12-letter words containing f, e, l, a, h
- helium flash — the explosive burning of helium in the case of a star of low mass that occurs when the core is so dense that the matter has become degenerate. The burning causes a rapid rise in temperature until it is so high that the gas ceases to be degenerate, after which there is a rapid expansion
- hexaflexagon — A hexagonal flexagon.
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- in behalf of — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
- javelin fish — a fish of the genus Pomadasys of semitropical Australian seas with a long spine on its anal fin
- jawless fish — cyclostome.
- kaffeeklatch — Alternative spelling of coffee klatch.
- lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- loathfulness — (rare) The condition of being loathful; reluctance.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- meet halfway — to compromise with
- mischanceful — unlucky
- of all the x — You use all in expressions like of all the cheek or of all the luck to emphasize how angry or surprised you are at what someone else has done or said.
- off the wall — of or relating to a wall: wall space.
- off-the-wall — markedly unconventional; bizarre; oddball: an unpredictable, off-the-wall personality.
- oldfashioned — Rare spelling of old-fashioned.
- on behalf of — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
- parcel shelf — flat storage panel in a vehicle
- pasch flower — pasqueflower
- scratch file — A scratch file is a temporary computer file which you use as a work area or as a store while a program is operating.
- self-healing — curing or curative; prescribed or helping to heal.
- self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- shamefacedly — modest or bashful.
- shelf talker — a cardboard, paper, or plastic advertisement of a product designed to be attached to a shelf on which the product is exhibited for sale.
- shuffle play — a facility on a compact disc player that randomly selects a track from one of a number of compact discs
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- shuttlecraft — space shuttle.
- simian shelf — a shelflike thickening along the inside of the mandible, characteristic of the anthropoid apes.
- softheadedly — in a soft-headed manner
- space flight — journey into outer space
- sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
- stealthfully — secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
- tail feather — one of the feathers making up a bird's tail
- take hold of — grasp, seize sth
- thankfulness — feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
- the faithful — the believers in and loyal adherents of a religious faith, esp Christianity
- the far left — the more extreme supporters or advocates of social, political, or economic change, reform, or revolution designed to promote the greater freedom, power, welfare, or comfort of the common people
- the red flag — a socialist song, written by James Connell (1852–1929), Irish political activist, in 1889
- thunderflash — a pyrotechnic device which is noisy, but not dangerous, and which is used in military exercises
- trefoil arch — an arch with cusplike intrados.
- unfathomable — not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- waffle cloth — honeycomb (def 5a).
- watchfulness — vigilant or alert; closely observant: The sentry remained watchful throughout the night.
- whiffle ball — any of various lightweight, hollow plastic balls with several large air holes that cause them to abruptly curve or sink when thrown, hit, etc.
- wrathfulness — The quality of being wrathful; wrath.