12-letter words containing h, u, m, o
- moo shu pork — a Chinese dish made of shredded pork and vegetables and beaten eggs, sautéed and usually served in a crêpe with hoisin sauce
- mooch around — If you mooch around or mooch about a place, you move around there slowly with no particular purpose.
- moschiferous — giving off or producing musk
- mosquitofish — any of several fishes that feed on mosquito larvae, as Gambusia affinis, found in the southeastern U.S., now introduced into other parts of the world for mosquito control.
- moth mullein — a weedy, European mullein, Verbascum blattaria, of the figwort family, having lance-shaped leaves and loose spikes of white or yellow flowers.
- mother house — a convent housing a mother superior of a community of nuns.
- motherfucker — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- motherhouses — Plural form of motherhouse.
- motor launch — a small naval vessel that chases submarines, etc
- motormouthed — (of a person) Being a motor mouth; inclined to talk too much.
- mount pisgah — the mountain slopes to the northeast of the Dead Sea, from one of which, Mount Nebo, Moses viewed Canaan
- mount shasta — Mount, a volcanic peak in N California, in the Cascade Range. 14,161 feet (4315 meters).
- mountain ash — variety of tree
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- mouthbreeder — any of several fishes of the genera Tilapia and Haplochromis, that hatch and care for their young in the mouth.
- mouthbrooder — A freshwater cichlid fish that protects its eggs (and in some cases its young) by carrying them in its mouth.
- much obliged — expressions used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something
- mushroomlike — Having the form or characteristics of a mushroom.
- mutton chops — side whiskers trimmed in the shape of chops, widening out from the temples
- muttonheaded — a slow-witted, foolish, or stupid person; dolt.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- neurohormone — any of various substances, as antidiuretic hormone, formed in the nervous system and delivered to an effector organ through blood circulation.
- neurohumoral — of or pertaining to a neurohumour
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- northumbrian — of or relating to Northumbria, Northumberland, or the inhabitants or dialect of either.
- not much cop — If you say that something is not much cop, you mean that it is not very good, and is disappointing.
- nothing much — not a lot
- nourishments — Plural form of nourishment.
- nursing home — a private residential institution equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, as the aged or chronically ill.
- odd-man rush — an attacking move when the defence is outnumbered by the opposing team
- ombrophilous — (of plants) tolerant of wet conditions
- ombrophobous — (of plants) not able to tolerate wet conditions
- on the stump — If politicians are on the stump, they are campaigning for an election.
- open-mouthed — having the mouth open.
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- out of humor — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- phone number — of individual, business
- physostomous — having the mouth and air bladder connected by an air duct.
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- pleomorphous — characterized by pleomorphism
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- polymorphous — having, assuming, or passing through many or various forms, stages, or the like.
- pompholygous — characterized by pompholyx
- port hueneme — a city in S California.
- posthumously — arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award for bravery.