12-letter words containing h, a, d
- aphrodisiacs — Plural form of aphrodisiac.
- apotheosized — Simple past tense and past participle of apotheosize.
- apprehending — Present participle of apprehend.
- archdeaconry — the office, rank, or duties of an archdeacon
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archdioceses — Plural form of archdiocese.
- arched truss — a truss having an archlike form but unlike a true arch in that it is free to move horizontally at its base, as in expanding or contracting because of temperature changes.
- archiannelid — (zoology) Any member of the Archiannelida.
- armada chest — an iron or iron-bound strongbox of the 17th or 18th century.
- aschoff body — any of the spindleshaped nodules found in heart tissue and associated with the myocarditis of rheumatic fever.
- ash-coloured — silver-grey in colour
- at the ready — If you have something at the ready, you have it in a position where it can be quickly and easily used.
- atharva-veda — the fourth and latest Veda, largely consisting of priestly spells and incantations
- bachelor pad — a flat in which a bachelor lives
- bachelorhood — the state of being a bachelor.
- backhandedly — In a backhanded manner.
- bad hair day — People sometimes say they are having a bad hair day when they do not feel very happy or relaxed, especially because their hair does not look good.
- ballhandling — skill in handling the ball
- band of hope — a society promoting lifelong abstention from alcohol among young people: founded in Britain in 1847
- bandersnatch — a fictional creature created by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, and appearing also in The Hunting of the Snark and Through the Looking-Glass
- bank holiday — A bank holiday is a public holiday.
- basset hound — A basset hound is a dog with short strong legs, a long body, and long ears. It is kept as a pet or used for hunting.
- bated breath — to moderate or restrain: unable to bate our enthusiasm.
- bay-head bar — a sand bar at the head of a bay.
- beaked whale — any of a worldwide family (Ziphiidae) of medium-sized toothed whales characterized by a long, narrow snout
- bechuanaland — former British territory (1884-1966) in S Africa: now the country of Botswana
- beetleheaded — like a beetlehead; stupid
- behenic acid — a crystalline, saturated fatty acid, C 22 H 44 O 2 , obtained from plant sources, used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics, waxes, and plasticizers.
- benzaldehyde — a yellowish fragrant volatile oil occurring in almond kernels and used in the manufacture of dyes, perfumes, and flavourings and as a solvent for oils and resins. Formula: C6H5CHO
- bermuda high — a subtropical high centered near Bermuda.
- beth midrash — a place where Jews gather to study the Talmud and other religious writings; a small synagogue.
- beyond reach — inaccessible
- biohazardous — a pathogen, especially one used in or produced by biological research.
- bird watcher — a person who identifies and observes birds in their natural habitat as a recreation.
- bird-watcher — A bird-watcher is a person whose hobby is watching and studying wild birds in their natural surroundings.
- birthday boy — the boy or man whose birthday is being celebrated
- blackhearted — wicked; evil
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- board school — (formerly) a school managed by a board elected by local ratepayers
- board shorts — shorts with longer legs, originally meant to protect a surfer's legs against the surfboard
- bog asphodel — either of two liliaceous plants, Narthecium ossifragum of Europe or N. americanum of North America, that grow in boggy places and have small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves
- boghead coal — compact bituminous coal that burns brightly and yields large quantities of tar and oil upon distillation.
- bond washing — a series of deals in bonds made with the intention of avoiding taxation
- bothy ballad — a folk song, esp one from the farming community of NE Scotland
- bound charge — any electric charge that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free charge).
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- breechloader — any gun loaded at the breech
- bridge chair — a lightweight folding chair, often part of a set of matching chairs and bridge table.
- broad church — You can refer to an organization, group, or area of activity as a broad church when it includes a wide range of opinions, beliefs, or styles.
- bumbleheaded — clumsy, plodding, or foolish: He stumbled through the talk in his bumbleheaded way.