13-letter words containing d, e, h, u
- machinegunned — Simple past tense and past participle of machinegun.
- mealy-mouthed — avoiding the use of direct and plain language, as from timidity, excessive delicacy, or hypocrisy; inclined to mince words; insincere, devious, or compromising.
- middleborough — a town in SE Massachusetts.
- middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
- midnight blue — Something that is midnight blue is a very dark blue colour, almost black.
- much-maligned — If you describe someone or something as much-maligned, you mean that they are often criticized by people, but you think the criticism is unfair or exaggerated because they have good qualities too.
- much-traveled — A much-traveled person has traveled a lot in foreign countries.
- muddle-headed — confused, scatterbrained
- multibranched — Having more than one branch.
- multithreaded — multithreading
- natural death — death that occurs from natural causes, as disease or old age, rather than from violence or an accident.
- neighbourhood — Standard spelling of neighborhood.
- niche product — sth of specific or limited consumer interest
- non-scheduled — not scheduled; not entered on or having a schedule; unscheduled: nonscheduled activities.
- nonauthorized — Not authorized.
- on the double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
- openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
- outside-right — a footballer who plays on the outside right wing of the field
- overnourished — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- pedal pushers — women's short trousers
- pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
- perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
- philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
- phosphuretted — treated or combined with phosphorus
- polyadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three or more sets or bundles.
- poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
- pre-adulthood — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
- pressure head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- pseudepigraph — a book or piece of writing that is falsely titled or credited
- pseudesthesia — phantom limb pain.
- pseudo-heroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- pumpkinheaded — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
- pussy-whipped — (of a woman) to dominate or control (a romantic partner); henpeck.
- residual heat — heat that remains or lingers after something has been hot or heated up
- reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- rosebud mouth — a mouth that resembles the unopened flower of a rose in shape
- round herring — any of several herringlike fishes of the family Dussumieriidae having a rounded abdomen, living chiefly in tropical marine waters.
- round-cheeked — having plump cheeks
- rumbledethump — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- rushed behind — a situation when the ball passes through the goalposts but was last touched by a defending player, causing the attacking team to win a point
- ruth benedict — Ruth (Fulton) 1887–1948, U.S. writer and anthropologist.
- rutherfordium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rf; atomic number: 104.
- schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
- semifurnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
- shoulder arms — to bring the rifle vertically close to the right side with the muzzle uppermost and held at the trigger guard
- shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.