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12-letter words containing h, a, r, l, e

  • galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
  • galactorrhea — an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
  • general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
  • generalships — Plural form of generalship.
  • geographical — of or relating to geography.
  • geothermally — By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy.
  • germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
  • glacé cherry — a crystallized or candied cherry, used in cookery and cocktail-making
  • glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
  • glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
  • global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
  • gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
  • golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
  • grade school — an elementary school that has its pupils grouped or classified into grades.
  • grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
  • gully-washer — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
  • gullywashers — Plural form of gullywasher.
  • h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
  • hair removal — depilatory treatment
  • hairlessness — The condition or quality of being hairless.
  • 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-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-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.
  • hall bedroom — a small bedroom off a corridor, esp. a small bedroom formed by partitioning off the end of an upstairs corridor
  • hall process — a process in which aluminum is refined by electrolytic reduction of alumina fused with cryolite.
  • halobacteria — Plural form of halobacterium.
  • halotolerant — (biology) Able to tolerate a high concentration of salt in its environment.
  • halotrichite — a mineral, iron alum, isomorphous with pickeringite, occurring in the form of yellowish fibers.
  • hammer drill — a rock drill operated by compressed air in which the boring bit is not attached to the reciprocating piston
  • hand leather — a piece of leather wrapped around the hand of a shoemaker in order to protect it from being cut while pulling thread
  • hand-deliver — to deliver in person or by messenger.
  • hand-launder — hand-wash.
  • harbour seal — a common earless seal, Phoca vitulina, that is greyish-black with paler markings: found off the coasts of North America, N Europe, and NE Asia
  • hard feeling — resentment; ill will
  • hardheadedly — In a hardheaded manner.
  • hardscrabble — providing or yielding meagerly in return for much effort; demanding or unrewarding: the hardscrabble existence of mountainside farmers.
  • hare wallaby — a wallaby of the genus Lagorchestes
  • harlem river — tidal river separating Manhattan Island from the Bronx &, with Spuyten Duyvil Creek, connecting the East River with the Hudson: c. 8 mi (12.9 km)
  • harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
  • harmlessness — The characteristic of being harmless; the absence of harm.
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