11-letter words containing h, u
- inasmuch as — to the extent that, in that
- inauthentic — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
- inexhausted — Not exhausted.
- infraphylum — (taxonomy) A taxon below subphylum and above superclass.
- inhumanness — Quality of being inhuman.
- insomuch as — to such an extent or degree; so (usually followed by that).
- interchurch — interdenominational.
- ipecacuanha — the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- isochronous — isochronal.
- isomorphous — (of a compound or mineral) capable of crystallizing in a form similar to that of another compound or mineral, used especially of substances so closely related that they form end members of a series of solid solutions.
- ithyphallus — an erect phallus
- itsukushima — an island off the SW coast of Japan, in the Inland Sea: ancient Shinto shrine.
- ixtacihuatl — volcanic mountain in central Mexico, southeast of Mexico City: 17,343 ft (5,286 m)
- janus cloth — a worsted fabric, each side of which has a different color.
- jealoushood — jealousy
- job hunting — the activity of searching for employment
- john paul i — (Albino Luciani) 1912–78, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1978.
- john sutter — John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- joukahainen — a Lapp magician who tried to kill Väinämöinen.
- judeophobia — Alternative case form of Judeophobia.
- judge lynch — the personification of lynch law.
- jugged hare — a stew made of wild rabbit, usually cooked in an earthenware jug or stone pot.
- junior high — lower secondary school
- jure humano — by human law.
- justiceship — the office of a justice.
- k'ung ch'iu — (K'ung Ch'iu) 551? b.c.–478? b.c, Chinese philosopher and teacher.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- kashmir rug — a handmade Oriental rug that is woven flat without pile and covered entirely with embroidered patterns of colored yarns.
- katharevusa — the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic).
- keelhauling — Present participle of keelhaul.
- kelly hours — a suggestion for the name of the hours before and after the traditional school day during which child-minding facilities are provided for the children of working parents
- khmer rouge — a Cambodian guerrilla and rebel force and political opposition movement, originally Communist and Communist-backed.
- kleinhuisie — an outside lavatory
- knucklehead — a stupid, bumbling, inept person.
- kongur shan — a mountain in China, in W Xinjiang: the highest peak in the Pamirs. Height: 7719 m (25 325 ft)
- konigshutte — German name of Chorzów.
- krasny luch — a city in SE Ukraine, E of Donetsk.
- kublai khan — 1216–94, khan c1260–94: founder of the Mongol dynasty in China (grandson of Genghis Khan).
- kurdaitchas — Plural form of kurdaitcha.
- lake zürich — a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- last hurrah — a politician's final campaign.
- laugh lines — Laugh lines are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- laugh track — a separate sound track of prerecorded laughter added to the sound track of a radio or television program to enhance or feign audience responses.
- laughworthy — worthy of being laughed at
- launch into — begin enthusiastically
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- lazar house — (formerly) a hospital for persons with infectious diseases, esp leprosy
- lecherously — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.