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12-letter words containing h, a, t, c, u

  • chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
  • choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
  • chuck off at — to abuse or make fun of
  • chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
  • churchianity — loyalty to the church rather than Christianity
  • cinematheque — a small intimate cinema
  • circus catch — a spectacular or difficult catch, esp. one made by a fielder in baseball or a receiver in football
  • clausthalite — a rare mineral, lead selenide, PbSe, occurring in grayish, granular crystals that have a metallic luster.
  • clutch pedal — The clutch pedal is the pedal by which the driver of a vehicle operates the clutch.
  • clutch plate — a plate in a vehicle's clutch that connects to the transmission
  • colour chart — a chart with samples of paint colours
  • couch potato — A couch potato is someone who spends most of their time watching television and does not exercise or have any interesting hobbies.
  • counter hand — a person who works behind a counter; assistant
  • countercharm — an object or action that is capable of destroying a magical charm
  • counterearth — (in Pythagorean astronomy) a planet, out of sight from our part of the earth, whose shadow upon the sun and moon, cast by a central fire that is also out of sight, causes the eclipses.
  • countermarch — to march or cause to march back along the same route
  • countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
  • craw-thumper — an ostentatiously pious person
  • creaturehood — the state of being a creature
  • cruelhearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
  • crushability — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
  • curietherapy — a form of radiation therapy using radium
  • curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
  • cutlass fish — any compressed, ribbonlike fish of the genus Trichiurus, having daggerlike teeth.
  • daughtercard — daughterboard
  • duncan smith — (George) Iain. born 1954, British politician; leader of the Conservative Party (2001–03); secretary of state for work and pensions (2010–2016)
  • dust catcher — Informal. a knickknack or other household object that is little used.
  • dutch guiana — former name of Suriname.
  • dutch harbor — a U.S. naval base on Unalaska Island, in the Aleutian Islands.
  • dutch master — one of a number of renowned and influential Dutch painters
  • earth colour — any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
  • eleutherarch — the chief of the eleutheri
  • enthusiastic — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
  • escape chute — a fabric tube or chute hinged to the wall of a stairwell and used as an emergency exit, eg from a burning tall building
  • ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
  • eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
  • feuchtwanger — Lion [lee-awn] /ˈli ɔn/ (Show IPA), 1884–1958, German novelist and dramatist.
  • fourth-class — of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.
  • grudge match — You can call a contest between two people or groups a grudge match when they dislike each other.
  • gutta-percha — the milky juice, nearly white when pure, of various Malaysian trees of the sapodilla family, especially Palaquium gutta.
  • half-century — a period of 100 years.
  • hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
  • hallucinates — to have hallucinations.
  • hallucinator — One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
  • head lettuce — any variety of the lettuce subspecies Lactuca sativa capitata, having leaves that grow in a dense rosette, especially iceberg lettuce and Boston lettuce.
  • heart urchin — an echinoderm of the order Spatangoida, having an elongate, somewhat heart-shaped outer covering.
  • hippocentaur — Centaur.
  • humification — the formation of humus.
  • hunting case — a watchcase with a hinged cover to protect the crystal.
  • hydronautics — (nautical) The science of the design and construction of ships, their engines, and their instrumentation.
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