11-letter words containing h, i, d, r
- bridle hand — (of a horseback rider) the hand, usually the left hand, that holds both reins or both pairs of reins, leaving the other hand free to manage a whip, crop, lariat, or the like.
- bridle path — A bridle path is a path intended for people riding horses.
- bright idea — suggestion: clever
- bright-eyed — eager; fresh and enthusiastic
- brood bitch — a female dog used for breeding.
- brush aside — If you brush aside or brush away an idea, remark, or feeling, you refuse to consider it because you think it is not important or useful, even though it may be.
- butcherbird — a shrike, esp one of the genus Lanius
- butter dish — a small dish designed to hold butter
- cantharidal — relating to or made of cantharides
- cantharides — a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiac
- cantharidic — cantharidal
- cantharidin — the compound C10H12O4, which is the active ingredient in cantharides and is secreted by many species of blister beetle
- cardiograph — an instrument for recording the mechanical force and form of heart movements
- cardiopathy — a heart disease or disorder
- cathedratic — relating to the seat of the bishop
- centrarchid — (zoology) Any member of the Centrarchidae.
- chain drive — a chain of links passing over sprockets that transmits rotation from one shaft to another
- chambermaid — A chambermaid is a woman who cleans and tidies the bedrooms in a hotel.
- chandeliers — Plural form of chandelier.
- chandleries — Plural form of chandlery.
- chandlering — the work of a chandler
- characinoid — of or like a characin
- charbroiled — Charbroiled meat or fish has been cooked so that it burns slightly and turns black.
- chargrilled — Simple past tense and past participle of chargrill.
- chaud-froid — a cooked dish of fowl or game, served cold with aspic, jelly, or a sauce.
- chemisorbed — Simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb.
- child actor — an actor who is a child
- child bride — a very young bride, esp when the groom is considerably older
- child labor — the regular, full-time employment of children under a legally defined age in factories, stores, offices, etc.: in the U.S., the minimum legal age under federal law is 16 (in hazardous occupations, 18)
- child-proof — resistant to being opened, tampered with, or operated by a child: a childproof medicine bottle.
- childbirths — Plural form of childbirth.
- childminder — A childminder is someone whose job it is to look after children when the children's parents are away or are at work. Childminders usually work in their own homes.
- chili verde — a stew of beef or pork, or both, flavored with hot green peppers.
- chinese red — a bright red colour
- chironomids — Plural form of chironomid.
- chiropodist — A chiropodist is a person whose job is to treat and care for people's feet.
- chlorhydric — (chemistry) Alternative form of hydrochloric.
- chlorinated — Chlorinated water, for example drinking water or water in a swimming pool, has been cleaned by adding chlorine to it.
- chondrified — Simple past tense and past participle of chondrify.
- chondroitin — an element that is present in cartilage
- choroiditis — a medical condition consisting of pain and swelling of the choroid
- christendom — All the Christian people and countries in the world can be referred to as Christendom.
- chrysalidal — relating to a chrysalis or stage in the development of an insect
- chrysalides — the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly; an obtect pupa.
- chrysoidine — a red-brown or greenish-black, crystalline solid, C 12 H 13 N 4 Cl, that yields orange colors in aqueous or alcohol solution: used chiefly in dyeing cotton and silk.
- chrysomelid — a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
- churn drill — a portable drill rig using a bit fashioned on a massive steel cylinder that is alternately lifted and dropped to drill a hole in earth and rock.
- clavichords — Plural form of clavichord.
- comradeship — Comradeship is friendship between a number of people who are doing the same work or who share the same difficulties or dangers.
- copyrighted — Copyrighted material is protected by a copyright.