13-letter words containing h, u

nonchauvinist — a person who is not a chauvinist
nonchurchgoer — a person who does not attend church or who attends sporadically
nonexhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
nonhomogenous — Biology. corresponding in structure because of a common origin.
nonhomologous — having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.
nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
nonunion shop — a shop or business in which the employer fixes terms and conditions of employment unilaterally without recognizing or dealing with a union.
north augusta — a city in W South Carolina.
north country — the part of England north of the Humber estuary.
not much chop — not much good; poor
not much of a — If you describe something as not much of a particular type of thing, you mean that it is small or of poor quality.
nouveau riche — a person who is newly rich: the ostentation of the nouveaux riches of the 1920s.
novo hamburgo — a city in Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil.
number theory — the study of integers and their relation to one another.
nursery rhyme — a short, simple poem or song for very young children, as Hickory Dickory Dock.
nut chocolate — chocolate containing nuts
nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
ocean sunfish — a brown and gray mola, Mola mola, inhabiting tropical and temperate seas, having the posterior half of the body sharply truncated behind the elongated dorsal and anal fins.
octagon house — a type of American house, c. 1850, having an octagonal perimeter to reduce exterior wall area.
off with you! — go away! depart!
ombudsmanship — The position or office of an ombudsman.
on the bounce — in succession; one after the other
on the bubble — in a situation in which the outcome is uncertain but already in the process of being determined or decided
on the button — a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop.
on the double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
on the square — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
one-two punch — Also called one-two punch. Boxing. a left-hand jab immediately followed by a right cross.
one-upmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
opening hours — Opening hours are the times during which a shop, bank, library, or bar is open for business.
openmouthedly — in a manner filled with amazement and wonder
orange roughy — a marine food fish, Hoplosthenus atlanticus, of S Pacific waters
orange squash — an orange-flavoured drink made from fruit juice, sugar, and water
organolithium — (organic chemistry) Describing any organic compound containing a carbon to lithium bond.
orthognathous — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
osborne house — a house near Cowes on the Isle of Wight: the favourite residence of Queen Victoria, who died there; now a convalescent home
ostreophagous — oyster-eating
out of breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
out of humour — in a bad mood
outreach work — work (done by welfare workers, volunteers, etc) designed to help and encourage disadvantaged members of the community
outside-right — a footballer who plays on the outside right wing of the field
outstretching — Present participle of outstretch.
outwash plain — Geology. a broad, sloping landform built of coalesced deposits of outwash.
over the hump — a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
overnourished — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
p'u-t'ung hua — the form of Chinese, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, adopted as the official national language of China.
packing house — A packing house is a company that processes and packs food, especially meat, to be sold.

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