12-letter words containing l, e, t, h, g, r
- headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
- hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
- hellgramites — Plural form of hellgramite.
- hellgrammite — the aquatic larva of a dobsonfly, used as bait in fishing.
- heortologist — a person who studies heortology
- herpetologic — Alternative form of herpetological.
- heterologous — Biology. of different origin; pertaining to heterology.
- higher still — a system of post-Standard Grade qualifications offered at five levels including Higher and Advanced Higher
- highlighters — Plural form of highlighter.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- largehearted — having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
- leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- lethargizing — Present participle of lethargize.
- light bomber — a small airplane designed to carry light bomb loads relatively short distances, especially one having a gross loaded weight of less than 100,000 pounds (45,000 kg).
- light breeze — a wind of 4–7 miles per hour (2–3 m/sec). Compare breeze1 (def 2).
- light bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- light-haired — having light-coloured hair
- lighter fuel — the fuel used in a cigarette or cigar lighter
- lighthearted — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- lithographed — Simple past tense and past participle of lithograph.
- lithographer — a person who works at lithography.
- live through — experience or endure
- live yoghurt — yoghurt that contains live bacteria
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- mercy flight — an aircraft flight to bring a seriously ill or injured person to hospital from an isolated community
- mergenthaler — Ottmar [ot-mahr;; German awt-mahr] /ˈɒt mɑr;; German ˈɔt mɑr/ (Show IPA), 1854–99, U.S. inventor of the Linotype, born in Germany.
- metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
- methyl group — the univalent group CH 3 −, derived from methane.
- mythologizer — One who, or that which, mythologizes.
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- night letter — former name of overnight telegram. Abbreviation: NL.
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- nightcrawler — An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
- overlengthen — to extend excessively
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
- quarterlight — A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent.
- rheumatology — the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
- right-angled — A right-angled triangle has one angle that is a right angle.
- self-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
- sell-through — quantity of direct sales made
- skirt length — the length of someone's skirt
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- slaughterous — murderous; destructive.
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- strengthless — lacking strength.