12-letter words containing e, n, h, a, r
- archiannelid — (zoology) Any member of the Archiannelida.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- archiphoneme — an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
- architecting — a person who engages in the profession of architecture.
- arena chapel — a private chapel in Padua containing a fresco cycle painted (1305–06) by Giotto.
- ariel sharon — Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- aristophanes — ?448–?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata
- arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- arsphenamine — a drug containing arsenic, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and related infections
- arthur evans — Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- attenborough — Sir David. born 1926, British naturalist and broadcaster; noted esp for his TV series Life on Earth (1978), The Living Planet (1983), The Life of Birds (1998), The Life of Mammals (2002), and First Life (2010)
- attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
- autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
- azathioprine — a synthetic drug that suppresses the normal immune responses of the body and is administered orally during and after organ transplantation and also in certain types of autoimmune disease. Formula: C9H7N7O2S
- backbenchers — Plural form of backbencher.
- bag snatcher — a thief whose main tactic is to grab women's handbags and run off with them
- bairnsfather — Bruce. 1888–1959, British cartoonist, born in India: best known for his cartoons of the war in the trenches during World War I
- bandersnatch — a fictional creature created by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, and appearing also in The Hunting of the Snark and Through the Looking-Glass
- bank charges — penalties charged by a bank to a customer, for example when the customer's account is overdrawn or if a cheque is not honoured
- baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
- bean-shooter — peashooter.
- beech marten — stone marten.
- beefheartian — of or recalling the music of Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, an avant-garde rock/blues band (1966–1982); incorporating strange rhythms, free jazz elements, bizarre lyrics, and growling vocals
- belgian hare — a large red breed of domestic rabbit
- bench-warmer — a substitute who rarely gets to play in a game.
- benchmarking — In business, benchmarking is a process in which a company compares its products and methods with those of the most successful companies in its field, in order to try to improve its own performance.
- beyond reach — inaccessible
- bhubaneshwar — a state in E India. 60,136 sq. mi. (155,752 sq. km). Capital: Bhubaneshwar.
- birth parent — a biological mother (birth mother) or biological father (birth father) a biological parent.
- black heroin — a very potent and addictive form of heroin that is dark-colored.
- blennorrhoea — an excessive discharge of watery mucus, esp from the urethra or the vagina
- bletheration — nonsense!
- bound charge — any electric charge that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free charge).
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- branch water — water from a stream, as opposed to mineral or soda water
- braunschweig — Brunswick
- breathtaking — If you say that something is breathtaking, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or amazing.
- broken heart — If you say that someone has a broken heart, you mean that they are very sad, for example because a love affair has ended unhappily.
- bromomethane — methyl bromide.
- brown hackle — an artificial fly having a peacock herl body, golden tag and tail, and brown hackle.
- buccaneerish — of or relating to a buccaneer
- cadet branch — the family or family branch of a younger son
- camera phone — A camera phone is a mobile phone that can also take photographs.
- cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
- candleholder — a candlestick
- carbocholine — carbachol.
- cartwheeling — Present participle of cartwheel.
- casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.