12-letter words containing h, e, m, r, a
- beachcombers — Plural form of beachcomber.
- beaumarchais — Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)
- beech marten — stone marten.
- behaviourism — Behaviourism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
- bench-warmer — a substitute who rarely gets to play in a game.
- benchmarking — In business, benchmarking is a process in which a company compares its products and methods with those of the most successful companies in its field, in order to try to improve its own performance.
- bermuda high — a subtropical high centered near Bermuda.
- beth midrash — a place where Jews gather to study the Talmud and other religious writings; a small synagogue.
- blabbermouth — a person who talks too much or indiscreetly
- bromomethane — methyl bromide.
- buy the farm — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- cache memory — a small area of memory in a computer that can be accessed very quickly
- camel's hair — the hair of the camel
- camel's-hair — made of camel's hair.
- camera phone — A camera phone is a mobile phone that can also take photographs.
- camphor tree — a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
- cathetometer — an instrument measuring minute height differences
- cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
- cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
- cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
- ceramography — the study, analysis, and preparation of ceramic microstructures, usually for industrial use
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- chair warmer — an officeholder, employee, or the like, who accomplishes little, especially a person who holds an interim position.
- chair-warmer — an officeholder, employee, or the like, who accomplishes little, especially a person who holds an interim position.
- chamber tomb — a prehistoric tomb with a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
- chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
- chambersburg — a city in central Pennsylvania.
- change-maker — a person or thing that changes bills or coins for ones of smaller denominations.
- chapter room — a room for the use of the chapter of a religious institution
- characterism — the description of character
- charismatize — to impress or influence by charisma.
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- chatter mark — any of a series of grooves, pits, and scratches on the surface of a rock, usually made by the movement of a glacier
- cheese-maker — a person or thing that makes cheese.
- chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
- chimerically — In a chimerical manner.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
- chlorenchyma — plant tissue consisting of parenchyma cells that contain chlorophyll
- choirmasters — Plural form of choirmaster.
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chrematistic — of, denoting, or relating to money-making
- chrestomathy — a collection of literary passages, used in the study of language
- chromonemata — a chromosome thread that is relatively uncoiled at early prophase but assumes a spiral form at metaphase.
- clam chowder — chowder containing clams
- clamjamphrie — rubbish
- cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.