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13-letter words containing h, i, d, n

  • fort sheridan — a military reservation in NE Illinois, on W shore of Lake Michigan S of Lake Forest.
  • fountainheads — Plural form of fountainhead.
  • french endive — endive (def 2).
  • 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.
  • ginger-haired — having ginger hair
  • gnathic index — Craniometry. the ratio of the distance from basion to prosthion to the distance from basion to nasion, expressed in percent of the latter.
  • 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.
  • gonadotrophic — Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads.
  • gonadotrophin — a gonadotropic substance.
  • good-neighbor — characterized by friendly political relations and mutual aid between countries.
  • graham island — an island in the Pacific Ocean, in W British Columbia, Canada: largest and northernmost of the Queen Charlotte Islands. 2485 sq. mi. (6436 sq. km).
  • grandad shirt — a long-sleeved collarless shirt
  • grandchildren — a child of one's son or daughter.
  • h and l hinge — a surface-mounted hinge that when applied resembles H and L combined.
  • habit of mind — If someone has a particular habit of mind, they usually think in that particular way.
  • 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
  • hairdressings — Plural form of hairdressing.
  • half-finished — ended or completed.
  • 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.
  • hand-stitched — stitched by hand rather than by a machine
  • hand-wringing — a physical expression of concern, distress, or guilt.
  • handkerchiefs — Plural form of handkerchief.
  • handleability — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
  • hanging judge — sb who sentences criminals to execution
  • hard as nails — tough, durable
  • hard feelings — Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. If you say 'no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
  • hard standing — a hard-surfaced area on which heavy vehicles or airplanes can be parked.
  • hard-drinking — If you describe someone as a hard-drinking person, you mean that they frequently drink large quantities of alcohol.
  • hardenability — The quality or degree of being hardenable.
  • hardship fund — funding offered or applied for due to financial difficulties
  • harishchandra — also known as Bharatendu. 1850–85, Indian poet, dramatist, and essayist, who established Hindi as a literary language
  • harlequinades — Plural form of harlequinade.
  • harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
  • hasty pudding — New England. cornmeal mush.
  • haven't lived — If you tell someone that they haven't lived unless they experience a particular thing, you are telling them that thing is extremely good and should be experienced.
  • head linesman — an official who makes rulings regarding play along the line of scrimmage and who oversees the measurement and marking of yardage gained or lost
  • 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
  • headshrinkers — Plural form of headshrinker.
  • 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.
  • heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
  • hemiterpenoid — (chemistry) a terpenoid having a C5 skeleton.
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