11-letter words containing h, i, v, e
- nakhichevan — an autonomous republic, an exclave of Azerbaijan, bordering Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. 2124 sq. mi. (5500 sq. km). Capital: Nakhichevan.
- native bush — indigenous forest
- night raven — a bird that cries in the night.
- nonachiever — a student who fares poorly in the classroom or has failing grades.
- nonadhesive — coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance: adhesive bandages.
- noncohesive — characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent.
- north river — a part of the Hudson River between NE New Jersey and SE New York.
- novelettish — Resembling or characteristic of a novelette.
- olive shell — any marine gastropod of the family Olividae, having a polished, highly colored, elongated shell and a large mantle that, when extended, surrounds the shell.
- overachieve — to perform, especially academically, above the potential indicated by tests of one's mental ability or aptitude.
- overarching — forming an arch above: great trees with overarching branches.
- overfishing — to fish (an area) excessively; to exhaust the supply of usable fish in (certain waters): Scientists are concerned that fishing boats may overfish our coastal waters.
- overfreight — to load too heavily
- overhanging — extending or dangling
- overhastily — in such a way as to be excessively hasty or done without enough consideration
- overheating — heating (something) excessively
- overhunting — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
- overnighted — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
- overnighter — an overnight stay or trip.
- overnourish — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- overtighten — to tighten too much
- peevishness — cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent: a peevish youngster.
- pelvic arch — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
- photoactive — the activation or control of a chemical, chemical reaction, or organism by light, as the activation of chlorophyll by sunlight during photosynthesis.
- privet hawk — a hawk moth, Sphinx ligustri, with a mauve-and-brown striped body: frequents privets
- prohibitive — serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something.
- rh negative — See under Rh factor.
- rh positive — See under Rh factor.
- rh-negative — See under Rh factor.
- rh-positive — See under Rh factor.
- rhea silvia — a vestal virgin who became the mother, by Mars, of Romulus and Remus.
- rhine river — Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- rhone river — a river flowing from the Alps in S Switzerland through the Lake of Geneva and SE France into the Mediterranean. 504 miles (810 km) long.
- river birch — a tree, Betula nigra, of the eastern U.S., having papery, reddish-brown bark that peels away.
- river horse — a hippopotamus.
- river-mouth — an estuary
- riverworthy — (of a boat) able to cross or sail a river safely
- seven hills — a town in N Ohio.
- sharonville — a town in SW Ohio.
- sharpeville — a town in E South Africa: scene of riots in 1960 (when 69 demonstrators died), 1984, and 1985 (when 19 died)
- shaving gel — product that softens hair growth for shaving
- shelbyville — a city in central Indiana.
- shift lever — the lever mounted on the steering column or floor of a vehicle that enables the driver to shift gears.
- shirtsleeve — not wearing a jacket; informally dressed: a shirt-sleeve mob.
- shiveringly — in a shivering manner, usually from cold or fright
- short-lived — living or lasting only a little while.
- silver hake — a common hake, Merluccius bilinearis, occurring off the Atlantic coast of North America and popular as a food fish.
- silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
- silverchair — Australian rock group (formed 1994): comprising Daniel Johns (born 1979; vocals, guitar), Ben Gillies (born 1979, drums) and Chris Joannou (born 1979, bass guitar); their albums include Frogstomp (1995) and Young Modern (2007)
- silversmith — a person whose occupation is making and repairing articles of silver.