11-letter words containing h, o
- anacanthous — having no spines or thorns.
- anachronism — You say that something is an anachronism when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- anachronist — A person who has anachronistic views or habits.
- anachronize — To refer to, or put into, a wrong time.
- anachronous — relating to anachronism; misplaced chronologically
- anacoloutha — Plural form of anacolouthon.
- anacoluthia — lack of grammatical sequence, esp within a single sentence
- anacoluthic — Of, pertaining to, being, or resembling an anacoluthon.
- anacoluthon — a construction that involves the change from one grammatical sequence to another within a single sentence; an example of anacoluthia
- anamorphism — intense metamorphism of a rock in which high-density complex minerals are formed from simpler minerals of lower density
- anamorphous — lacking a clear or definite form
- anaphoresis — the movement of suspended charged particles towards the anode in an electric field
- anaphorical — of or relating to an anaphora
- anapophysis — a small process of a vertebra, especially of a lumbar or thoracic vertebra.
- anastrophes — Plural form of anastrophe.
- ancho chili — a dried poblano pepper, reddish-brown in color, used esp. in Mexican cooking
- anchor baby — a term used to refer to a baby born to an undocumented mother in a country where the baby becomes a citizen at birth, especially when the birth is planned to facilitate eventual legal residency for the family.
- anchor ball — a day shape consisting of a black ball not less than 2 feet (0.6 meters) in diameter, displayed in the fore rigging of a vessel at anchor.
- anchor bell — a bell rung in foggy weather by a vessel at anchor.
- anchor bolt — any of several kinds of bolts inserted and fixed in masonry as a hold for timbers, shelves, etc.
- anchor buoy — a buoy used to indicate the location of an underwater anchor.
- anchor deck — a small forecastle housing the machinery for operating the anchors of a ship.
- anchor ring — a ring made from an iron bar of circular cross-section
- anchor shot — grapple shot.
- anchor span — (on a suspension or cantilever bridge) a span from an anchorage to the nearest pier or tower.
- anchorwoman — The anchorwoman on a television or radio programme, especially a news programme, is the woman who presents it.
- anchorwomen — Plural form of anchorwoman.
- androphilic — Sexually attracted to men.
- androphobia — an abnormal fear of men; an aversion toward the male sex.
- androphobic — Exhibiting androphobia; fearful of men.
- androsphinx — a sphinx having the head of a man
- anemochores — Plural form of anemochore.
- anemographs — Plural form of anemograph.
- anemography — the technique of recording wind measurements
- anemonefish — Any of the clownfish, principally in the Amphiprion genus.
- anemophobia — an abnormal fear of draughts or windy weather
- angelophany — the appearance of an angel before a human
- angiography — a method of obtaining an X-ray of blood vessels by injecting into them a substance, such as one containing iodine, that shows up as opaque on an X-ray picture
- angkor thom — the site of the ruined capital city of the Khmer empire, at Angkor.
- anglo-irish — the English language as spoken in Ireland
- anglophilia — extreme admiration for England or its people, culture, customs, influence, etc.
- anglophilic — Alternative capitalization of Anglophilic.
- anglophobia — hatred or fear of England or its people, culture, customs, influence, etc.
- anglophones — Plural form of anglophone.
- anglophonic — of or relating to English speakers
- anglosphere — a group of English-speaking countries that share common roots in British culture and history, usually the UK, the US, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada
- annihilator — a person or thing that annihilates.
- anorthosite — a coarse-grained plutonic igneous rock consisting almost entirely of plagioclase feldspar
- answerphone — An answerphone is a device which you connect to your telephone and which records telephone calls while you are out.
- antatrophic — preventing or curing atrophy.