12-letter words containing h, o, a, r, u
- cash journal — cashbook.
- caught short — having a sudden need to urinate or defecate
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
- changearound — the act of changing to a different position
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- chaulmoogras — Plural form of chaulmoogra.
- chequerboard — Alternative spelling of checkerboard.
- child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
- chivalrously — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- chlorambucil — an alkylating drug derived from nitrogen mustard, administered orally in the treatment of leukaemia and other malignant diseases. Formula: C14H19Cl2NO2
- chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
- choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
- chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
- cichoraceous — relating to plants of the sub-order Cichoraceae
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- colour chart — a chart with samples of paint colours
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- coprophagous — (esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung
- coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
- counter hand — a person who works behind a counter; assistant
- countercharm — an object or action that is capable of destroying a magical charm
- counterearth — (in Pythagorean astronomy) a planet, out of sight from our part of the earth, whose shadow upon the sun and moon, cast by a central fire that is also out of sight, causes the eclipses.
- countermarch — to march or cause to march back along the same route
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- crash course — A crash course in a particular subject is a short course in which you are taught basic facts or skills, for example before you start a new job.
- creaturehood — the state of being a creature
- curtain hook — a hook used to attach a curtain to a curtain rail
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
- disauthorize — to take authority away from (a person or organization)
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
- doubleheader — Sports. two games, as of baseball, between the same teams on the same day in immediate succession. two games, as of basketball, between two different pairs of teams on the same day in immediate succession.
- douglas hurd — a third-class university degree
- draughtboard — checkerboard (def 1).
- draughtproof — That prevents the access of draughts.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- drug holiday — a brief period during which a patient stops taking a prescribed medication, especially an antidepressant, to recover some normal functions, reduce side effects, or maintain sensitivity to the drug.
- dutch harbor — a U.S. naval base on Unalaska Island, in the Aleutian Islands.
- earth colour — any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
- earth tongue — any of a group of fungi of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by a tongue-shaped fruiting body, found on decaying logs and damp soil.
- edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
- erythematous — Of or pertaining to erythema.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.