12-letter words containing h, a, l, f, e
- flash-freeze — quick-freeze.
- flat-chested — If you describe a woman as flat-chested, you mean that she has small breasts.
- flat-earther — a person who adheres to the idea that the earth is flat.
- flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
- flour shaker — a container, often with a perforated top, from which flour is shaken
- fluoranthene — (organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring attached to each of the rings of a naphthalene molecule; it is carcinogenic, and is a product of incomplete combustion.
- fluphenazine — a potent tranquilizer, C 22 H 26 F 3 N 3 OS, derived from phenothiazine and used in various forms for the management of certain neurological or psychotic disorders and for short-term treatment of acute anxiety.
- fly the flag — to represent or show support for one's country, an organization, etc
- flyfisherman — Flyfisher.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- focal length — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- forehandedly — Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
- formaldehyde — a colorless, toxic, potentially carcinogenic, water-soluble gas, CH 2 O, having a suffocating odor, usually derived from methyl alcohol by oxidation: used chiefly in aqueous solution, as a disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of various resins and plastics.
- four-channel — Audio. quadraphonic.
- fowl cholera — a specific, acute, diarrheal disease of fowls, especially chickens, caused by a bacterium, Pasteurella multocida.
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- french chalk — a talc for marking lines on fabrics.
- french leave — Sometimes Offensive. a departure without ceremony, permission, or notice: Taking French leave, he evaded his creditors.
- french pleat — curtain, draperies
- funeral home — an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.
- gesellschaft — an association of individuals for common goals, as for entertainment, intellectual, or cultural purposes or for business reasons.
- get ahold of — to get in touch with
- half a dozen — six
- half brother — brother (def 2).
- half cadence — a cadence ending with dominant harmony.
- half leather — a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
- half measure — If someone refers to policies or actions as half measures, they are critical of them because they think that they are not forceful enough and are therefore of little value.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- half-blooded — having parents of two different breeds, species, or the like.
- half-brother — brother (def 2).
- half-century — a period of 100 years.
- half-covered — to be or serve as a covering for; extend over; rest on the surface of: Snow covered the fields.
- half-dressed — an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- half-drowned — to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
- half-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
- half-glasses — a pair of eyeglasses, often shaped like the lower half of regular eyeglasses, containing lenses to aid in reading and not suitable for distance vision.
- half-hearted — having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work.
- half-leather — half binding.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- half-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- halfway line — a line across a sports field, such as a football pitch, that divides the playing area into two equal areas and is equidistant between the two goals
- halfwittedly — In a halfwitted manner.
- hall of fame — a national shrine in New York City commemorating the names of outstanding Americans.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- haulage firm — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- heartfulness — The state or quality of being heartful.
- 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.