12-letter words containing f, i, h, o
- homoflexible — Primarily homosexual, but willing to take part in a limited amount of heterosexual activity.
- horned whiff — any of several flatfishes having both eyes on the left side of the head, of the genus Citharichthys, as C. cornutus (horned whiff) inhabiting Atlantic waters from New England to Brazil.
- horrifically — causing horror.
- horrifyingly — In a horrifying manner.
- hostile fire — an unintentional fire, from which any resulting loss can be claimed as an insurance liability (opposed to friendly fire).
- howlin' wolf — (Chester Arthur Burnett) 1910–76, U.S. blues singer.
- humification — the formation of humus.
- hydatidiform — like or resembling a hydatid
- hydrofluoric — of or derived from hydrofluoric acid.
- hydroforming — the production of high-octane aromatic compounds for motor fuels by catalytic reforming of naphthas in the presence of hydrogen.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyperfiction — nonlinear fiction created in electronic hypertext form and containing multiple plot developments, endings, etc., that can be evoked interactively.
- hyperflexion — Anatomy. the act of bending a limb. the position that a limb assumes when it is bent.
- hypofunction — abnormally diminished function, especially of glands or other organs.
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- in behalf of — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- in honour of — If something is arranged in honour of a particular event, it is arranged in order to celebrate that event.
- in search of — looking for, seeking
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- irish coffee — a mixture of hot coffee and Irish whiskey, sweetened and topped with whipped cream.
- kitchen foil — aluminium foil used in cooking or storing food
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- life history — the series of living phenomena exhibited by an organism in the course of its development from inception to death.
- light-footed — stepping lightly or nimbly; light of foot; nimble.
- misfashioned — Simple past tense and past participle of misfashion.
- moschiferous — giving off or producing musk
- mosquitofish — any of several fishes that feed on mosquito larvae, as Gambusia affinis, found in the southeastern U.S., now introduced into other parts of the world for mosquito control.
- mothproofing — Present participle of mothproof.
- newfashioned — Alternative form of new-fashioned.
- night office — the office for matins.
- north africa — the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- of o's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
- off the grid — not using any of the services, such as bank accounts, public utilites, etc, that allow a person's activities to be monitored by the authorities
- off the wind — away from the direction from which the wind is blowing
- office hours — hours when a business is open
- officeholder — a person filling a governmental position; public official.
- old faithful — one of the best known geysers of Yellowstone National Park.
- oldfashioned — Rare spelling of old-fashioned.
- on the fritz — on the fritz, not in working order: Our TV went on the fritz last night.
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
- out of sight — Slang. fantastic; great; marvelous: an out-of-sight guitarist.
- out-of-sight — Slang. fantastic; great; marvelous: an out-of-sight guitarist.
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
- overflourish — to flourish excessively
- phi-function — Euler's phi-function.
- phlox family — the plant family Polemoniaceae, characterized by herbaceous or sometimes shrubby plants having simple or compound leaves, flowers with a five-lobed corolla, and capsular fruit, and including gilia, Jacob's-ladder, moss pink, and phlox.