13-letter words containing a, t, h, e, r
- fourth-grader — a child in the fourth grade
- franche-comte — a former province in E France: once a part of Burgundy.
- franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- frank whittle — Sir Frank, 1907–96, English engineer and inventor.
- frankenthaler — Helen, 1928–2011, U.S. painter.
- free enthalpy — a thermodynamic property of a system equal to the difference between its enthalpy and the product of its temperature and its entropy. It is usually measured in joules
- freight agent — a representative of a common carrier who manages the freight business in a local district.
- freight plane — an aeroplane used to transport goods
- freight train — a train of freight cars.
- french pastry — fine, rich, or fancy dessert pastry, especially made from puff paste and filled with cream or fruit preparations.
- 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.
- frighten away — cause sb/sth to run away
- fruit machine — gambling: slot machine
- full-throated — A full-throated sound coming from someone's mouth, such as a shout or a laugh, is very loud.
- galactorrhoea — (British spelling) alternative spelling of galactorrhea.
- galois theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the application of the theory of finite groups to the solution of algebraic equations.
- gangster chic — a cinematic or literary genre which seeks to glamorize the criminal underworld
- garbage chute — sloped channel for rubbish disposal
- garnisheement — the process of arresting a debtor's money or property from the hands of a third party
- garter stitch — a basic knitting pattern that produces an evenly pebbled texture on both sides of the work, created by consistently knitting or purling every stitch of every row.
- gastrohepatic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the liver.
- gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
- gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
- gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
- ghettoblaster — Alternative form of ghetto blaster.
- give sb heart — If something gives you heart, it makes you feel more confident or happy about something.
- globe theatre — a theater on the south bank of the Thames in London, 1599–1613: many of Shakespeare's plays were first produced here.
- glove leather — a soft, smooth, pliable, stretchable leather.
- goliath crane — a gantry crane for heavy work, as in steel mills.
- 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.
- grape harvest — gathering of ripe grapes from the vine
- graph plotter — plotter
- graphitizable — (chemistry, of carbon) Able to be converted to graphite.
- grave clothes — the wrappings in which a dead body is interred
- gravity hinge — a hinge closing automatically by means of gravity.
- great khingan — a mountain range in NE China: highest peak, 5000 feet (1525 meters).
- great-hearted — having or showing a generous heart; magnanimous.
- group therapy — psychotherapy in which a number of patients discuss their problems together, usually under the leadership of a therapist, using shared knowledge and experiences to provide constructive feedback about maladaptive behavior.
- growth market — a rapidly expanding market
- growth shares — ordinary shares with good prospects of appreciation in yield and value
- gunters-chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- hack together — (jargon) To throw something together so it will work. Unlike "kluge together" or "cruft together", this does not necessarily have negative connotations.
- haemarthrosis — Alternative form of hemarthrosis.
- hair restorer — a lotion claimed to promote hair growth
- half-deserted — (of a place) not having many inhabitants, visitors, etc