13-letter words containing h, e, d, o, n, i
- domino theory — a theory that if one country is taken over by an expansionist, especially Communist, neighbor, party, or the like, the nearby nations will be taken over one after another.
- down the line — complete, full, unreserved, or whole-hearted: a down-the-line endorsement.
- down-the-line — complete, full, unreserved, or whole-hearted: a down-the-line endorsement.
- downhill race — a competitive event in which skiers are timed in a downhill run
- downrightness — The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner.
- drongo shrike — any insectivorous songbird of the family Dicruridae, of the Old World tropics, having a glossy black plumage, a forked tail, and a stout bill
- drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
- dryopithecine — (sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
- dun laoghaire — a seaport in E Republic of Ireland, near Dublin.
- dysmenorrheic — Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea.
- echo sounding — the determining of depth of water by means of a device (echo sounder) that measures the time required for a sound wave to be reflected from the bottom: a similar process (echo ranging) is used to measure the distance to an underwater object
- endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
- endolymphatic — (anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph.
- endotheliomas — Plural form of endothelioma.
- ethanoic acid — acetic acid
- ethnomedicine — (medicine) traditional folk-medicine.
- eventide home — a retirement home
- fashion model — sb employed to show off designer clothes
- foolhardiness — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- foreshadowing — to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure: Political upheavals foreshadowed war.
- fort sheridan — a military reservation in NE Illinois, on W shore of Lake Michigan S of Lake Forest.
- fountainheads — Plural form of fountainhead.
- french window — a pair of casement windows extending to the floor and serving as portals, especially from a room to an outside porch or terrace.
- friction head — (in a hydraulic system) the part of a head of water or of another liquid that represents the energy that the system dissipates through friction with the sides of conduits or channels and through heating from turbulent flow.
- ghiordes knot — a hand-tied knot, used in rug weaving, in which the parallel ends of looped yarn alternate with two threads of warp, producing an uneven pile effect.
- giant hogweed — a tall plant, Heracleum mantegazzianum, of the parsley family, native to Russia and now naturalized in the U.S., having very large leaves and broad, white flower heads somewhat resembling Queen Anne's lace: can cause an allergic rash when touched by susceptible persons.
- golden shiner — a small, silvery freshwater minnow, Notemigonus crysoleucas, native to eastern North America and introduced into western North America: often used as live bait in sport fishing.
- good-neighbor — characterized by friendly political relations and mutual aid between countries.
- haemodilution — an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells
- haemodynamics — a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood
- hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- heading sword — a sword used for beheading.
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- hemiterpenoid — (chemistry) a terpenoid having a C5 skeleton.
- heptadecanoic — as in heptadecanoic acid, a saturated fatty acid, aka margaric acid
- hero sandwich — a large sandwich, usually consisting of a small loaf of bread or long roll cut in half lengthwise and containing a variety of ingredients, as meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.
- herod antipas — died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.
- heroin addict — sb dependent on heroin
- hexanoic acid — caproic acid.
- hold in leash — to control; curb; restrain
- hold the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- homing device — a mechanism incorporated into a guided missile, airplane, etc., that aims it toward its objective.
- honey gilding — gilding of ceramics with a mixture of gold leaf and honey, later fired to fix the gold.
- horned lizard — an insectivorous iguanid lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of western North America, having hornlike spines on the head and a flattened body covered with spiny scales.
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- house-trained — housebroken.
- housebuilding — The trade or activity of building houses.