12-letter words containing h, o, r, e, n, d
- indricothere — a long-necked, long-legged, fossil mammal, Indricotherium transouralicum, related to the rhinoceros and existing 10 to 30 million years ago, possibly the largest and heaviest land mammal.
- into the red — into debt or an unprofitable financial condition
- iron-hearted — cruel; heartless; unfeeling.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- lion-hearted — exceptionally courageous or brave.
- machine word — word (def 10).
- machine-word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- mohenjo-daro — an archaeological site in Pakistan, near the Indus River: six successive ancient cities were built here.
- monochloride — a chloride containing one atom of chlorine with one atom of another element or a group.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- monohydrogen — relating to a molecule in which there is a single hydrogen ion for each combining ion
- mother-naked — stark naked; as naked as when born.
- neighborhood — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
- neoorthodoxy — a movement in Protestant theology, beginning after World War I, stressing the absolute sovereignty of God and chiefly characterized by a reaction against liberal theology and a reaffirmation of certain doctrines of the Reformation.
- nether world — the infernal regions; hell.
- netherworlds — Plural form of netherworld.
- night editor — an editor responsible for getting a morning newspaper to press, for the night operations of a wire service, or the like.
- no harm done — If you say that there is no harm done, you are telling someone not to worry about something that has happened because it has not caused any serious injury or damage.
- non-hydrated — chemically combined with water in its molecular form.
- nonadherence — the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment: adherence to a party; rigid adherence to rules.
- norephedrine — The drug phenylpropanolamine.
- on the cards — likely
- open-hearted — unreserved, candid, or frank: open-hearted advice.
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- orthodonture — orthodontia (def 2).
- overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
- parahydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in opposite directions.
- parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
- pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
- philodendron — a tropical American climbing plant belonging to the genus Philodendron, of the arum family, usually having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, often used as an ornamental houseplant.
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- rhode island — US state
- rhododendron — any evergreen or deciduous shrub or tree belonging to the genus Rhododendron, of the heath family, having rounded clusters of showy, pink, purple, or white flowers and oval or oblong leaves.
- rhodomontade — rodomontade
- rhombohedron — a solid bounded by six rhombic planes.
- ride herd on — a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock: a herd of cattle; a herd of sheep; a herd of zebras.
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- second birth — spiritual rebirth.
- second reich — the German Empire 1871–1919.
- second-homer — a person who owns another house in addition to their main home, often in an area where they are not native and used as a holiday home
- self-honored — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- shore dinner — a meal consisting chiefly of seafood.
- short-handed — not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.