13-letter words containing h, e, d, r
- head shrinker — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- head-shrinker — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- heading sword — a sword used for beheading.
- headline rate — a basic rate of inflation, taxation, etc, before distorting factors have been removed
- headmistressy — typical of the duties and behaviour of a headmistress
- headquartered — to situate in headquarters.
- headshrinkers — Plural form of headshrinker.
- health hazard — something that is dangerous to health
- heart disease — any condition of the heart that impairs its functioning.
- heart-rending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- heavy-bearded — having a thick or dark beard.
- heavy-hearted — sorrowful; melancholy; dejected.
- hedge sparrow — the dunnock.
- hedge trimmer — garden tool for cutting hedges
- hefner candle — a German unit of luminous intensity, equal to 0.92 of a candela.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hemiterpenoid — (chemistry) a terpenoid having a C5 skeleton.
- henceforwards — (archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
- hendecahedron — a solid figure having 11 faces.
- herbal remedy — a medical treatment made with herbs
- herd immunity — the immunity or resistance to a particular infection that occurs in a group of people or animals when a very high percentage of individuals have been vaccinated or previously exposed to the infection.
- herd instinct — the impulse or tendency toward clustering or acting in a group, especially the presumed instinct toward or need for gregariousness and conformity.
- here document — (operating system) Data included in a Unix shell script or Perl script using the "<<" syntax.
- hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
- hereditarians — Plural form of hereditarian.
- herefordshire — a former county in W England, now part of Hereford and Worscester.
- hermaphrodism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
- hermaphrodite — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
- hermaphrodyte — (archaic) alternative spelling of hermaphrodite.
- 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 agrippa — (Julius Agrippa) c10 b.c.–a.d. 44, king of Judea 41–44 (grandson of Herod the Great).
- 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
- hertfordshire — a county in SE England. 631 sq. mi. (1635 sq. km).
- heterodimeric — (chemistry) produced from two similar but different monomers.
- high-coloured — (of the complexion) deep red or purplish; florid
- high-spirited — characterized by energetic enthusiasm, elation, vivacity, etc.
- higher degree — a degree taken after your first undergraduate degree
- hinged girder — a type of girder with a hinge, used in bridge building
- hold a grudge — be resentful
- hold the fort — a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches, and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification.
- hold together — not fall apart
- holiday-maker — vacationer.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- holyroodhouse — a royal palace in Edinburgh in Scotland: official residence of the Queen when in Scotland; begun in 1501 by James IV of Scotland; scene of the murder of David Rizzio in 1566
- home delivery — delivery to one's home
- honey buzzard — a long-tailed Old World hawk, Pernis apivorus, that feeds on the larvae of bees as well as on small rodents, reptiles, and insects.
- hopper dredge — a self-propelled dredge having compartments in which the dredged material can be carried and dumped through hoppers.