12-letter words containing e, n, t, h
- fly the nest — When children fly the nest, they leave their parents' home to live on their own.
- focal length — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- foreshortens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshorten.
- fort mchenry — a town in NE Illinois.
- fosphenytoin — a prodrug that produces phenytoin and is taken to prevent or treat seizures.
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- fountainhead — a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head or source of a stream.
- fourteenthly — in (the) fourteenth place
- free-thinker — a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
- freethinkers — Plural form of freethinker.
- freethinking — a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
- freight note — a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment
- freightliner — a train for transporting containerized freight.
- french pleat — curtain, draperies
- french sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and an augmented fourth between the root and the augmented sixth
- french stick — a long straight notched stick loaf
- french toast — bread dipped in a batter of egg and milk and sautéed until brown, usually served with syrup or sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.
- french twist — French roll.
- french-style — French-cut.
- frighten off — scare away
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- frontbencher — (politics) one who sits on the front bench in a parliament. Typically the spokesmen for those who sit further back.
- fulton sheen — Fulton (John) 1895–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher.
- furnishments — Plural form of furnishment.
- garnishments — Plural form of garnishment.
- gastightness — the state or quality of being gastight
- gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- gene therapy — the application of genetic engineering to the transplantation of genes into human cells in order to cure a disease caused by a genetic defect, as a missing enzyme.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- geotechnical — of or relating to practical applications of geological science in civil engineering, mining, etc.
- german sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and a perfect fifth between the root and the augmented sixth
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- gerontophobe — a person who fears or hates old people or the idea of growing old
- get anywhere — to be successful
- get in touch — make contact
- ghostwritten — Written by a ghostwriter.
- giant hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- gnatcatchers — Plural form of gnatcatcher.
- gnathostomes — Plural form of gnathostome.
- go the round — to be circulated among a number of people: said of a story, rumor, etc.
- grandaughter — Alternative spelling of granddaughter.
- grandfathers — Plural form of grandfather.
- grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
- gray panther — a member of an organized group of elderly people seeking to secure or protect their rights by collective action.
- great-nephew — a son of one's nephew or niece; grandnephew.
- greater than — (character) ">" ASCII character 62. Common names: ITU-T: greater than; ket ("<" = bra); right angle; right angle bracket; right broket. Rare: into, toward; write to; blow ("<" = suck); gozinta; out; zap (all from Unix I/O redirection); INTERCAL: right angle. See also less than.
- greenlighted — to give permission to proceed; authorize: The renovation project was green-lighted by the board of directors.
- grey panther — a member of the generation of affluent older consumers, who regard themselves as young, active, and sociable
- groundsheets — Plural form of groundsheet.