13-letter words containing m, a, t, h
- flamethrowers — Plural form of flamethrower.
- flannel-mouth — a person whose speech is thick, slow, or halting.
- flemish giant — one of a breed of large domestic rabbits of Belgian origin, having a solid gray, white, or black coat, and raised for its meat and fur.
- float chamber — Automotive. the bowl-shaped section of a carburetor in which a reserve of fuel is maintained, the fuel level being regulated by a float.
- 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
- franche-comte — a former province in E France: once a part of Burgundy.
- franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- fruit machine — gambling: slot machine
- gallop rhythm — an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by three clear sounds in each beat, resembling the sound of a horse's gallop.
- gametothallus — a gamete-producing thallus.
- garnisheement — the process of arresting a debtor's money or property from the hands of a third party
- gentlemanhood — the nature or position of a gentleman
- go to the mat — a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- goldtail moth — European moth with white wings and a soft white furry body with a yellow tail tuft
- gram's method — a method of staining and distinguishing bacteria, in which a fixed bacterial smear is stained with crystal violet, treated with Gram's solution, decolorized with alcohol, counterstained with safranine, and washed with water.
- grandmotherly — of or characteristic of a grandmother.
- grantsmanship — skill in securing grants, as for research, from federal agencies, foundations, or the like.
- growth market — a rapidly expanding market
- habit of mind — If someone has a particular habit of mind, they usually think in that particular way.
- habit-forming — tending to cause or encourage addiction, especially through physiological dependence: habit-forming drugs.
- haemarthrosis — Alternative form of hemarthrosis.
- haematochezia — Alternative form of hematochezia.
- haematogenous — producing blood
- haematologist — A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in haematology.
- haemodilution — an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells
- half the time — If you say that something is the case half the time you mean that it often is the case.
- half-marathon — running: 13-mile footrace
- half-timbered — (of a house or building) having the frame and principal supports of timber and the interstices filled in with masonry, plaster, or the like.
- halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
- hampton roads — a channel in SE Virginia between the mouth of the James River and Chesapeake Bay: battle between the Monitor and the Virginia 1862.
- hand-to-mouth — offering or providing the barest livelihood, sustenance, or support; meager; precarious: a hand-to-mouth existence.
- handcraftsman — A handicraftsman.
- harbor master — an official who supervises operations in a harbor area and administers its rules.
- harbourmaster — (British, Canada, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
- harmonic tone — a tone produced by suppressing the fundamental tone and bringing into prominence one of its overtones.
- harmonisation — (British spelling) alternative spelling of harmonization.
- harmonization — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- harvest mouse — an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.
- hate campaign — A hate campaign is a series of actions which are intended to harm or upset someone, or to make other people have a low opinion of them.
- hatemongering — The behaviour of a hatemonger; the spreading of hatred.
- head of steam — momentum; driving power
- headmistressy — typical of the duties and behaviour of a headmistress
- heart massage — rhythmic manual compression of the sternum or heart to restore normal heartbeat, as after cardiac arrest.
- heart monitor — a machine that registers the activity of the heart
- heart of palm — the stripped terminal bud of a cabbage palm, especially of the genus Euterpe, eaten in salads or as a vegetable.
- heart problem — a defect or disease of the heart
- heart-warming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
- heavy element — any element heavier than helium
- helianthemums — Plural form of helianthemum.
- hellgrammites — Plural form of hellgrammite (Alternative spelling of hellgramites).