14-letter words containing a, t, h, n, o, r
- graphitization — (geology) The formation of graphite from other organic materials.
- hair extension — attached length of hair
- haitian creole — the creolized French that is the native language of most Haitians.
- half-forgotten — a past participle of forget.
- half-note rest — a pause of half a semibreve
- halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
- hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- harz mountains — mountain range in central Germany, extending from Lower Saxony to the Elbe River
- have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- headstrongness — The property of being headstrong, stubbornness.
- heart and soul — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- heart of stone — lack of compassion
- heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.
- heat conductor — a material or device that conducts heat
- heath robinson — (of a mechanical device) absurdly complicated in design and having a simple function
- heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
- heliocentrical — Alternative form of heliocentric.
- hepatopancreas — a large gland of shrimps, lobsters, and crabs that combines the functions of a liver and pancreas.
- heteroromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender.
- historicalness — The quality of being historical.
- histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
- hither and yon — Hither and thither means in many different directions or places, and in a disorganized way. In American English, the expression hither and yon is sometimes used.
- hold to ransom — to keep (prisoners, property, etc) in confinement until payment for their release is made or received
- holy matrimony — marriage
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- homotransplant — allograft.
- horizontal bar — on a bar chart
- horizontalness — The property of being horizontal.
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hospital train — a military train equipped to transport wounded troops to a hospital.
- housing market — property trade
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hyper-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
- hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
- hyperoxygenate — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
- hypnotherapist — A practitioner of hypnotherapy.
- ichthyocentaur — a sea creature with a human head and torso, the legs of a horse, and the tail of a fish.
- ichthyosaurian — (paleontology) Of or relating to the Ichthyosauria.
- image orthicon — a camera tube, more sensitive than the orthicon, in which an electron image generated by a photocathode is focused on one side of a target that is scanned on its other side by a beam of low-velocity electrons to produce the output signal.
- in one's heart — secretly; fundamentally
- interbehaviour — interaction between multiple individuals
- interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- john davenport — John, 1597–1670, Puritan clergyman: one of the founders of New Haven.
- keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
- khartoum north — a city in E central Sudan, on the Blue Nile River, opposite Khartoum.
- knotty rhatany — See under rhatany (def 1).