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15-letter words containing d, i, h, y

  • do the dirty on — to behave meanly or unkindly towards
  • do your head in — If something or someone does your head in, they make you angry or frustrated.
  • drying-up cloth — a tea towel
  • dysmorphophobia — an obsessive fear that one's body, or any part of it, is repulsive or may become so
  • dysmorphophobic — relating to or affected with dysmorphophobia
  • dystrophication — the process by which a body of water becomes dystrophic.
  • eddystone light — lighthouse on dangerous rocks (Eddystone Rocks) just off the SE coast of Cornwall, in the English Channel
  • endolymphangial — (anatomy) Within a lymphatic vessel.
  • endomycorrhizal — Of or pertaining to endomycorrhiza.
  • epichlorohydrin — an organic compound used as a solvent in resin-making
  • ethylenediamine — A viscous liquid used in making detergents and emulsifying agents.
  • faint-heartedly — nervously
  • fair-haired boy — having light-colored hair.
  • fairy godfather — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godfather.
  • fairy godmother — a kindly sponsor or guardian; godmother.
  • federal holiday — a day which is a national holiday at the behest of the Federal Government
  • flying dutchman — a legendary Dutch ghost ship supposed to be seen at sea, especially near the Cape of Good Hope.
  • frederick henry — 1584–1647, prince of Orange and count of Nassau; son of William (I) the Silent
  • fully fashioned — (of stockings, knitwear, etc) shaped and seamed so as to fit closely
  • general holiday — a public holiday
  • good king henry — a European, chenopodiaceous weed, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, naturalized in North America, having spinachlike leaves.
  • good-king-henry — a European, chenopodiaceous weed, Chenopodium bonus-henricus, naturalized in North America, having spinachlike leaves.
  • graphic display — the way in which line drawings and text are displayed
  • graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
  • growth industry — an industry that is experiencing rapid growth
  • gynandromorphic — (of an organism) Having male and female characteristics.
  • hard mint candy — a hardened mint-flavoured sweet
  • hardy perennial — a plant that lasts three seasons or more and that can withstand freezing temperatures
  • has had its day — If you say that something has had its day, you mean that the period during which it was most successful or popular has now passed.
  • have a nice day — pleasantry
  • hay conditioner — either of two machines, one designed to crush stems of hay, the other to break and bend them, in order to cause more rapid and even drying
  • hazard analysis — risk assessment
  • head-up display — an electronic display of data from instruments or other sources projected at eye level so that a driver or pilot sees it without looking away from the road or course. Abbreviation: HUD.
  • heaviside layer — E layer.
  • hemodynamically — With regard to hemodynamics.
  • hendecasyllabic — having 11 syllables.
  • henry cavendish — Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.
  • high and mighty — self-important, arrogant
  • high-and-mighty — haughty; arrogant.
  • high-dependency — needing or providing a more than usually high level of healthcare
  • holding company — a company that controls other companies through stock ownership but that usually does not engage directly in their productive operations (distinguished from parent company).
  • holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
  • holiday cottage — a cottage used for accommodation for a family, couple, etc, on holiday
  • holiday feeling — the positive feeling people experience while on holiday and during holiday periods such as the Christmas period
  • holiday traffic — increased road traffic during holiday periods and public holidays
  • holiday village — a park with villas where holidaymakers stay and which has a central area with a shop, entertainment, etc
  • holyhead island — former name of Holy Island (def 2).
  • hyaluronic acid — a mucopolysaccharide serving as a viscous medium in the tissues of the body and as a lubricant in joints.
  • hybrid antibody — a synthetic antibody that is able to combine with two different antigens
  • hybrid computer — a computer system containing both analog and digital hardware.
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