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11-letter words containing h, a, r, y

  • erythropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear red
  • escharotomy — A surgical procedure in which an incision is made through eschar to expose the fatty tissue below.
  • ethereality — The quality of being ethereal.
  • ethnography — The scientific description of the customs of individual peoples and cultures.
  • euryphagous — eating a wide variety of foods
  • eurythermal — (of organisms) able to tolerate a wide range of temperatures in the environment
  • exhortatory — Serving to exhort.
  • eye-catcher — something that especially attracts one's attention
  • faithworthy — worthy of faith, trustworthy
  • family hour — any broadcast period from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. when programs of general interest to the family are broadcast.
  • feather key — a rectangular key connecting the keyways of a shaft and a hub of a gear, pulley, etc., fastened in one keyway and free to slide in the other so that the hub can drive or be driven by the shaft at various positions along it.
  • ferrography — the analysis of iron in lubricants in order to assess the extent of wear in a machine
  • filmography — a collection of writings about motion pictures, especially detailed essays dealing with specific films.
  • flash harry — a man who likes to dress and behave ostentatiously
  • flexography — a relief printing technique similar to letterpress that employs rubber or soft plastic plates, a simple inking system, and fast-drying inks.
  • flycatchers — Plural form of flycatcher.
  • foolhardily — In a foolhardy manner.
  • french navy — a dark dull navy blue
  • furaldehyde — either of two aldehydes derived from furan, esp 2-furaldehyde
  • game theory — a mathematical theory that deals with strategies for maximizing gains and minimizing losses within prescribed constraints, as the rules of a card game: widely applied in the solution of various decision-making problems, as those of military strategy and business policy.
  • gastropathy — (pathology) Any disease of the stomach.
  • gastrosophy — the science or art of good eating
  • gate theory — a theory proposing that neural stimulation beyond a certain threshold level, as by application of an electric current, can overwhelm the ability of the nerve center to sense pain.
  • gay-feather — any of several composite plants of the genus Liatris, especially L. spicata or L. scariosa, having hairy leaves and long clusters of purplish flowers.
  • glycyrrhiza — Any legume (such as liquorice) of the genus [Glycyrrhiza]].
  • glyptograph — an engraved or carved design, as on a gem.
  • grand duchy — a territory ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess.
  • graphically — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
  • gray-headed — having gray hair.
  • grey-haired — having grey hair
  • grey-headed — having gray hair.
  • gullywasher — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
  • gymnasiarch — (in ancient Greece) a magistrate who superintended the gymnasia and public games in certain cities.
  • gymnorhinal — (of a bird) having the nostrils exposed, not covered by feathers.
  • hagiography — the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints; hagiology.
  • hairstyling — a person who designs and arranges hair styles.
  • hairstylist — A person who cuts and styles people's hair professionally.
  • hairy vetch — a plant, Vicia villosa, of the legume family, native to Eurasia, having hairy stems and violet and white flowers, widely grown as forage and as a cover crop.
  • hairy-faced — having a face covered with hair.
  • half-yearly — Half-yearly means happening in the middle of a calendar year or a financial year.
  • hammer away — If you hammer away at a task or activity, you work at it constantly and with great energy.
  • handyperson — a person who is practiced at doing maintenance work.
  • haphazardly — in a haphazard manner; at random.
  • haphazardry — haphazard character, state, or order; fortuity.
  • haplography — the accidental omission of a letter or letter group that should be repeated in writing, as in Missippi for Mississippi.
  • harassingly — in a harassing manner
  • hard by sth — If one thing is hard by another, it is very close to it.
  • hardly ever — rarely
  • harness eye — the eyelet on a heddle or on harness cords. Compare mail2 (def 3).
  • harney peak — a mountain in SW South Dakota: the highest peak in the Black Hills. 7242 feet (2207 meters).
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