11-letter words containing l, e, f, t, h
- half sister — sister (def 2).
- half-bottle — a bottle half the size of a standard bottle of wine, spirits, etc
- half-hunter — a watch with a hinged lid in which a small circular opening or crystal allows the approximate time to be read
- half-length — something that is only half a full length or height, especially a portrait that shows only the upper half of the body, including the hands.
- half-minute — 30 seconds
- half-sister — sister (def 2).
- half-witted — feeble-minded.
- halfbrother — Alternative spelling of half brother.
- halfhearted — having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work.
- hall effect — the electromotive force generated in a strip of metal longitudinally conducting an electric current and subjected to a magnetic field normal to its major surface.
- halleflinta — a type of rock, volcanic or metamorphic in origin, that has a fine grain
- halo effect — a predisposition to admire all of a person's actions, work, etc., because of an estimable quality or action in the past.
- hamfistedly — Alternative spelling of ham-fistedly.
- hang a left — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- harvest fly — cicada
- hatefulness — arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
- health farm — A health farm is a hotel where people go to get fitter or lose weight by exercising and eating special food.
- health food — any natural food popularly believed to promote or sustain good health, as by containing vital nutrients, being grown without the use of pesticides, or having a low sodium or fat content.
- healthfully — conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
- heartfeltly — In a heartfelt manner.
- holy father — a title of the pope.
- hop trefoil — a leguminous plant, Trifolium campestre, of N temperate grasslands, with globular yellow flower heads and trifoliate leaves
- hot flushes — a sudden unpleasant hot feeling in the skin, caused by endocrine imbalance, esp experienced by women at menopause
- hotel staff — employees of a hotel
- hurtfulness — The property of being hurtful.
- hyposulfite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- idler shaft — a shaft carrying one or more gearwheels that idles between a driver shaft and a driven shaft, usually to reverse the direction of rotation or provide different spacing of gearwheels, esp in a gearbox
- infield hit — a base hit that does not reach the outfield.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- leaf blight — a symptom or phase of many diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic spots or streaks on the leaves, accompanied by seed rot and seedling blight.
- leaf blotch — a symptom or phase of certain especially fungal diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic discoloration of the leaves.
- leaf sheath — the basal part of a grass leaf that encircles the stem
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- leatherleaf — an evergreen shrub, Chamaedaphne calyculata, of the heath family, having leathery leaves and one-sided clusters of white, bell-shaped flowers, occurring in bogs in North America.
- lecythiform — (biology, mycology) shaped like a bowling pin, a flask, or a bottle.
- left-handed — having the left hand more dominant or effective than the right; preferably using the left hand: a left-handed pitcher.
- left-hander — a person who is left-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.
- lethiferous — lethal.
- light-faced — (of type) having a weight of type characterized by light thin lines
- lone father — a father with no wife or partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- magherafelt — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 40 837 (2003 est). Area: 572 sq km (221 sq miles)
- mantelshelf — mantel (def 2).
- northcliffe — Viscount, Alfred Charles William Harmsworth.
- on the flat — On the flat means on level ground.
- panel thief — a thief who secretly robs the customers in a panel house.
- return half — the return part of a two-way ticket
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- right field — the area of the outfield to the right of center field, as viewed from home plate.
- self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred