13-letter words containing l, h, e, r
- flowering ash — a variety of ash tree that produces conspicuous flowers
- flugelhornist — One who plays the flugelhorn.
- fluorochromes — Plural form of fluorochrome.
- fluorohydride — (inorganic chemistry) An compound formed by the addition of the elements of hydrogen fluoride.
- flutter wheel — a waterwheel at the bottom of a chute, turned by the falling water.
- fly fisherman — one who fishes by fly-casting
- foolhardiness — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- foolheartedly — Foolishly. In a foolhardy manner. Without thinking about the consequences.
- for the world — If you say that you would not do something for the world, you are emphasizing that you definitely would not do it.
- foresightedly — In a foresighted manner.
- foresightless — lacking foresight
- fork luncheon — déjeuner à la fourchette.
- form the fool — to play the fool or behave irritatingly
- formal theory — an uninterpreted symbolic system whose syntax is precisely defined, and on which a relation of deducibility is defined in purely syntactic terms; a logistic system
- fortnightlies — Plural form of fortnightly.
- four-wheeling — traveling in a vehicle using four-wheel drive.
- frank whittle — Sir Frank, 1907–96, English engineer and inventor.
- frankenthaler — Helen, 1928–2011, U.S. painter.
- free enthalpy — a thermodynamic property of a system equal to the difference between its enthalpy and the product of its temperature and its entropy. It is usually measured in joules
- free-wheeling — operating in the manner of a freewheel.
- freight plane — an aeroplane used to transport goods
- frelinghuysen — Frederick Theodore, 1817–85, U.S. statesman.
- french letter — a condom.
- french polish — French polish is a type of varnish which is painted onto wood so that the wood has a hard shiny surface.
- french-polish — to finish or treat (a piece of furniture) with French polish.
- frighteningly — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
- frightfulness — The quality of being frightful.
- full throttle — used in the phrase at full throttle, at full speed or with great intensity
- full-strength — If a team or army is at full strength, all the members that it needs or usually has are present.
- full-throated — A full-throated sound coming from someone's mouth, such as a shout or a laugh, is very loud.
- funeral march — march played for funeral processions
- furshlugginer — crazy; foolish
- galactorrhoea — (British spelling) alternative spelling of galactorrhea.
- galerie house — (in French Louisiana) a house with its main story above the ground floor and with verandas (galeries) for both stories in tiers on at least one side.
- galois theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the application of the theory of finite groups to the solution of algebraic equations.
- gelsenkirchen — a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr valley.
- geochronology — the chronology of the earth, as based on both absolute and relative methods of age determination.
- geohydrologic — relating to geohydrology
- geomorphology — the study of the characteristics, origin, and development of landforms.
- gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
- ghettoblaster — Alternative form of ghetto blaster.
- gilmore, john — John Gilmore
- global search — a word-processing operation in which a complete computer file or set of files is searched for every occurrence of a particular word or other sequence of characters
- globe theatre — a theater on the south bank of the Thames in London, 1599–1613: many of Shakespeare's plays were first produced here.
- glossographer — a glossator.
- glove leather — a soft, smooth, pliable, stretchable leather.
- glucochlorose — chloralose.
- gold chloride — a yellow to red, water-soluble compound, AuCl 3 , used chiefly in photography, gilding ceramic ware and glass, and in the manufacture of purple of Cassius.
- golden shiner — a small, silvery freshwater minnow, Notemigonus crysoleucas, native to eastern North America and introduced into western North America: often used as live bait in sport fishing.
- golden shower — a tree, Cassia fistula, of the legume family, native to India, having long, drooping clusters of yellow flowers.