12-letter words containing h, u, d, l, e
- harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
- head lettuce — any variety of the lettuce subspecies Lactuca sativa capitata, having leaves that grow in a dense rosette, especially iceberg lettuce and Boston lettuce.
- hemodilution — a decreased concentration of cells and solids in blood, usually caused by an influx of fluid.
- heteroduplex — having polynucleotide strands derived from two different sources
- hexafluoride — a fluoride containing six atoms of fluorine.
- high hurdles — a race in which runners leap over hurdles 42 inches (107 cm) high.
- homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
- homebuilding — the designing or constructing of houses.
- horrendously — shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
- housebuilder — One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.
- householders — Plural form of householder.
- huddersfield — a town in West Yorkshire, in N central England.
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- hydraulicked — (of an extracted mineral) excavated using water
- hydroculture — A type of hydroponics in which plants are grown in a medium that allows the distribution of water and nutrients through capillary action.
- hydrosulfate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- lauraldehyde — lauric aldehyde.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- loud-mouthed — If you describe someone as loud-mouthed, you are critical of them because they talk a lot, especially in an unpleasant, offensive, or stupid way.
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- middle dutch — the Dutch language of the period c1100–c1500. Abbreviation: MD.
- middle youth — the period of life between about 30 and 50
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- much obliged — expressions used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something
- muddleheaded — confused in one's thinking; blundering: a muddleheaded assertion.
- multiwarhead — (of a missile) capable of carrying several independent warheads
- nonscheduled — not scheduled; not entered on or having a schedule; unscheduled: nonscheduled activities.
- old chestnut — old saying, cliché
- packed lunch — A packed lunch is food, for example sandwiches, which you take to work, to school, or on a trip and eat as your lunch.
- philadelphus — (Philadelphus) king of Pergamum c159–138 b.c.
- plattdeutsch — the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.
- polysulphide — any sulphide of a metal containing divalent anions in which there are chains of sulphur atoms, as in the polysulphides of sodium, Na2S2, Na2S3, Na2S4, etc
- prepublished — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- prescheduled — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- puzzleheaded — having, deriving from, or characterized by confused thoughts or ideas.
- relinquished — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
- road haulage — transport of goods by road
- road haulier — a person who owns or works for a road haulage company; a trucker
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- slumbershade — sleep shade.
- soufflé dish — A dish for making souffles