10-letter words containing h, o, n, u
- deerhounds — Plural form of deerhound.
- diaphanous — Diaphanous cloth is very thin and almost transparent.
- diaphonous — Misspelling of diaphanous.
- diophantus — 3rd century ad, Greek mathematician, noted for his treatise on the theory of numbers, Arithmetica
- dithionous — as in dithionous acid
- douchiness — (slang, derogatory) The quality of being douchey or douchy; objectionableness.
- doughiness — the quality or characteristic of being like dough
- drunkathon — a session in which excessive quantities of alcohol are consumed
- dutch bond — a brickwork bond in which the vertical joints of the stretchers in any course are in line with the centers of the first stretchers above and below.
- dutch oven — a heavily constructed kettle with a close-fitting lid, used for pot roasts, stews, etc.
- dutchwoman — a female native or inhabitant of the Netherlands; a woman of Dutch ancestry.
- earthbound — headed for the earth: an earthbound meteorite.
- enshrouded — Simple past tense and past participle of enshroud.
- epiphanous — showing an epiphany
- eponychium — (anatomy) cuticle (thickened layer of skin on fingernails and toenails).
- escutcheon — A shield or emblem bearing a coat of arms.
- euchlorine — an explosive gaseous mixture of chlorine and chlorine dioxide
- euharmonic — producing perfect concord or harmony
- euphonical — (archaic) euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
- euphonious — (of sound, esp. speech) Pleasing to the ear.
- euphoniums — Plural form of euphonium.
- euphonized — Simple past tense and past participle of euphonize.
- euphoriant — A drug which produces feelings of euphoria.
- euphrosyne — one of the three Graces
- exhaustion — A state of extreme physical or mental fatigue.
- exhumation — The act of digging up that which has been buried.
- fearnought — a stout woolen cloth for overcoats.
- flugelhorn — a brass wind instrument with three valves, usually pitched in B flat and used especially in military bands.
- forfeuchen — worn out; exhausted
- fourteenth — next after the thirteenth; being the ordinal number for 14.
- fraunhofer — Joseph von [joh-zuh f von,, -suh f;; German yoh-zef fuh n] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf vɒn,, -səf;; German ˈyoʊ zɛf fən/ (Show IPA), 1787–1826, German optician and physicist.
- fundholder — (British) a general practitioner who manages his own budget, purchasing healthcare from one or more hospital trusts.
- gazehounds — Plural form of gazehound.
- go much on — to approve of or be in agreement with (something): usually used in the negative
- gothenburg — Göteborg.
- greenhouse — a building, room, or area, usually chiefly of glass, in which the temperature is maintained within a desired range, used for cultivating tender plants or growing plants out of season.
- greyhounds — Plural form of greyhound.
- grindhouse — a burlesque house, especially one providing continuous entertainment at reduced prices.
- groundfish — (fishing) Fish that swim near the seafloor.
- groundhogs — Plural form of groundhog.
- groupthink — the practice of approaching problems or issues as matters that are best dealt with by consensus of a group rather than by individuals acting independently; conformity.
- gumshoeing — Present participle of gumshoe.
- half-bound — bound in half binding.
- half-pound — a unit of weight equal to 8 ounces avoirdupois (0.227 kilogram) or 6 ounces troy or apothecaries' weight (0.187 kilogram).
- half-round — semicircular in cross section, as a molding or piece of type.
- halogenous — (chemistry)describes a compound containing a halogen as part of the molecule.
- hand-bound — (of books) bound by hand.
- hang about — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hang tough — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- harbouring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.