12-letter words containing h, o, m, e, s
- hojatoleslam — a title of respect given to an ayatollah or a middle-ranking Shiite cleric, which means literally 'proof of Islam'
- holmes light — a canister, attached to a life buoy or float, containing calcium carbonate and calcium phosphide, which ignite spontaneously on contact with the water, emitting conspicuous fire and smoke.
- home address — the address of one's house or flat
- home mission — a religious mission operating within the country or territories of the supporting church.
- home posting — an appointment to a position within one's own country
- home staging — the professional service of preparing homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices: Realtors who encourage sellers to invest in home staging are reporting substantial monetary returns—for both themselves and their clients.
- home stretch — final stages: of race or journey
- homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
- homelessness — without a home: a homeless child.
- homeopathist — a person who practices or favors homeopathy.
- homeschooled — Simple past tense and past participle of homeschool.
- homeschooler — One who homeschools a student (typically the parent).
- homescreetch — a mistle thrush
- homesickness — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- homesteaders — Plural form of homesteader.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- homo erectus — an extinct species of the human lineage, formerly known as Pithecanthropus erectus, having upright stature and a well-evolved postcranial skeleton, but with a smallish brain, low forehead, and protruding face.
- homo sapiens — (italics) the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a brain capacity averaging 1400 cc (85 cubic in.) and by dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex tools.
- homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
- homoeostasis — Alternative spelling of homeostasis.
- homogenising — Present participle of homogenise.
- homoiotherms — Plural form of homoiotherm.
- homosexually — In a homosexual way.
- homothermous — (biology) warm-blooded.
- honeymooners — Plural form of honeymooner.
- honor system — a system whereby the students at a school, the inmates in a prison, etc., are put on their honor to observe certain rules in order to minimize administrative supervision or to promote honesty.
- horse manure — horse's excrement
- horse marine — (formerly) a marine mounted on horseback or a cavalryman doing duty on shipboard.
- horsemanship — the art, ability, skill, or manner of a horseman.
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- house number — the unique number given to each building on a street which forms part of that building's address
- housemasters — Plural form of housemaster.
- housemothers — Plural form of housemother.
- housewarming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- humorousness — (uncountable) The state or quality of being humorous.
- humourlessly — Alternative spelling of humorlessly.
- hydromedusae — Irregular plural form of hydromedusa.
- hydrometeors — Plural form of hydrometeor.
- hymenoplasty — (medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman's hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken condition ordinarily characteristic of virginity.
- hyperosmolar — Of, pertaining to, or as a result of hyperosmolarity.
- hypersarcoma — a growth of proud or fungous flesh
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hysterectomy — excision of the uterus.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- idiothermous — warm-blooded
- impoverished — reduced to poverty.
- impoverisher — Someone who impoverishes.
- impoverishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impoverish.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.