13-letter words containing h, u, m, i
- poison sumach — an anacardiaceous swamp shrub, Rhus (or Toxicodendron) vernix of the southeastern US, that has greenish-white berries and causes an itching rash on contact with the skin
- psammophilous — living or growing in sand
- pumpkinheaded — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
- refurbishment — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
- requiem shark — any of numerous, chiefly tropical sharks of the family Carcharhinidae, including the tiger shark and soupfin shark.
- rhizomorphous — rootlike in form.
- rhumb sailing — sea navigation along rhumb lines.
- rhythm guitar — a guitar used to provide rhythm, particularly during a musical ensemble
- rooming house — a house with furnished rooms to rent; lodging house.
- rough diamond — gemstone: uncut diamond
- roughing mill — a rolling mill for converting steel ingots into blooms, billets, or slabs.
- rutherfordium — a superheavy, synthetic, radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rf; atomic number: 104.
- sargassumfish — an olive-brown and black frogfish, Histrio histrio, inhabiting tropical Atlantic and western Pacific seas among floating sargassum weed.
- semifurnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- share premium — the excess of the amount actually subscribed for an issue of corporate capital over its par value
- south america — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
- spathiphyllum — any of various tropical plants of the genus Spathiphyllum, having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental.
- superhumanize — to make superhuman, or represent as such
- suprachiasmic — relating to the area in the hypothalamus that regulates the biological clock
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- thaumaturgist — a worker of wonders or miracles; magician.
- the high jump — an athletic event in which a competitor has to jump over a high bar set between two vertical supports
- the multitude — the common people
- think much of — to have a high opinion of
- thumb-sucking — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- tight-mouthed — tight-lipped.
- time-honoured — revered or respected because of antiquity and long continuance: a time-honored custom.
- toilet humour — scatological or vulgar jokes
- transhumanism — a philosophy that explores human transcendence above or beyond organic, corporeal limitations through technological and philosophical evolution.
- tsutsugamushi — any of various rickettsial disease, including scrub typhus
- uncharismatic — (of a person) not charismatic; lacking charisma; dull
- underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
- underwhelming — to fail to interest or astonish: After all the ballyhoo, most critics were underwhelmed by the movie.
- undiminishing — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
- unembellished — to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
- unforthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- unhomogenized — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- unimpeachable — above suspicion; impossible to discredit; impeccable: unimpeachable motives.
- unimpeachably — above suspicion; impossible to discredit; impeccable: unimpeachable motives.
- unsympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- vasa murrhina — an American art glass, consisting of colored glass dusted with flakes or grains of metal and flashed with clear glass.
- virtual human — a computer-generated moving image of a human being, used esp in films as an extra in large crowd scenes
- white mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- wild huntsman — the leader of the Wild Hunt, often associated with Odin.
- wilhelm wundt — Wilhelm Max [vil-helm mahks] /ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈmɑks/ (Show IPA), 1832–1920, German physiologist and psychologist.
- with impunity — unpunished
- without demur — If you do something without demur, you do it immediately and without making any protest.