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11-letter words containing f, e, r, h

  • the giraffe — the constellation Camelopardalis
  • the inferno — hell; the infernal region
  • the welfare — the public agencies involved with giving such assistance
  • thenceforth — from that time or place onward.
  • theretofore — before or until that time.
  • third force — a political faction or party, etc., occupying an intermediate position between two others representing opposite extremes.
  • thirty-five — a cardinal number, 30 plus 5.
  • thriftiness — practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper.
  • thuriferous — producing frankincense
  • tischendorf — Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin von [loh-buh-gawt free-drikh kawn-stahn-teen fuh n] /ˈloʊ bəˌgɔt ˈfri drɪx ˌkɔn stɑnˈtin fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–74, German Biblical critic.
  • to the fore — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
  • trench foot — injury of the skin, blood vessels, and nerves of the feet due to prolonged exposure to cold and wet, common among soldiers serving in trenches.
  • tretchikoff — Vladimir. 1913–2006, South African painter, born in Russia, known for his kitsch appeal, especially for his much-reproduced Chinese Girl (1950; also known as The Green Lady)
  • trifle with — treat frivolously
  • triggerfish — any of various compressed, deep-bodied fishes of the genus Balistes and allied genera, chiefly inhabiting tropical seas, having an anterior dorsal fin with three stout spines: some are edible while others are poisonous.
  • trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
  • trumpetfish — any of several fishes of the family Aulostomidae, having a long, tubular snout, as the slender, brown-flecked Aulostomus maculatus, inhabiting waters on both sides of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, having the habit of orienting vertically in the water and capturing its prey from that position.
  • unfeathered — clothed, covered, or provided with feathers, as a bird or an arrow.
  • unfreighted — goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
  • unfurnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
  • unhoped for — (esp of something pleasant) not anticipated; unexpected
  • unhoped-for — unexpected; unanticipated: an unhoped-for piece of good luck.
  • unrefreshed — not refreshed or rejuvenated; fatigued
  • warfighters — Plural form of warfighter.
  • weatherfish — any of several loaches of the genus Misgurnus, especially the European M. fossilis, which shows increased activity in response to changes in barometric pressure.
  • weatherford — a town in N Texas.
  • werewolfish — characteristic of a werewolf
  • wharfingers — Plural form of wharfinger.
  • wharfmaster — a person who manages a wharf
  • wheat flour — powdered cereal grain
  • whenceforth — from which time or place forward
  • whiffletree — a crossbar, pivoted at the middle, to which the traces of a harness are fastened for pulling a cart, carriage, plow, etc.
  • whistle for — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
  • white dwarf — a star, approximately the size of the earth, that has undergone gravitational collapse and is in the final stage of evolution for low-mass stars, beginning hot and white and ending cold and dark (black dwarf)
  • white flour — flour that consists substantially of the starchy endosperm of wheat, most of the bran and the germ having been removed by the milling process
  • white friar — a Carmelite friar: so called from the distinctive white cloak worn by the order.
  • white frost — a heavy coating of frost.
  • whitefeller — (Australia) A white settler in Australia; a non-Aboriginal Australian; often used attributively.
  • whitefriars — a district in central London, England.
  • whore after — to pursue something immoral or depraved
  • wreckfishes — Plural form of wreckfish.
  • zebra finch — a small Australian waxbill, Poephila guttata, that has black-and-white barred plumage and a chestnut ear patch: popular as a cage bird.
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