12-letter words containing e, d, g, h
- depth charge — A depth charge is a type of bomb which explodes under water and which is used especially to destroy enemy submarines.
- dermographia — dermatographia.
- dermographic — dermatographia.
- dip the flag — to salute by lowering a flag briefly
- diphthongize — to change into or pronounce as a diphthong.
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- dishevelling — Present participle of dishevel.
- ditch-digger — a worker whose occupation is digging ditches, especially with pick and shovel.
- divine right — doctrine that king's power was ordained by God
- dog's chance — little likelihood; small chance (usually used in the negative): That project didn't have a dog's chance of succeeding.
- doughnutlike — Resembling a doughnut.
- douglas-home — Alexander Frederick (Baron Home of the Hirsel) 1903–1995, British statesman and politician: prime minister 1963–64.
- draught beer — beer which is stored in bulk, esp in a cask, as opposed to being bottled
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- dress length — a piece of material that is big enough to make a dress from
- droughtiness — Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
- egg sandwich — two slices of bread filled with chopped egg
- eighth grade — the eighth year of school, when students are 12 to 14 years old
- english bond — a bond used in brickwork that has a course of headers alternating with a course of stretchers
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- extinguished — Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- fifth-grader — a student in the fifth grade of the American education system
- fixed charge — an expense that cannot be modified.
- fixed-length — referring to a field, record, computer word, or other entity whose length does not vary.
- floodlighted — Simple past tense and past participle of floodlight.
- foregathered — Simple past tense and past participle of foregather.
- fourth grade — school year: age 9-10
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- geohydrology — hydrogeology.
- get ahead of — to outdo or excel
- get ahold of — to get in touch with
- get the bird — to be fired or dismissed
- get the idea — understand
- giddy-headed — giddy (def 1).
- glassyheaded — smooth; bald
- glutethimide — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 13 H 15 NO 2 , used as a hypnotic and sedative.
- go the round — to be circulated among a number of people: said of a story, rumor, etc.
- god-botherer — an over-zealous Christian
- goddaughters — Plural form of goddaughter.
- gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- golden bough — a branch of mistletoe, sacred to Proserpina, that served Aeneas as a pass to the underworld.
- golden hello — A golden hello is a sum of money that a company offers to a person in order to persuade them to join the company.
- golden horde — the army of Mongol Tartars that overran eastern Europe in the 13th century, established a khanate in Russia, and maintained suzerainty there until the 15th century.
- golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
- 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
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- good heavens — You say 'Good heavens!' or 'Heavens!' to express surprise or to emphasize that you agree or disagree with someone.