12-letter words containing d, e, l, a, n
- golden eagle — a large eagle, Aquila chrysaëtos, of the Northern Hemisphere, having golden-brown feathers on the back of the head and neck.
- golden ratio — the ratio of two lengths, equal in value to (1 + √5)/2, and given by b/a = (b + a)/b; it is the reciprocal of the golden section and also equal to (1 + golden section)
- golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
- golden stars — a plant, Bloomeria crocea, of the amaryllis family, native to southern California, having clusters of golden-orange, starlike flowers.
- golden state — California (used as a nickname).
- golden years — the years that follow retirement from work
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- grand coulee — a dry canyon in central Washington: cut by the Columbia River in the glacial period. 52 miles (84 km) long; over 400 feet (120 meters) deep.
- grand finale — the concluding portion of a performance or entertainment, as a musical show, rodeo, etc., usually spectacular and involving most or all of the prior participants.
- grand siècle — the 17th century in French art and literature, esp the classical period of Louis XIV
- gravel-blind — more blind or dim-sighted than sand-blind and less than stone-blind.
- ground alert — the state of waiting for orders in or near combat airplanes ready to take to the air at once.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.
- gulf of aden — a waterway in the Arabian sea between Yemen and Somalia and connecting with the Red Sea
- habilimented — Clothed.
- half a dozen — six
- half cadence — a cadence ending with dominant harmony.
- half-drowned — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- hand leather — a piece of leather wrapped around the hand of a shoemaker in order to protect it from being cut while pulling thread
- hand luggage — carry-on baggage
- hand-deliver — to deliver in person or by messenger.
- hand-launder — hand-wash.
- hand-selling — a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- handicapable — (politically correct) disabled or handicapped.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
- head balance — headstand.
- headlessness — The state of being headless.
- headlighting — The lighting associated with a headlight.
- headlongness — Headlong quality or speed; precipitateness.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- health drink — a drink that claims to be beneficial to health
- hedge laying — the art or practice of making or maintaining a hedge by cutting branches partway through, laying them horizontally, and pegging them in position in order to create a strong thick hedge
- heel-and-toe — noting a pace, as in walking contests, in which the heel of the front foot touches ground before the toes of the rear one leave it.
- helping hand — aid; assistance: to give the destitute a helping hand.
- hendecagonal — (geometry) Having eleven sides an angles; similar to a hendecagon.
- hiding place — location where sb is concealed
- hinterlander — One who lives in the hinterland.
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- iceland moss — an edible lichen, Cetraria islandica, of arctic regions, containing a starchlike substance used in medicine.
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- idealisation — Alternative spelling of idealization.
- idealization — the act or process of idealizing something.
- identifiable — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- identifiably — In a manner or state that is capable of being distinguished or named.
- ill-mannered — having bad or poor manners; impolite; discourteous; rude.