12-letter words containing h, o, u, r, e
- chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chromiferous — Containing, or yielding chromium.
- chukot range — mountain range in NE Siberia: highest peak, c. 7,500 ft (2,286 m)
- churchpeople — people belonging to a church
- churchperson — A person involved with the church; a churchgoer or cleric.
- cichoraceous — relating to plants of the sub-order Cichoraceae
- clothesbrush — A brush for the clothes.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- colour depth — bits per pixel
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- come through — To come through a dangerous or difficult situation means to survive it and recover from it.
- conchiferous — (esp of molluscs) having or producing a shell
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- corner house — a house situated on the corner of two streets
- counter hand — a person who works behind a counter; assistant
- countercharm — an object or action that is capable of destroying a magical charm
- countercheck — a check or restraint, esp one that acts in opposition to another
- counterearth — (in Pythagorean astronomy) a planet, out of sight from our part of the earth, whose shadow upon the sun and moon, cast by a central fire that is also out of sight, causes the eclipses.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- countermarch — to march or cause to march back along the same route
- counterpunch — to punch an attacking opponent; return an attack
- countershaft — an intermediate shaft that is driven by, but rotates in the opposite direction to, a main shaft, esp in a gear train
- counterweigh — counterbalance
- crash course — A crash course in a particular subject is a short course in which you are taught basic facts or skills, for example before you start a new job.
- creaturehood — the state of being a creature
- croquet hoop — a hoop stuck into a croquet lawn
- culture hero — a mythical or mythicized historical figure who embodies the aspirations or ideals of a society.
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- deinotherium — any member of the genus Deinotherium, consisting of mammals resembling elephants that existed during the Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene epochs
- deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
- disauthorize — to take authority away from (a person or organization)
- double rhyme — a rhyme either of two syllables of which the second is unstressed (double rhyme) as in motion, notion, or of three syllables of which the second and third are unstressed (triple rhyme) as in fortunate, importunate.
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
- doubleheader — Sports. two games, as of baseball, between the same teams on the same day in immediate succession. two games, as of basketball, between two different pairs of teams on the same day in immediate succession.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- droughtiness — Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- dutch borneo — the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.
- dutch clover — white clover.
- earth colour — any of various brown pigments composed chiefly of iron oxides
- earth tongue — any of a group of fungi of the phylum Ascomycota, characterized by a tongue-shaped fruiting body, found on decaying logs and damp soil.
- echo sounder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
- ellenborough — Earl of, title of Edward Law. 1780–1871, British colonial administrator: governor general of India (1742–44)
- erythematous — Of or pertaining to erythema.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- export house — a company that does not manufacture goods but is instead concerned solely with the financing or handling of their export