12-letter words containing h, y, a, e
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.
- father's day — a day, usually the third Sunday in June, set aside in honor of fathers.
- fathomlessly — In a fathomless manner.
- female rhyme — feminine rhyme.
- fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
- flash memory — Computers. a type of reprogrammable memory that retains information even with the power turned off.
- fly the flag — to represent or show support for one's country, an organization, etc
- flyfisherman — Flyfisher.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- forehandedly — Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
- formaldehyde — a colorless, toxic, potentially carcinogenic, water-soluble gas, CH 2 O, having a suffocating odor, usually derived from methyl alcohol by oxidation: used chiefly in aqueous solution, as a disinfectant and preservative, and in the manufacture of various resins and plastics.
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up
- fuzzy-headed — not given to clear thinking; foolish.
- gametophytes — Plural form of gametophyte.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- gauge theory — a type of theory of elementary particles designed to explain the strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions in terms of exchange of virtual particles
- gene therapy — the application of genetic engineering to the transplantation of genes into human cells in order to cure a disease caused by a genetic defect, as a missing enzyme.
- geothermally — By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy.
- get anywhere — to be successful
- giddy-headed — giddy (def 1).
- glacé cherry — a crystallized or candied cherry, used in cookery and cocktail-making
- glassyheaded — smooth; bald
- gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
- graph theory — the branch of mathematics dealing with linear graphs.
- grass hockey — field hockey.
- gray panther — a member of an organized group of elderly people seeking to secure or protect their rights by collective action.
- grey panther — a member of the generation of affluent older consumers, who regard themselves as young, active, and sociable
- gully-washer — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- gullywashers — Plural form of gullywasher.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- haberdashery — a haberdasher's shop.
- hadley chest — a style of chest made c1700 in Massachusetts or Connecticut, having front rails and panels carved in low relief with elaborate tulip and leaf patterns.
- haematolyses — Plural form of haematolysis.
- haematolysis — Haemolysis.
- haematoxylin — Alternative spelling of hematoxylin.
- haematoxylon — any thorny leguminous tree of the genus Haematoxylon, esp the logwood, of tropical America and SW Africa. The heartwood yields the dye haematoxylin
- haemodynamic — Alternative spelling of hemodynamic.
- half-century — a period of 100 years.
- halfway line — a line across a sports field, such as a football pitch, that divides the playing area into two equal areas and is equidistant between the two goals
- halfwittedly — In a halfwitted manner.
- handypersons — Plural form of handyperson.
- hansa yellow — a pigment derived from coal tar, characterized chiefly by its brilliant yellow color.
- happy camper — Slang. a person who is cheerful and satisfied: There were no happy campers after the company was reorganized.
- happy couple — two people in a happy romantic relationship, especially two people who have just married
- happy medium — a course of action or condition that is between two extremes: Our climate is a happy medium between hot and cold.
- hard done by — If you feel hard done by, you feel that you have not been treated fairly.
- hardheadedly — In a hardheaded manner.
- hare wallaby — a wallaby of the genus Lagorchestes
- have company — If you have company, you have a visitor or friend with you.