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14-letter words containing e, n, c, h

  • french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
  • french oceania — former name of French Polynesia.
  • french pancake — a thin, light pancake, usually served with a sweet or savory filling.
  • french paradox — the theory that the lower incidence of heart disease in Mediterranean countries compared to that in the US is a consequence of the larger intake of flavonoids from red wine in these countries
  • french tickler — a condom designed with knobs, projections, etc.
  • french windows — a pair of casement windows extending to the floor and serving as portals, especially from a room to an outside porch or terrace.
  • french-cruller — a rich, light cake cut from a rolled dough and deep-fried, usually having a twisted oblong shape and sometimes topped with sugar or icing.
  • friendly match — a match played for its own sake, and not as part of a competition, etc
  • fringed orchis — any of several American orchids of the genus Habenaria, having a cut, fringed lip.
  • galeopithecine — of, relating to, or resembling the flying lemur (Galeopithecus)
  • galley kitchen — a household kitchen designed with kitchen units on both sides and no kitchen table
  • game of chance — a game in which the outcome is determined by chance rather than by the skill of its players, as roulette.
  • gamine haircut — a boyish or elfish hairstyle, esp on a woman
  • gaming machine — for gambling
  • genethliacally — from a genethliac point of view
  • genethlialogic — relating to the science of casting horoscopes
  • geochronologic — Of or pertaining to geochronology.
  • geochronometry — the determination of the absolute age of earth materials, as by radiometric dating.
  • geomorphogenic — relating to geomorphogeny
  • geosynchronous — of or relating to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit.
  • gerontomorphic — relating to mature masculine characteristics
  • get the bounce — to dismiss or be dismissed from a job
  • googlewhacking — The action of searching for googlewhacks.
  • grape hyacinth — any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes.
  • graphic accent — any mark written above a letter, especially one indicating stress in pronunciation, as in Spanish rápido.
  • graphic design — the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, especially to produce a specific effect.
  • greenwich time — the time as measured on the prime meridian running through Greenwich, England: used in England and as a standard of calculation elsewhere.
  • greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
  • ground hemlock — a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.
  • gunter's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
  • gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
  • hacking jacket — a riding jacket having a tight waist, flared skirt, slanted pockets with flaps, and slits or vents at the sides or back.
  • hairline crack — a very fine crack
  • haitian creole — the creolized French that is the native language of most Haitians.
  • half-concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
  • half-convinced — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
  • hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
  • handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
  • hard-core porn — Hard-core porn is pornography that shows sex in a very detailed way, or shows very violent or unpleasant sex.
  • harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
  • have a case on — an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment.
  • have a lock on — to be sure of winning, gaining, or controlling
  • have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • haven't a clue — If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.
  • heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
  • hearing defect — a physical condition that makes it difficult for a person to hear accurately
  • heart-stricken — deeply grieved or greatly dismayed
  • heartwrenching — Having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress.
  • heat conductor — a material or device that conducts heat
  • heat exchanger — a device for transferring the heat of one substance to another, as from the exhaust gases to the incoming air in a regenerative furnace.
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