0%

11-letter words containing h, a, d, e

  • photostated — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
  • phylloclade — a flattened stem or branch having the function of a leaf.
  • pitch-faced — (of a stone) having all arrises in the same plane and the faces roughly dressed with a pick.
  • placeholder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
  • plateholder — a lightproof container for a photographic plate, loaded into the camera with the plate and having a slide that is removed before exposing.
  • pneumathode — a band or pore of aerating tissue, esp along the stipes of ferns
  • poached egg — A poached egg is an egg cooked gently in boiling water, without its shell.
  • pointy-head — stupid; idiotic.
  • poppet head — the framework above a mining shaft that supports the winding mechanism
  • pouched rat — pocket gopher.
  • power ahead — If an economy or company powers ahead, it becomes stronger and more successful.
  • pre-holiday — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
  • preadmonish — to admonish or warn beforehand
  • predispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
  • preheadache — occurring before a headache
  • prudhoe bay — an inlet of the Beaufort Sea, N of Alaska: large oil and gas fields.
  • pseudograph — a piece of writing that is falsely ascribed
  • psychedelia — the realm or artifacts of psychedelic drugs, art, writings, or the like.
  • psychodelia — the production of, or the culture associated with, psychedelic experiences
  • pumpkinhead — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
  • purehearted — (of a person) without malice, treachery, or evil intent; honest; sincere; guileless.
  • radiothermy — therapy that utilizes the heat from a shortwave radio apparatus or diathermy machine.
  • radnorshire — a historic county in Powys, in E Wales.
  • ralph naderRalph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
  • rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
  • rapid chess — a game of chess played within a fixed amount of time, usually 30 minutes per player for all moves.
  • readthrough — reading (def 1).
  • rechartered — a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
  • red chamber — the Canadian Senate chamber.
  • red channel — in an airport, the route taken by passengers wishing to declare goods, such as large quantities of tobacco or alcohol
  • rehydration — to restore moisture or fluid to (something dehydrated).
  • remand home — a detention home for juvenile offenders aged 8–16 years.
  • rhabdocoele — any member of the turbellarian flatworm order Neorhabdocoela, comprising both freshwater and marine species, having a simple saclike digestive system.
  • rhododaphne — a shrub with narrow, poisonous evergreen leaves and attractive pink flowers, also known as oleander or rosebay
  • richard hoeRichard, 1812–86, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of printing-press equipment.
  • richard roe — a fictitious name used in legal proceedings for a male party whose true name is not known, used especially as the second such name when two male persons are involved whose real names have not been ascertained.
  • rideau hall — (in Canada) the official residence of the Governor General, in Ottawa
  • ridesharing — of or relating to the sharing of rides or transportation, especially among commuters: The agency was set up to devise a ridesharing program.
  • road hockey — an imitation of the game of ice hockey played typically by children without ice skates on a public road.
  • roman shade — a window shade that, when raised, is drawn up into a series of concertina folds.
  • rough trade — male homosexual prostitution, especially involving brutality or sadism.
  • roundarched — having semicircular arches
  • roundheaded — (of a person) possessing a round head; brachycephalic.
  • rude health — If someone is in rude health, they are strong and healthy.
  • rue the day — If you rue the day that you did something, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results.
  • rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
  • saccharated — sweetened
  • saddle horn — horn (def 19).
  • saddle shoe — an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color.
  • saddlecloth — Horse Racing. a cloth placed over the saddle of a racehorse bearing the horse's number.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?