12-letter words containing h, o, a, r
- cyclographic — of or relating to a cyclograph
- daphnephoria — an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.
- dasher block — a block at the end of a yard or gaff for supporting a signal or ensign halyard.
- death throes — The death throes of something are its final stages, just before it fails completely or ends.
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- dechlorinate — to remove chlorine from (a substance)
- demographers — Plural form of demographer.
- demographics — data resulting from the science of demography; population statistics
- demographies — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
- demonography — a treatise on demons.
- dephlegmator — an apparatus used for dephlegmation
- dermatophyte — any parasitic fungus that affects the skin
- dermographia — dermatographia.
- dermographic — dermatographia.
- deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
- diarthrodial — a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.
- diastrophism — the process of movement and deformation of the earth's crust that gives rise to large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountains
- dichromatism — the quality or condition of being dichromatic
- dictatorship — Dictatorship is government by a dictator.
- disauthorize — to take authority away from (a person or organization)
- discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
- discographic — of or relating to a discography
- disharmonize — (intransitive) To cause disorder.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
- dodecahedral — Having twelve plane surfaces.
- dodecahedron — a solid figure having 12 faces.
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- dorothea dix — Dorothea Lynde [lind] /lɪnd/ (Show IPA), (Dorothy) 1802–87, U.S. educator and social reformer.
- 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
- down-hearted — dejected; depressed; discouraged.
- dragon light — a herbal remedy for impotence
- drama school — a college which trains students (who are generally 18+) to act
- drapery shop — a shop selling fabrics and sewing materials
- draughtboard — checkerboard (def 1).
- draughtproof — That prevents the access of draughts.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- drift anchor — a sea anchor or drag.
- 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.
- dysmenorrhea — painful menstruation.
- earth almond — chufa.
- earth closet — a type of lavatory in which earth is used to cover excreta
- earth colour — any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
- earth mother — the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility and the source of all life.
- 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.
- earth tremor — a relatively small or short-lived movement of the earth's surface caused by the same forces that produce earthquakes
- earth-mother — the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility and the source of all life.