12-letter words containing h, e, d, r
- light-haired — having light-coloured hair
- lighthearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- linked rhyme — a rhyme in which the end of one line together with the first sound of the next line forms a rhyme with the end of another line.
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- lisle thread — a fine, high-twisted and hard-twisted cotton thread, at least two-ply, used for hosiery, gloves, etc.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- little rhody — Rhode Island (used as a nickname).
- loggerheaded — Dull; stupid.
- lower depths — a play (1902) by Maxim Gorki.
- machine word — word (def 10).
- machine-word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- medal-holder — a person who has won a medal
- mediatorship — the position of a mediator
- men-children — plural of man-child.
- merchandised — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandiser — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandises — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandized — Simple past tense and past participle of merchandize.
- merchandizer — Alternative spelling of merchandiser.
- method actor — actor who follows the Method
- methysergide — an ergot alkaloid derivative, C 2 1 H 2 7 N 3 O 2 , used in the prophylaxis and treatment of migraine and cluster headaches.
- microchipped — Simple past tense and past participle of microchip.
- middle irish — the Irish language of the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.
- mimeographed — Simple past tense and past participle of mimeograph.
- misapprehend — to misunderstand.
- mithridatize — to induce a state of mithridatism in (a person).
- model theory — the branch of logic that deals with the properties of models; the semantic study of formal systems
- mohenjo-daro — an archaeological site in Pakistan, near the Indus River: six successive ancient cities were built here.
- monochloride — a chloride containing one atom of chlorine with one atom of another element or a group.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- monohydrogen — relating to a molecule in which there is a single hydrogen ion for each combining ion
- mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
- mother-naked — stark naked; as naked as when born.
- motherboards — Plural form of motherboard.
- motormouthed — (of a person) Being a motor mouth; inclined to talk too much.
- mouthbreeder — any of several fishes of the genera Tilapia and Haplochromis, that hatch and care for their young in the mouth.
- mouthbrooder — A freshwater cichlid fish that protects its eggs (and in some cases its young) by carrying them in its mouth.
- multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
- neanderthals — Plural form of neanderthal.
- near at hand — close; to a point or place not far away: Come near so I won't have to shout.
- near-sighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- needle-sharp — very sharp
- neighborhood — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
- neoorthodoxy — a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.
- nether world — the infernal regions; hell.
- netherlander — the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.
- netherlandic — Dutch (def 7).
- netherworlds — Plural form of netherworld.
- new hebrides — former name of Vanuatu.