12-letter words containing d, h, o
- hypostatised — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hypostatized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypostatize.
- hypothecated — Simple past tense and past participle of hypothecate.
- hypothesised — to form a hypothesis.
- hypothesized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypothesize.
- hypotrochoid — a geometric curve or pattern formed by following a fixed point on the radial line of a small circle moving around the circumference of a larger circle
- ibizan hound — one of a breed of medium-sized, tall, swift hunting hounds with a short, usually red and white coat, bred originally by the Pharaohs of ancient Egypt but today found chiefly in the Balearic Islands and other areas of Spain.
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- idiopathical — Alternative form of idiopathic.
- idiorhythmic — (of an institution) allowing each member to regulate his or her own life
- idiothermous — warm-blooded
- immethodical — not methodical; without method or system.
- impoverished — reduced to poverty.
- in the round — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- in the world — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
- in-bond shop — a duty-free shop
- indo-hittite — a language family in which Proto-Anatolian and Proto-Indo-European are considered coordinate. Compare Hittite (def 2).
- indomethacin — a substance, C 19 H 16 ClNO 4 , with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties: used in the treatment of certain kinds of arthritis and gout.
- indricothere — a long-necked, long-legged, fossil mammal, Indricotherium transouralicum, related to the rhinoceros and existing 10 to 30 million years ago, possibly the largest and heaviest land mammal.
- into the red — into debt or an unprofitable financial condition
- iron-hearted — cruel; heartless; unfeeling.
- jodo shinshu — the largest sect of Jodo, stressing simple trust rather than ritual as the means to salvation.
- juan hidalgo — Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), c1600–85, Spanish composer and harpist.
- kachina doll — a Hopi Indian doll carved from cottonwood root in representation of a kachina and given as a gift to a child or used as a household decoration.
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- kenny method — a method of treating poliomyelitis, in which hot, moist packs are applied to affected muscles to relieve spasms and pain, and a regimen of exercises is prescribed to prevent deformities and to strengthen the muscles.
- kingdom hall — a meeting place of Jehovah's Witnesses for religious services.
- knightlihood — Quality of being knightly.
- land-holding — a holder, owner, or occupant of land.
- landholdings — Plural form of landholding.
- lay hands on — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
- leopard moth — a moth, Zeuzera pyrina, having white wings spotted with black and larvae that bore into the wood of various trees and shrubs.
- light comedy — a play or film which deals with its subject matter in an amusing and lighthearted way
- light-footed — stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble.
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithopedions — Plural form of lithopedion.
- little rhody — Rhode Island (used as a nickname).
- loggerheaded — Dull; stupid.
- long-handles — long underwear.
- long-sighted — farsighted; hypermetropic.
- lord haw-haw — James (Augustine Aloysius) 1882–1941, Irish novelist.
- loud-mouthed — If you describe someone as loud-mouthed, you are critical of them because they talk a lot, especially in an unpleasant, offensive, or stupid way.
- love handles — fat midriff
- lower depths — a play (1902) by Maxim Gorki.
- lymphadenoma — an enlarged lymph node.
- machairodont — having sabre-like teeth; sabre-toothed
- machicolated — Having machicolations.