12-letter words containing h, e, a, d, l
- down-at-heel — of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- earth almond — chufa.
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- edith cavell — Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- emerald moth — any of various green geometrid moths, esp the large emerald (Geometra papilionaria) a handsome pale green moth with white wavy markings
- enarthrodial — Relating to an enarthrosis.
- endochondral — occurring, or present, in cartilage
- endothelioma — Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels.
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- etherealized — Simple past tense and past participle of etherealize.
- ethical code — an ethical code is a set of moral principles used to govern the conduct of a profession
- ethical drug — a drug which is only available legally with a doctor's prescription or consent
- evenhandedly — In an evenhanded manner.
- falsehearted — Alternative spelling of false-hearted.
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- feel cheated — If you feel cheated, you feel that you have been let down or treated unfairly.
- feldspathoid — Also, feldspathoidal. of or relating to a group of minerals similar in chemical composition to certain feldspars except for a lower silica content.
- feldspathose — (mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
- flash powder — powder that could be ignited to provide a bright light to take a photograph
- flat-chested — If you describe a woman as flat-chested, you mean that she has small breasts.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- forehandedly — Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
- formaldehyde — a colorless, toxic, potentially carcinogenic, water-soluble gas, CH 2 O, having a suffocating odor, usually derived from methyl alcohol by oxidation: used chiefly in aqueous solution, as a disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of various resins and plastics.
- get ahold of — to get in touch with
- glassyheaded — smooth; bald
- 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.
- habilimented — Clothed.
- hadley chest — a style of chest made c1700 in Massachusetts or Connecticut, having front rails and panels carved in low relief with elaborate tulip and leaf patterns.
- half a dozen — six
- half cadence — a cadence ending with dominant harmony.
- half-blooded — having parents of two different breeds, species, or the like.
- 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-starved — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
- halfwittedly — In a halfwitted manner.
- hall bedroom — a small bedroom off a corridor, esp. a small bedroom formed by partitioning off the end of an upstairs corridor
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- 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 luggage — carry-on baggage
- hand-deliver — to deliver in person or by messenger.
- hand-launder — hand-wash.
- hand-selling — a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.