12-letter words containing h, o, r, e
- fourth grade — school year: age 9-10
- fowl cholera — a specific, acute, diarrheal disease of fowls, especially chickens, caused by a bacterium, Pasteurella multocida.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- free thought — thought unrestrained by deference to authority, tradition, or established belief, especially in matters of religion.
- freight note — a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment
- french broad — a river in W North Carolina and E Tennessee, flowing N and NW to join the Holston River at Knoxville to form the Tennessee River. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- french congo — former name of the People's Republic of the Congo.
- french doors — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
- french shore — either of two stretches of coastline inhabited mainly by Francophone Canadians: the W coast of Newfoundland and the SW coast of Nova Scotia between Yarmouth and Digby.
- french toast — bread dipped in a batter of egg and milk and sautéed until brown, usually served with syrup or sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.
- french union — a former association of France and its overseas territories, colonies, and protectorates as constituted in 1946: superseded by the French Community in 1958.
- fresh out of — having just run out of supplies of
- frighten off — scare away
- frontbencher — (politics) one who sits on the front bench in a parliament. Typically the spokesmen for those who sit further back.
- funeral home — an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.
- future shock — physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person's inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galactorrhea — an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
- gametophores — Plural form of gametophore.
- gauge theory — a type of theory of elementary particles designed to explain the strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions in terms of exchange of virtual particles
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- geohydrology — hydrogeology.
- geothermally — By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy.
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- germanophobe — a person who hates or fears Germany, Germans, or German culture.
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- gerontophobe — a person who fears or hates old people or the idea of growing old
- get together — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- get-together — an informal and usually small social gathering.
- ghost writer — a person who writes one or numerous speeches, books, articles, etc., for another person who is named as or presumed to be the author.
- ghostbusters — Plural form of ghostbuster.
- ghostwriters — Plural form of ghostwriter.
- ghostwritten — Written by a ghostwriter.
- giant hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- gift voucher — gift certificate.
- glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
- go the round — to be circulated among a number of people: said of a story, rumor, etc.
- go the route — If you go the route, you do something fully or continue with a task until you have completely finished.
- god-botherer — an over-zealous Christian
- goddaughters — Plural form of goddaughter.
- gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- golden horde — the army of Mongol Tartars that overran eastern Europe in the 13th century, established a khanate in Russia, and maintained suzerainty there until the 15th century.
- golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
- golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
- goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
- good-hearted — kind or generous; considerate; benevolent.