12-letter words containing f, i, h
- hauraki gulf — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, on the N coast of North Island, New Zealand.
- headkerchief — A kerchief worn on the head.
- heath family — the plant family Ericaceae, characterized by evergreen or deciduous shrubs, trees, and woody plants growing in acid soil and having simple leaves, often showy flowers either solitary or in clusters, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the azalea, blueberry, cranberry, heather, madrone, mountain laurel, rhododendron, and trailing arbutus.
- hectic fever — a fever associated with tuberculosis
- heffelfinger — William Walter ("Pudge") 1867–1954, U.S. football player.
- 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
- hereinbefore — before in this document, statement, etc.
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- hi-fi system — a complete system of high-quality sound-reproducing equipment
- high fashion — haute couture.
- high finance — large-scale financial transactions or institutions.
- high profile — a deliberately conspicuous manner of living or operating.
- high-profile — prominent publicly
- highfaluting — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- hill farming — the activity and business of having a hill farm
- hindforemost — with the back part in the front place
- hit the roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- 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.
- huddersfield — a town in West Yorkshire, in N central England.
- human safari — an organized tour that takes tourists to unfamiliar places where they can observe the lifestyle of indigenous or other local people: human safaris to remote tribal communities; a human safari through the slums of Mumbai.
- 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.
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- hypofunction — abnormally diminished function, especially of glands or other organs.
- ichthyofauna — the indigenous fish of a region.
- in bad faith — intending to deceive sb
- 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
- in the field — Work or study that is done in the field is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions.
- in the flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- in the frame — If someone is in the frame for something such as a job or position, they are being considered for it.
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- insightfully — characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
- irish coffee — a mixture of hot coffee and Irish whiskey, sweetened and topped with whipped cream.
- javelin fish — a fish of the genus Pomadasys of semitropical Australian seas with a long spine on its anal fin
- jawless fish — cyclostome.
- kentish fire — prolonged clapping by an audience, especially in unison, indicating impatience or disapproval.