11-letter words containing h, o, m, t
- moth orchid — any orchid of the genus Phalaenopsis, having thick, leathery leaves and loose clusters of flowers, usually white or tinged with rose or purple.
- mothballing — Present participle of mothball.
- mother lode — Mining. a rich or important lode.
- mother love — affection felt by a mother for her child
- mother ship — a vessel or craft that services others operating far from a home port or center.
- motherboard — a rigid, slotted board upon which other boards that contain the basic circuitry of a computer or of a computer component can be mounted. Compare board (def 14).
- mothercraft — skill and knowledge in looking after children
- motherhouse — The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.
- motherlands — Plural form of motherland.
- motherships — Plural form of mothership.
- motherworts — Plural form of motherwort.
- mothproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of mothproof.
- mothproofer — an agent that prevents moths from destroying materials or garments
- motor coach — a coach driven by an internal-combustion engine
- motor hotel — motel
- motor-mouth — a person who is a constant or irrepressible talker.
- motormouths — Plural form of motormouth.
- mount athos — a mountainous peninsula in NE Greece: location of the Monastic Republic of Mount Athos, an autonomous administrative division of Greece since 1927; inhabited by Eastern Orthodox monks in about 20 monasteries, some founded in the 10th century; prohibited to women and children. Pop: 1942 (2001)
- moustachial — (of a stripe on a beak or snout of an animal) resembling a moustache
- mouth guard — protective shield for teeth
- mouth organ — harmonica (def 1).
- mouth ulcer — oral sore
- mouthpieces — Plural form of mouthpiece.
- multiauthor — having numerous or many authors
- multichoice — Multiple-choice.
- multichrome — chromium.
- multiphoton — involving several photons
- mustachioed — a mustache.
- mutton chop — cutlet of sheep's meat
- muttonchops — The whiskers on a man's cheek when shaped like a meat chop, narrow at the top and broad and rounded at the bottom.
- muttonheads — Plural form of muttonhead.
- mycophagist — a fungus-eating organism.
- mycotrophic — (of a plant) symbiotic with a fungus, esp a mycorrhizal fungus
- myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- mythography — a written collection of myths.
- mythologies — Plural form of mythology.
- mythologise — to classify, explain, or write about myths.
- mythologist — an expert in mythology.
- mythologize — to classify, explain, or write about myths.
- mythomaniac — lying or exaggerating to an abnormal degree.
- mythopoesis — Creation of myth.
- mythopoetic — of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.
- nematomorph — any member of the phylum Nematomorpha, having a threadlike body, comprising the horsehair worms.
- nematophore — (within the coenosarc of certain colonial hydrozoans) a small specialized tentacle-like polyp having nematocysts
- nemophilist — (rare) One who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods.
- nephrectomy — excision of a kidney.
- nephrostome — Zoology. the ciliated opening of a nephridium into the coelom.
- nimzowitsch — Aaron Isayevich (ɪˈzaɪjɛvɪtʃ) 1886–1935, Latvian chess player and theorist; influential in enunciating the principles of the hypermodern school, of which he was the main instigator
- no mean sth — You can use no mean in expressions such as 'no mean writer' and 'no mean golfer' to indicate that someone does something well.