11-letter words containing h, a, y, r
- bathymetric — Of, pertaining to, or derived from bathymetry.
- bathysphere — a strong steel deep-sea diving sphere, lowered by cable
- battery hen — a hen kept in a battery
- beach party — a party held on a beach
- beta rhythm — the normal electrical activity of the cerebral cortex, occurring at a frequency of 13 to 30 hertz and detectable with an electroencephalograph
- blameworthy — deserving disapproval or censure
- body search — If a person is body searched, someone such as a police officer searches them while they remain clothed. Compare strip-search.
- body-search — to search all parts of the body of: Police ordered the suspects to strip and then body-searched them for hidden caches of narcotics.
- brachyodont — (of mammals, such as humans) having teeth with short crowns
- brachyprism — the four faces parallel to the brachyaxis in a crystal
- brachyurous — shorttailed, as a crab (opposed to macrurous).
- breadthways — from side to side
- breathalyse — to apply a Breathalyser test to (someone)
- breathalyze — If the driver of a car is breathalyzed by the police, they ask him or her to breathe into a special bag or device in order to test whether he or she has drunk too much alcohol.
- breech baby — a baby whose buttocks or feet are presented first during the birth process.
- brown hyena — a hyena, Hyaena brunnea, of southern Africa, having a blackish-gray coat: its dwindling population is now protected.
- bush lawyer — any of several prickly trailing plants of the genus Rubus
- cachinatory — Alternative form of cachinnatory.
- caecotrophy — (biology) In certain mammals, especially rabbits and other lagomorphs, the consumption of food pellets which are naturally produced by means of digestion, retention in the caecum, and expulsion through the anus.
- calligraphy — Calligraphy is the art of producing beautiful handwriting using a brush or a special pen.
- cardiopathy — a heart disease or disorder
- carry light — a searchlight used to illuminate a target while it is tracked and fired upon.
- cartography — Cartography is the art or activity of drawing maps and geographical charts.
- catarrhally — in a manner relating to the inflammation of a mucous membrane
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- cathode ray — a flow of electrons emanating from a cathode in a vacuum tube and focused into a narrow beam.
- chaleur bay — an inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence between NE New Brunswick and SE Quebec, in SE Canada: rich fishing ground. About 85 miles (135 km) long; 15–25 miles (24–40 km) wide.
- chancellery — A chancellery is the building where a chancellor has his offices.
- chancellory — Alternative spelling of chancellery.
- chao phraya — a river in N Thailand, rising in the N highlands and flowing south to the Gulf of Thailand. Length: (including the headstreams Nan and Ping) 1200 km (750 miles)
- charactonym — a name given to a literary character that is descriptive of a quality or trait of the character.
- chardonnays — Plural form of chardonnay.
- charityware — careware
- charlatanry — charlatanism.
- charmlessly — in a charmless manner
- chemigraphy — any technique for making engravings or etchings using chemicals and without the aid of photography.
- cherry coal — a type of bituminous coal that burns readily and gives a hot fire.
- chessplayer — a player of chess
- chieftainry — the area governed by a chieftain
- chirography — handwriting; penmanship
- chorography — the technique of mapping regions
- chou pastry — cream puff paste.
- chrismatory — a small receptacle containing the three kinds of consecrated oil used in the sacraments
- christianly — like a Christian; Christianlike.
- christmassy — Something that is Christmassy is typical of or suitable for Christmas.
- chronically — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- chrysalidal — relating to a chrysalis or stage in the development of an insect
- chrysalides — the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.
- chrysalises — Plural form of chrysalis.
- chrysarobin — a tasteless odourless powder containing anthraquinone derivatives of araroba, formerly used medicinally to treat chronic skin conditions