12-letter words containing h, a, l, f, r
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- for all that — the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year.
- 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.
- fourth-class — of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.
- 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.
- francophilia — Alternative capitalization of Francophilia.
- 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.
- goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres
- graham flour — unbolted wheat flour, containing all of the wheat grain; whole-wheat flour.
- half an hour — 30 minutes
- half brother — brother (def 2).
- 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 serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- 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-cup bra — a bra that covers three-quarters of the breasts rather than all of the breasts
- 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-forward — any of three forwards positioned between the centre line and the forward line
- half-hearted — having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work.
- half-leather — half binding.
- half-serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- half-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- haulage firm — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- hauraki gulf — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, on the N coast of North Island, New Zealand.
- heartfulness — The state or quality of being heartful.
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- hill farming — the activity and business of having a hill farm
- horrifically — causing horror.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hyperinflate — to subject to hyperinflation: hyperinflated prices.
- lachrymiform — Shaped like a teardrop.
- lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- larch sawfly — a red and black sawfly, Pristiphora erichsonii, the larvae of which infest and feed on the leaves of larch.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- parcel shelf — flat storage panel in a vehicle
- pasch flower — pasqueflower
- scratch file — A scratch file is a temporary computer file which you use as a work area or as a store while a program is operating.
- shelf talker — a cardboard, paper, or plastic advertisement of a product designed to be attached to a shelf on which the product is exhibited for sale.