12-letter words containing h, u, l
- fluphenazine — a potent tranquilizer, C 22 H 26 F 3 N 3 OS, derived from phenothiazine and used in various forms for the management of certain neurological or psychotic disorders and for short-term treatment of acute anxiety.
- flush-decked — having a weather deck flush with the hull.
- foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- foul-mouthed — using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
- four-channel — Audio. quadraphonic.
- four-flusher — a person who makes false or pretentious claims; bluffer.
- four-wheeler — a four-wheel vehicle, especially a hackney carriage.
- fourteenthly — in (the) fourteenth place
- fourth world — the world's most poverty-stricken nations, especially in Africa and Asia, marked by very low GNP per capita and great dependence upon foreign economic aid.
- fourth-class — of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.
- full-mouthed — (of cattle, sheep, etc.) having a complete set of teeth.
- fulton sheen — Fulton (John) 1895–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher.
- funeral home — an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.
- galusha grow — Galusha Aaron [guh-loo-shuh] /gəˈlu ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1822–1907, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1861–63.
- gamophyllous — having leaves united by their edges.
- ghoulishness — The quality of being ghoulish.
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- glutethimide — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 13 H 15 NO 2 , used as a hypnotic and sedative.
- golden bough — a branch of mistletoe, sacred to Proserpina, that served Aeneas as a pass to the underworld.
- gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
- graham flour — unbolted wheat flour, containing all of the wheat grain; whole-wheat flour.
- ground cloth — groundsheet.
- ground sloth — any of various extinct large, edentate mammals from the Pleistocene Epoch of North and South America resembling modern sloths but living on the ground rather than in trees.
- gully-washer — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- gullywashers — Plural form of gullywasher.
- h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
- habitualness — The characteristic of being habitual.
- half an hour — 30 minutes
- half measure — If someone refers to policies or actions as half measures, they are critical of them because they think that they are not forceful enough and are therefore of little value.
- half serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- half-century — a period of 100 years.
- half-cup bra — a bra that covers three-quarters of the breasts rather than all of the breasts
- half-serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- hallucinates — to have hallucinations.
- hallucinator — One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- hallucinosis — a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.
- hand luggage — carry-on baggage
- hand-launder — hand-wash.
- happy couple — two people in a happy romantic relationship, especially two people who have just married
- harbour seal — a common earless seal, Phoca vitulina, that is greyish-black with paler markings: found off the coasts of North America, N Europe, and NE Asia
- hardy annual — a plant that can withstand freezing temperatures and which completes its life cycle within a year
- harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
- harmoniously — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- has no equal — If you say that someone or something has no equal, you think that there is nothing that is as good as them or that reaches the same standard.
- haulage firm — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- hauraki gulf — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, on the N coast of North Island, New Zealand.
- hautes-alpes — a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.