11-letter words containing l, a, h, n
- anthologist — a book or other collection of selected writings by various authors, usually in the same literary form, of the same period, or on the same subject: an anthology of Elizabethan drama; an anthology of modern philosophy.
- anthologize — to compile or put into an anthology
- anthropical — relating to human nature
- antialcohol — relating to an opposition to alcoholic drink
- antithalian — disapproving of fun or festivity
- antiwhaling — opposed to whale fishing
- antler moth — a European noctuid moth, Cerapteryx (or Charaeas) graminis, that has white antler-like markings on the forewings and produces larvae that periodically cause great damage to pastures and grasslands
- aphelandras — Plural form of aphelandra.
- aphidicolin — A tetracyclic diterpene antibiotic with antiviral and antimitotical properties.
- appalachian — of, from, or relating to the Appalachian Mountains
- arachnoidal — relating to the arachnoid
- arachnology — the study of arachnids
- archangelic — Theology. a chief or principal angel; in medieval angelology one of the nine orders of celestial attendants on God. Compare angel (def 1).
- archegonial — relating to an archegonium
- archvillain — A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain.
- arkhangelsk — seaport in NW Russia, at the mouth of the Northern Dvina River: pop. 407,000
- arms-length — not closely or intimately connected or associated; distant; remote: an arm's-length relationship.
- arnhem land — a region of N Australia in the N Northern Territory, large areas of which are reserved for native Australians
- aschelminth — in some systems of classification, any of a phylum (Aschelminthes) of wormlike animals, including rotifers, gastrotrichs, gordian worms, and nematodes: these animals are usually considered to be in separate phyla
- ashen light — a faint glow visible on the unlit side of the planet Venus in its crescent phase.
- ashlar line — a horizontal line, indicated at a building site with a taut string, that corresponds to the exterior surface plane of a masonry wall.
- asplanchnic — having no gut
- authentical — authentic.
- authenticly — Alternative spelling of authentically.
- bacchanalia — orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus
- backchannel — an unofficial or covert means of conveying information, originally or esp in political or diplomatic circles
- backlashing — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
- baldacchino — baldachin
- ballhandler — a player particularly skilled at passing and dribbling
- balloonfish — a porcupinefish, Diodon holacanthus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical waters.
- ballyhooing — Present participle of ballyhoo.
- baluchistan — a mountainous region of SW Asia, in SW Pakistan and SE Iran
- bangladeshi — Bangladeshi means belonging to or relating to Bangladesh, or to its people or culture.
- bashfulness — The quality or property of being bashful; shyness; reserve; timidity.
- batch plant — a manufacturing plant where concrete is mixed before being transported to a construction site ready to be poured.
- be laughing — to be in a favourable situation
- bellyaching — constant complaining
- bench lathe — a lathe mounted on a workbench
- bench table — a course of masonry forming a bench at the foot of a wall.
- bethanechol — a substance, C 7 H 17 ClN 2 O 2 , used to treat urinary retention, especially postoperatively.
- birth canal — the passageway down which the fetus passes during birth
- black shank — a disease of tobacco, characterized by wilting and by decayed, blackened roots and stems, caused by a fungus, Phytophthora parasitica nicotianae.
- blackhander — a member of a Black Hand group
- blank check — If someone is given a blank check, they are given the authority to spend as much money as they need or want.
- blank shell — a shotgun shell containing powder but no shot.
- blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- blunderhead — Informal. a blunderer; nincompoop.
- brahminical — Hinduism. Brahman1 (def 1).
- brain child — a product of one's creative work or thought.
- branch line — A branch line is a railway line that goes to small towns rather than one that goes between large cities.