12-letter words containing h, a, n, d, e
- henceforward — from now on; from this point forward.
- hendecagonal — (geometry) Having eleven sides an angles; similar to a hendecagon.
- henry howard — Earl of (Henry Howard) 1517?–47, English poet.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- heptahedrons — Plural form of heptahedron.
- here and now — in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
- hereditament — any inheritable estate or interest in property.
- hereditarian — a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to environmentalist).
- hexadecanoic — Of or pertaining to hexadecanoic acid or its derivatives.
- hiding place — location where sb is concealed
- hidradenitis — (medicine) inflammation of the sweat glands.
- hindquarters — the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
- hinterlander — One who lives in the hinterland.
- his and hers — (of paired objects) for a man and woman respectively
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- home and dry — If you say that someone is, in British English home and dry, or in American English home free, you mean that they have been successful or that they are certain to be successful.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- honey badger — ratel.
- hook and eye — a two-piece clothes fastener, usually of metal, consisting of a hook that catches onto a loop or bar.
- hope diamond — a sapphire-blue Indian diamond, the largest blue diamond in the world, weighing 44.5 carats and supposedly cut from a bigger diamond that was once part of the French crown jewels: now in the Smithsonian Institution.
- horatian ode — an ode consisting of several stanzas all of the same form.
- horse around — a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- househusband — a man whose spouse works and who stays home to manage their household.
- housetrained — Simple past tense and past participle of housetrain.
- huffman code — Huffman coding
- human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- hundred days — the period from March 20 to June 28, 1815, between the arrival of Napoleon in Paris, after his escape from Elba, and his abdication after the battle of Waterloo.
- hydnocarpate — a salt or ester of hydnocarpic acid.
- hydrastinine — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 11 H 13 NO 3 , synthesized from hydrastine: used to arrest bleeding, especially in the uterus.
- hydrogenated — to combine or treat with hydrogen, especially to add hydrogen to the molecule of (an unsaturated organic compound).
- hydrogenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate.
- hyperdynamic — (physiology) Describing an increase in both blood pressure and pulse pressure.
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- in the shade — in shadow, out of the sun
- indomethacin — a substance, C 19 H 16 ClNO 4 , with anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, and analgesic properties: used in the treatment of certain kinds of arthritis and gout.
- interchanged — Simple past tense and past participle of interchange.
- iron-hearted — cruel; heartless; unfeeling.
- kaleidophone — an instrument, invented by Professor Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875), consisting of a light on a vibrating rod with a reflecting knob for exhibiting the effect of sound waves
- kind hearted — having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.
- kind-hearted — having or showing sympathy or kindness: a kindhearted woman.
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- large-handed — generous; profuse
- latch needle — a part of a knitting machine consisting of a thin shaft with a hook on one end and a pivoting latch that closes over the hook so that yarn can be drawn through the developing knitting to make a stitch.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- leave behind — fail to bring
- light-handed — short-handed.
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- living death — a completely miserable, joyless existence, experience, situation, etc.; ordeal: He found the steaming jungle a living death.