12-letter words containing a, n, t, i, r, h
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- enantiomorph — Each of two crystalline or other geometric forms that are mirror images of each other.
- enarthrodial — Relating to an enarthrosis.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- etherization — (surgery) anaesthetization using ether.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- exheredation — A disinheriting; disherison.
- exhilarating — Making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling.
- exhilaration — A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation.
- exhortations — Plural form of exhortation.
- fainthearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
- farthingales — Plural form of farthingale.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- farthingland — a unit of land area, sometimes described as being equivalent to thirty acres
- farthingless — without a farthing, having no money
- fatherliness — The property of being fatherly.
- featherbrain — a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain.
- featheriness — The state or quality of being feathery.
- fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
- flowcharting — (computing) the design and construction of flowcharts.
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- garnishments — Plural form of garnishment.
- gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
- german sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and a perfect fifth between the root and the augmented sixth
- giant hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- grain growth — a tendency of certain grains to grow and absorb others when heated under certain conditions.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- granny smith — a variety of crisp, green-skinned apple, for eating raw or for cooking.
- haemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemoprotein.
- hair implant — the insertion of synthetic fibers or human hair into the scalp to cover baldness.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- hallucinator — One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
- hamstringing — Present participle of hamstring.
- hand of writ — handwriting; penmanship.
- hand-printed — (of numbers, letters, or designs) printed, or put on a surface, by hand rather than by machine
- hand-written — to write (something) by hand.
- handcrafting — Present participle of handcraft.
- handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
- hard-hitting — striking or capable of striking with force.
- hardstanding — a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand
- haricot bean — Haricot beans are small white beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often sold dried rather than fresh.
- harmoniumist — a person who plays a harmonium
- health drink — a drink that claims to be beneficial to health
- hearing test — a test to establish whether someone's hearing is normal or whether they have suffered some degree of hearing loss
- heart urchin — an echinoderm of the order Spatangoida, having an elongate, somewhat heart-shaped outer covering.
- heartburning — rankling discontent, especially from envy or jealousy; grudge.
- hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
- heartrending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.