12-letter words containing h, o, r, n, e, s
- conchiferous — (esp of molluscs) having or producing a shell
- constraineth — Archaic third-person singular form of constrain.
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- corn whiskey — a whisky made from maize
- corner house — a house situated on the corner of two streets
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- criosphinxes — Plural form of criosphinx.
- crossbencher — A member of the British parliament, or a similar assembly, who does not vote regularly with either the government or the main opposition party.
- disharmonize — (intransitive) To cause disorder.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- disinherison — Disherison.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- droughtiness — Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
- dysmenorrhea — painful menstruation.
- echo sounder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- enchiridions — Plural form of enchiridion.
- endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
- english horn — musical instrument: similar to oboe
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- eratosthenes — ?276–?194 bc, Greek mathematician and astronomer, who calculated the circumference of the earth by observing the angle of the sun's rays at different places
- ethnohistory — The branch of anthropology concerned with the history of peoples and cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- exhortations — Plural form of exhortation.
- fisherperson — A fisherman or fisherwoman.
- fishmonger's — a shop that sells fish
- flourishment — The act or state of flourishing.
- foreadmonish — (rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- foreshortens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshorten.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- 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.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- ghostwritten — Written by a ghostwriter.
- 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
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- governorship — the duties, term in office, etc., of a governor.
- grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
- groundsheets — Plural form of groundsheet.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- hadrosaurine — Hadrosaurid.
- haemosiderin — Alternative form of hemosiderin.
- handypersons — Plural form of handyperson.
- harrison red — a pigment consisting of a paratoluidine toner, characterized by its brilliant red color and tendency to bleed.
- harvest moon — the moon at and about the period of fullness that is nearest to the autumnal equinox.
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hearing loss — diminished ability to hear
- hearthstones — Plural form of hearthstone.