11-letter words containing e, o, h
- french foot — Also called knurl toe, scroll foot, whorl foot. a foot of the mid-18th century having the form of a scroll, continuing the leg downward and outward, supported by a shoe.
- french horn — a musical brass wind instrument with a long, coiled tube having a conical bore and a flaring bell.
- french knot — an ornamental stitch made by looping the thread three or four times around the needle before putting it into the fabric
- french loaf — baguette, long stick of bread
- french roll — a circular or oval bread roll having a hard or crispy crust.
- french roof — a mansard roof the sides of which are nearly perpendicular.
- french rose — Provence rose.
- frenchwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of the French nation.
- froghoppers — Plural form of froghopper.
- frogmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch.
- from hunger — a compelling need or desire for food.
- front bench — (used with a singular verb) (in the House of Commons) either of two seats near the Speaker, on which the leaders of the major parties sit.
- frost heave — an uplift in soil caused by the freezing of internal moisture.
- fundholders — Plural form of fundholder.
- furthermore — moreover; besides; in addition: Furthermore, he left orders not to be disturbed.
- furthermost — most distant: Their house is furthermost on the right.
- furthersome — tending to further or promote; helpful
- fushionless — lacking strength or spirit
- galeophobia — The fear of sharks.
- game theory — a mathematical theory that deals with strategies for maximizing gains and minimizing losses within prescribed constraints, as the rules of a card game: widely applied in the solution of various decision-making problems, as those of military strategy and business policy.
- gametophore — a part or structure bearing gametangia.
- gametophyte — the sexual form of a plant in the alternation of generations.
- gap-toothed — having a noticeable space between two teeth.
- garden hose — tube for spraying plants with water
- gat-toothed — gap-toothed.
- gate theory — a theory proposing that neural stimulation beyond a certain threshold level, as by application of an electric current, can overwhelm the ability of the nerve center to sense pain.
- gentilhomme — a gentleman
- geochemical — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geographers — Plural form of geographer.
- geographies — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
- geoisotherm — isogeotherm.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- george bush — Barbara (Barbara Pierce) born 1925, U.S. First Lady 1989–93 (wife of George H. W. Bush).
- geostrophic — of or relating to the balance between the Coriolis force and the horizontal pressure force in the atmosphere.
- geotechnics — the application of science in order to utilize the earth's natural resources in engineering projects
- gerlachovka — a mountain in N Slovakia: highest peak of the Carpathian Mountains. 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- germ theory — Pathology. the theory that infectious diseases are due to the agency of germs or microorganisms.
- germaphobia — Pathological fear of germs.
- germaphobic — Alternative form of germophobic.
- germophobic — Morbidly afraid of germs.
- gerontophil — experiencing sexual attraction to old people
- get hold of — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- get nowhere — make no progress
- get shot of — to get rid of
- get shut of — to get rid of
- get the nod — sb: have permission
- get through — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- ghetto code — (humour, programming) A particularly inelegant and obviously suboptimal section of code that still meets the original requirements.
- ghettoizing — Present participle of ghettoize.
- ghost dance — a ritual dance intended to establish communion with the dead, especially such a dance as performed by various messianic western American Indian cults in the late 19th century.