14-letter words containing a, m, h, e
- flannelmouthed — talking thickly, slowly, or haltingly.
- flash smelting — a smelting process for sulphur-containing ores in which the dried and powdered ore, mixed with oxygen, is ignited on discharge from a nozzle, melts, and drops to the bottom of a settling chamber. Sulphur is released mainly in its solid form, thus reducing atmospheric pollution
- flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
- fluorochemical — a chemical compound containing fluorine.
- flying machine — a vehicle that sustains itself in and propels itself through the air; an airplane, helicopter, glider, or the like.
- formal methods — (mathematics, specification) Mathematically based techniques for the specification, development and verification of software and hardware systems.
- formula weight — (of a molecule) molecular weight.
- framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
- free churchman — (sometimes initial capital letters) a member of a free church.
- free-machining — (of certain metals) readily machinable at high speeds with low force.
- french academy — an association of 40 scholars and men and women of letters, established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu and devoted chiefly to preserving the purity of the French language and establishing standards of proper usage.
- french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
- friendly match — a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc
- gambling house — a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.
- game of chance — a game in which the outcome is determined by chance rather than by the skill of its players, as roulette.
- game show host — a broadcaster who reads the questions or conducts a game show
- gamine haircut — a boyish or elfish hairstyle, esp on a woman
- gaming machine — for gambling
- geodemographic — Of or pertaining to geography and demography.
- germanomethane — (chemistry) germanium tetrahydride.
- globe amaranth — a plant, Gomphrena globosa, native to the Old World tropics, having dense heads of variously colored flowers that retain their color when cut.
- golden hamster — a small light-colored hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, native to Asia Minor and familiar as a laboratory animal and pet.
- graeffe method — a method, involving the squaring of roots, for approximating the solutions to algebraic equations.
- graham cracker — a semisweet cracker, usually rectangular in shape, made chiefly of whole-wheat flour.
- grammarchecker — (computing) A software application, like a spellchecker, that attempts to verify proper grammar in a document.
- great yarmouth — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- haarlemmermeer — a city in W Netherlands.
- haemagglutinin — Alternative spelling of hemagglutinin.
- haematogenesis — (physiology) The origin and development of blood.
- haematological — Alternative spelling of hematological.
- haematophagous — (of certain animals) feeding on blood
- haematopoiesis — Alternative spelling of hematopoiesis.
- haematopoietic — Of or pertaining to haematopoiesis.
- haemocytometer — an apparatus for counting the number of cells in a quantity of blood, typically consisting of a graduated pipette for drawing and diluting the blood and a ruled glass slide on which the cells are counted under a microscope
- half-completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- half-smothered — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
- half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
- halley's comet — a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986.
- ham-handedness — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- hamilton inlet — an arm of the Atlantic in SE Labrador, an estuary of the Churchill River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- hamito-semitic — denoting or belonging to this family of languages
- hammer away at — persist
- hammer crusher — A hammer crusher is a crusher in which a hammer hits the material that is being crushed.
- hammer thrower — a contestant in a hammer throw
- hammerstein ii — Oscar. 1895–1960, US librettist and songwriter: collaborated with the composer Richard Rodgers in musicals such as South Pacific (1949) and The Sound of Music (1959)
- hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- haplostemonous — (of plants) having the stamens arranged in a single whorl
- happy families — a card game in which the object is to collect the cards (which display images of people) until you have a complete family
- harbour master — an official in charge of a harbour
- hardshell clam — quahog.