11-letter words containing i, n, h, a, u
- ipecacuanha — the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- john paul i — (Albino Luciani) 1912–78, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1978.
- joukahainen — a Lapp magician who tried to kill Väinämöinen.
- 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)
- keelhauling — Present participle of keelhaul.
- kublai khan — 1216–94, khan c1260–94: founder of the Mongol dynasty in China (grandson of Genghis Khan).
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- laugh lines — Laugh lines are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- launch into — begin enthusiastically
- leuconychia — White discoloration appearing on nails. Also known as white nails.
- leukonychia — Alt form leuconychia.
- line-hauler — a heavy-duty truck suitable for line-haul transportation.
- linguaphile — a language and word lover.
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- machine gun — automatic firearm
- machine-gun — to shoot at with a machine gun.
- machineguns — Plural form of machinegun.
- main gauche — a dagger of the 16th and 17th centuries, held in the left hand in dueling and used to parry the sword of an opponent.
- minute hand — the hand that indicates the minutes on a clock or watch, usually longer than the hour hand.
- monochasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which the main axis produces only a single branch.
- munich pact — the pact signed by Great Britain, France, Italy, and Germany on September 29, 1938, by which the Sudetenland was ceded to Germany: often cited as an instance of unwise and unprincipled appeasement of an aggressive nation.
- nailbrushes — Plural form of nailbrush.
- native bush — indigenous forest
- naughtiness — disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children): Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
- nemathecium — a wartlike protuberance on the thallus of certain red algae, containing tetraspores, antheridia, or cystocarps.
- neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- ningxia hui — an administrative division in N China. 25,640 sq. mi. (66,400 sq. km). Capital: Yinchuan.
- ningxia-hui — autonomous region in NW China, on the border of Inner Mongolia: 65,637 sq mi (169,999 sq km); pop. 4,660,000; cap. Yinchuan
- nonhumanoid — Not humanoid.
- northumbria — an early English kingdom extending N from the Humber to the Firth of Forth.
- nourishable — able to be nourished; benefiting from nourishment
- nudibranchs — Plural form of nudibranch.
- ornithosaur — an extinct flying reptile
- outmatching — Present participle of outmatch.
- outreaching — Present participle of outreach.
- parachuting — descent using parachute
- peng dehuai — 1898–1974, Chinese Communist military leader: defense minister 1954–59.
- phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
- plutarchian — of or relating to the biographer Plutarch.
- pumpkinhead — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
- qinhuangdao — a seaport in NE Hebei province, in NE China, on the Bohai.
- relaunching — an act or instance of launching something again.
- rhizanthous — bearing flowers directly from the root.
- saurischian — any herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur of the order Saurischia, having a three-pronged pelvis resembling that of a crocodile. Compare ornithischian.
- schizanthus — any of several plants of the genus Schizanthus, native to Chile, having numerous variously colored flowers resembling small orchids.
- shanhaiguan — a city in NE Hebei province, in NE China, on the Gulf of Liaodong: strategically located at the E end of the Great Wall.
- shunamitism — the rejuvenation of an old man by sleeping with a young woman, although not necessarily having sex with her
- square inch — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one inch on each side; 6.452 square centimeters. 2 , sq. in. Abbreviation: in.
- sub-heading — a title or heading of a subdivision, as in a chapter, essay, or newspaper article.
- subchairman — a subordinate or substitute chairman.