12-letter words containing h, o
- cop off with — If you cop off with someone, you meet them and start a sexual or romantic relationship with them.
- copper beech — A copper beech is a type of tree with reddish-brown leaves.
- coppersmiths — Plural form of coppersmith.
- coprophagist — a person who eats excrement
- coprophagous — (esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung
- coprophiliac — of or relating to coprophilia
- coprophilous — growing in or on dung
- copy machine — A copy machine is the same as a copier.
- copyrighters — Plural form of copyrighter.
- copyrighting — Present participle of copyright.
- coquettishly — (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
- coresearcher — a joint researcher
- corn whiskey — a whisky made from maize
- corner chair — a chair having an approximately square seat with a leg at each corner and a back extending around two adjacent sides.
- corner house — a house situated on the corner of two streets
- cornhuskings — Plural form of cornhusking.
- cornishwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Cornwall
- coronagraphs — Plural form of coronagraph.
- coronal hole — a part of the solar corona that appears dark on optical and x-ray images and is characterized by low temperature and low density.
- corrivalship — the position of a corrival
- cosmochemist — a student of cosmochemistry
- cosmographer — (astrophysics) A scientist specializing in understanding and describing the nature of the universe.
- cosmographic — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- cotton mouth — a venomous snake, Agkistrodon (Ancistrodon) piscivorus, of swamps in southeastern U.S., that grows to about 4 feet (1.2 meters).
- cottonmouths — Plural form of cottonmouth.
- couch potato — A couch potato is someone who spends most of their time watching television and does not exercise or have any interesting hobbies.
- couchsurfing — Couchsurfing is the practice of sleeping at the houses of several different people for a period of time without paying.
- coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
- 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
- cover charge — A cover charge is a sum of money that you must pay in some restaurants and nightclubs in addition to the money that you pay there for your food and drink.
- covert cloth — a twill-weave cotton or worsted suiting fabric
- craniography — examination of the skull as depicted by craniographs, photographs, and charts.
- 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
- creditworthy — A creditworthy person or organization is one who can safely be lent money or allowed to have goods on credit, for example because in the past they have always paid back what they owe.
- cringeworthy — Causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.
- criosphinxes — Plural form of criosphinx.
- criptography — (spelling) It's spelled "cryptography".
- crochet hook — a hooked needle used for crocheting
- croquet hoop — a hoop stuck into a croquet lawn
- cross-stitch — Cross-stitch is a type of decorative sewing where one stitch crosses another.