13-letter words containing l, h, e, r
- night shelter — an organization that provides dormitory-style accommodation for the homeless at night, or the accommodation so provided
- nightcrawlers — Plural form of nightcrawler.
- nike hercules — a 40 feet (12 meters) U.S. surface-to-air missile effective at medium to high altitudes and having a range of more than 87 miles (140 km).
- non-ephemeral — lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- nonhysterical — not hysterical or funny
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- nonshrinkable — incapable of being shrunk
- nontheatrical — not relating to the theatre
- norethynodrel — a progestin, C 2 0 H 2 6 O 2 , used in combination with an estrogen in some oral contraceptives.
- normocephalic — Having a normal sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic.
- north belmont — a town in S North Carolina.
- north channel — a strait between SW Scotland and NE Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) wide at the narrowest point.
- north olmsted — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- north sea oil — oil extracted from deposits beneath the North Sea
- northallerton — a market town in N England, administrative centre of North Yorkshire. Pop: 15 517 (2001)
- northeasterly — of or located in the northeast.
- northerliness — The quality of being northerly.
- northern blot — Biology, Medicine/Medical. a procedure for studying the activity of a specific gene, as in testing for a hereditary defect: RNA fragments in an extract of a cell population or a tissue are separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to a filter, and then hybridized with labeled DNA or RNA derived from a laboratory-engineered copy of the gene in order to identify the size and abundance of the RNA expressed by that gene.
- northwesterly — Situated in, or pointing to, the northwest.
- nowheresville — a remote or isolated town or village.
- of all others — above all others
- off the rails — into or in a state of dysfunction or disorder
- office-holder — An office-holder is a person who has an important official position in an organization or government.
- officeholders — Plural form of officeholder.
- oil hardening — to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.
- old northwest — a territory of Canada lying N of 60 degrees N and extending E from the Yukon Territory to Nunavut. 519,732 sq. mi. (1,346,106 sq. km) Capital: Yellowknife.
- on the razzle — out enjoying oneself or celebrating, esp while drinking freely
- openheartedly — Alt form open-heartedly.
- orchard valve — an alfalfa valve of lesser diameter than the pipe it closes.
- orchestralist — a person who writes or arranges orchestral music
- organ whistle — a steam or air whistle in which the jet is forced up against the thin edge of a pipe closed at the top.
- oropharyngeal — the part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the upper edge of the epiglottis.
- orthocephalic — having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.
- orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
- orthogonalise — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- orthogonalize — to make (vectors, functions, etc.) orthogonal.
- orthopaedical — Pertaining to orthopaedics; characteristic of orthopaedia.
- orthosilicate — a silicate mineral
- otherworldish — characterized by otherworldliness
- over the hill — a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
- overembellish — Make (something) too ornate or complicated.
- pandora shell — any marine bivalve of the genus Pandora, having a scimitar-shaped shell with a pronounced ridge along the hinge.
- paper-shelled — having a thin, easily broken shell: paper-shelled nuts.
- paraphernalia — (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
- paraphrasable — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- parencephalon — a cerebral hemisphere
- parental home — a school for problem children.
- parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- paring chisel — a woodworking chisel moved by steady hand pressure to make long, light cuts.