed with water.
- granddaughter — a daughter of one's son or daughter.
- grandfathered — Simple past tense and past participle of grandfather.
- grandfatherly — of or characteristic of a grandfather.
- grandmotherly — of or characteristic of a grandmother.
- great-hearted — having or showing a generous heart; magnanimous.
- haemodilution — an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells
- half-deserted — (of a place) not having many inhabitants, visitors, etc
- half-digested — to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
- half-educated — having undergone education: educated people.
- half-timbered — (of a house or building) having the frame and principal supports of timber and the interstices filled in with masonry, plaster, or the like.
- halfheartedly — Without enthusiasm nor interest.
- hand-stitched — stitched by hand rather than by a machine
- handleability — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hard-featured — having stern, harsh, or unattractive features.
- hardenability — The quality or degree of being hardenable.
- hardheartedly — In a hardhearted manner.
- hartford fern — a climbing or sprawling fern, Lygodium palmatum, of the eastern U.S., having deeply lobed ivylike leaves.
- harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
- hatchet-faced — having a face with narrow dimensions and sharp features
- hathor-headed — (of an ancient Egyptian column) having a capital in the form of the head of Hathor; Hathoric.
- haven't lived — If you tell someone that they haven't lived unless they experience a particular thing, you are telling them that thing is extremely good and should be experienced.
- head of state — the person who holds the highest position in a national government: a meeting of heads of state.
- head of steam — momentum; driving power
- head of water — a quantity of water
- head register — the high register of the human voice.
- headline rate — a basic rate of inflation, taxation, etc, before distorting factors have been removed
- headmistressy — typical of the duties and behaviour of a headmistress
- headquartered — to situate in headquarters.
- health hazard — something that is dangerous to health
- heart disease — any condition of the heart that impairs its functioning.
- heart-rending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- heavy-hearted — sorrowful; melancholy; dejected.
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.