12-letter words containing l, h
- clothes tree — an upright pole with branching hooks or pegs near the top to hold coats and hats
- clothes-line — a strong, narrow rope, cord, wire, etc., usually stretched between two poles, posts, or buildings, on which clean laundry is hung to dry.
- clothesbrush — A brush for the clothes.
- clotheshorse — a frame on which to hang laundry for drying or airing
- clotheslined — Simple past tense and past participle of clothesline.
- clotheslines — Plural form of clothesline.
- clothespress — a closet, wardrobe, or chest in which to keep clothes
- clownishness — The state of being clownish.
- club fighter — a mediocre boxer who fights mostly on programs at small sporting clubs
- clutch pedal — The clutch pedal is the pedal by which the driver of a vehicle operates the clutch.
- clutch plate — a plate in a vehicle's clutch that connects to the transmission
- coachability — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- coast salish — (in Canada) a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
- cockleshells — Plural form of cockleshell.
- codling moth — a tortricid moth, Carpocapsa pomonella, the larvae of which are a pest of apples
- coelacanthic — of or relating to the coelacanth
- cohesibility — the nature of being cohesible
- cohesionless — lacking cohesion
- cold cathode — a cathode from which electrons are emitted at ambient temperature, due to a high potential gradient at the surface
- cold-hearted — A cold-hearted person does not feel any affection or sympathy towards other people.
- coleorrhizae — protective sheath enclosing grass seedlings
- collide with — If a vehicle collides with another vehicle or a person, it hits something or someone that is traveling in a different direction.
- color scheme — In a room or house, the color scheme is the way in which colors have been used to decorate it.
- colour chart — a chart with samples of paint colours
- colour depth — bits per pixel
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- colporrhaphy — (surgery) suturing of a defect in the wall of the vagina.
- column shift — A column shift is a gearshift lever mounted on the steering column.
- commonwealth — The Commonwealth is an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule.
- concert hall — a hall where concerts are performed
- conchoidally — In a conchoidal manner.
- conchologist — One who collects shells, especially for the purpose of scientific study.
- coprophiliac — of or relating to coprophilia
- coprophilous — growing in or on dung
- coquettishly — (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner.
- coronal hole — a part of the solar corona that appears dark on optical and x-ray images and is characterized by low temperature and low density.
- corrivalship — the position of a corrival
- coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
- counterlight — a light opposite something, such as a painting, that negatively affects the appearance of that object
- covert cloth — a twill-weave cotton or worsted suiting fabric
- crash helmet — A crash helmet is a helmet that motorcyclists wear in order to protect their heads if they have an accident.
- cruelhearted — having a cruel heart; lacking kindness, compassion, etc.
- crushability — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- crystal meth — crystal methamphetamine, a concentrated and highly potent form of methamphetamine with dangerous side effects
- culture hero — a mythical or mythicized historical figure who embodies the aspirations or ideals of a society.
- curly-haired — having hair that forms curls
- curule chair — an upholstered folding seat with curved legs used by the highest civil officials of ancient Rome
- cutlass fish — any compressed, ribbonlike fish of the genus Trichiurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- cyberathlete — a professional player of computer games