13-letter words containing h, a, e, d, i, n
- gnathic index — Craniometry. the ratio of the distance from basion to prosthion to the distance from basion to nasion, expressed in percent of the latter.
- grandchildren — a child of one's son or daughter.
- h and l hinge — a surface-mounted hinge that when applied resembles H and L combined.
- haemodilution — an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells
- haemodynamics — a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood
- hairdressings — Plural form of hairdressing.
- half-finished — ended or completed.
- hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-stitched — stitched by hand rather than by a machine
- handkerchiefs — Plural form of handkerchief.
- handleability — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hanging judge — sb who sentences criminals to execution
- hard feelings — Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. If you say 'no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- hardenability — The quality or degree of being hardenable.
- harlequinades — Plural form of harlequinade.
- harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
- haven't lived — If you tell someone that they haven't lived unless they experience a particular thing, you are telling them that thing is extremely good and should be experienced.
- head linesman — an official who makes rulings regarding play along the line of scrimmage and who oversees the measurement and marking of yardage gained or lost
- head shrinker — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- head-shrinker — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- heading sword — a sword used for beheading.
- headline rate — a basic rate of inflation, taxation, etc, before distorting factors have been removed
- headshrinkers — Plural form of headshrinker.
- heart-rending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- heptadecanoic — as in heptadecanoic acid, a saturated fatty acid, aka margaric acid
- heptaselenide — (chemistry) any selenide containing seven selenium atoms in each molecule.
- hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
- hereditarians — Plural form of hereditarian.
- hero sandwich — a large sandwich, usually consisting of a small loaf of bread or long roll cut in half lengthwise and containing a variety of ingredients, as meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.
- herod antipas — died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.
- heroin addict — sb dependent on heroin
- hexactinellid — a type of sponge characterized by their (usually) six siliceous spicules or rays
- hexanoic acid — caproic acid.
- hidden agenda — an often duplicitously undisclosed plan or motive.
- hide and seek — one of a variety of children's games in which, according to specified rules, one player gives the others a chance to hide and then attempts to find them.
- hide-and-seek — one of a variety of children's games in which, according to specified rules, one player gives the others a chance to hide and then attempts to find them.
- hold in leash — to control; curb; restrain
- horned lizard — an insectivorous iguanid lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of western North America, having hornlike spines on the head and a flattened body covered with spiny scales.
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- house-trained — housebroken.
- hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
- hydroairplane — a hydroplane.
- hydrogenating — Present participle of hydrogenate.
- hydrogenation — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- hydroxylamine — an unstable, weakly basic, crystalline compound, NH 3 O, used as a reducing agent, analytical reagent, and chemical intermediate.
- hyperadenosis — abnormal enlargement of the glands, especially of the lymph nodes.