11-letter words containing a, h, n, d
- offhandedly — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- old spanish — the Spanish language of the 12th to the 16th centuries. Abbreviation: OSp.
- on one hand — from one point of view
- on the road — a novel (1957) by Jack Kerouac.
- open-handed — generous; liberal: openhanded hospitality.
- openhearted — Frank and candid.
- orphan drug — Pharmacology. a drug that remains undeveloped or untested or is otherwise neglected because of limited potential for commercial gain.
- orthodontal — the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth, as by means of braces.
- orthodontia — orthodontics.
- out of hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- over-handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- pachysandra — any plant of the genus Pachysandra, as the Allegheny spurge or Japanese spurge, the leaves of which grow in a rounded clump, widely used as a ground cover in the U.S.
- panhandling — to accost passers-by on the street and beg from them.
- parchedness — the state or characteristic of being parched
- pathfinding — a person who finds or makes a path, way, route, etc., especially through a previously unexplored or untraveled wilderness.
- peng dehuai — 1898–1974, Chinese Communist military leader: defense minister 1954–59.
- pentahedron — a solid figure having five faces.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- phagedaenic — relating to or having the characteristics of phagedaena
- philanderer — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- pneumathode — a band or pore of aerating tissue, esp along the stipes of ferns
- pointy-head — stupid; idiotic.
- preadmonish — to admonish or warn beforehand
- pumpkinhead — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
- push around — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- qinhuangdao — a seaport in NE Hebei province, in NE China, on the Bohai.
- quadraphony — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- radiophonic — a radiotelephone.
- radnorshire — a historic county in Powys, in E Wales.
- rain shadow — a region in the lee of mountains that receives less rainfall than the region windward of the mountains.
- rajahmundry — a city in Andhra Pradesh state, SE India, on the Godavari River.
- ralph nader — Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- ramachandra — the hero of the Ramayana, and a character in the Mahabharata.
- rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
- red channel — in an airport, the route taken by passengers wishing to declare goods, such as large quantities of tobacco or alcohol
- rehydration — to restore moisture or fluid to (something dehydrated).
- remand home — a detention home for juvenile offenders aged 8–16 years.
- rhabdomancy — divination by means of a rod or wand, especially in discovering ores, springs of water, etc.
- rhododaphne — a shrub with narrow, poisonous evergreen leaves and attractive pink flowers, also known as oleander or rosebay
- rhythm band — a collection of simple percussion instruments used especially with piano accompaniment to teach musical rhythm.
- ridesharing — of or relating to the sharing of rides or transportation, especially among commuters: The agency was set up to devise a ridesharing program.
- roadholding — A vehicle's roadholding is how easy it is to control safely in difficult driving conditions or when going round bends.
- roman shade — a window shade that, when raised, is drawn up into a series of concertina folds.
- roundarched — having semicircular arches
- roundheaded — (of a person) possessing a round head; brachycephalic.
- rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- saddle horn — horn (def 19).
- sand hopper — beach flea.
- sandringham — a village in N Norfolk, England: site of Sandringham House, Royal Family mansion.
- sandwiching — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.