11-letter words containing h, u
- rajahmundry — a city in Andhra Pradesh state, SE India, on the Godavari River.
- ramgunshoch — surly; bad-tempered; rude
- ranch house — the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
- rattle-bush — blue false indigo.
- readthrough — reading (def 1).
- reauthorize — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- refurbisher — a person who refurbishes
- relaunching — an act or instance of launching something again.
- reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- republisher — a person who republishes
- repurchaser — to buy again; regain by purchase.
- researchful — (of a book, academic paper etc) full of research, containing or built upon a great deal of research
- return half — the return part of a two-way ticket
- reupholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- rhabdovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Rhabdoviridae, including the rabies virus.
- rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- rhesus baby — a baby suffering from haemolytic disease at birth as its red blood cells (which are Rh positive) have been attacked in the womb by antibodies from its Rh negative mother
- rheumaticky — affected with rheumatism
- rhizanthous — bearing flowers directly from the root.
- rhizomatous — a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface.
- rhomboideus — either of two back muscles that function to move the scapula.
- rideau hall — (in Canada) the official residence of the Governor General, in Ottawa
- right about — the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
- right stuff — the necessary or ideal qualities or capabilities, as courage, confidence, dependability, toughness, or daring (usually preceded by the).
- righteously — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
- rinthereout — a vagrant or homeless person
- ritual bath — a mikvah.
- river-mouth — an estuary
- rock thrush — any of several Old World thrushes of the genus Monticola, usually having bluish plumage, especially M. saxatilis, of Europe.
- roman punch — a lemon-water ice flavored with rum or other alcoholic beverage.
- rough draft — writing: unfinished version
- rough edges — lack of refinement
- rough lemon — a variety of lemon that has orange-yellow, rough-skinned fruit and is used as a rootstock for the cultivation of other citrus fruits.
- rough music — (formerly) a loud cacophony created with tin pans, drums, etc, esp as a protest or demonstration of indignation outside someone's house
- rough paper — paper that is used for writing a rough copy
- rough stuff — violence, as physical assault, torture or shooting.
- rough trade — male homosexual prostitution, especially involving brutality or sadism.
- rough-house — rough, disorderly playing, especially indoors.
- roughing-in — the act or process of applying a base coat of plaster to a masonry surface.
- roundarched — having semicircular arches
- roundheaded — (of a person) possessing a round head; brachycephalic.
- route march — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.
- royal burgh — (in Scotland) a burgh that was established by a royal charter granted directly by the sovereign
- royal flush — the five highest cards of a suit.
- rubbish bag — a plastic bag for the disposal of household rubbish
- rubbish bin — trash can
- rubbish tip — dump for refuse
- rude health — If someone is in rude health, they are strong and healthy.
- rudesheimer — any of the Rheingau wines from the vineyards near Rüdesheim, a town on the Rhine River in W Germany.
- rue the day — If you rue the day that you did something, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results.