12-letter words containing n, e, d, h
- echinodermal — (zoology) Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.
- echo sounder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
- edvard munch — Edvard [ed-vahrd] /ˈɛd vɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1863–1944, Norwegian painter and graphic artist.
- edwin hubble — Edwin Powell, 1889–1953, U.S. astronomer: pioneer in extragalactic research.
- egg sandwich — two slices of bread filled with chopped egg
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- empty-handed — carrying nothing
- enarthrodial — Relating to an enarthrosis.
- enchiridions — Plural form of enchiridion.
- endochondral — occurring, or present, in cartilage
- endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
- endophyllous — enclosed in a leaf or sheath
- endothelioma — Any of various mostly benign neoplasms derived from the endothelium of blood vessels or lymph channels.
- endotracheal — Situated or occurring within or performed by way of the trachea.
- enfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of enfranchise.
- english bond — a bond used in brickwork that has a course of headers alternating with a course of stretchers
- enhanced ide — Advanced Technology Attachment Interface with Extensions
- ephemeridian — relating to ephemera
- eunuchoidism — A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
- evenhandedly — In an evenhanded manner.
- exheredation — A disinheriting; disherison.
- extinguished — Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
- fainthearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- fianchettoed — Simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto.
- fiendishness — The quality of being fiendish.
- fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
- five hundred — a variety of euchre in which a joker and widow are included, the object being to score 500 points first.
- fixed-length — referring to a field, record, computer word, or other entity whose length does not vary.
- flemish bond — a brickwork bond having alternate stretchers and headers in each course, each header being centered above and below a stretcher.
- foreadmonish — (rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
- forehandedly — Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
- forked chain — branched chain.
- fountainhead — a fountain or spring from which a stream flows; the head or source of a stream.
- four hundred — the exclusive social set of a city or area.
- french bread — a yeast-raised bread made of dough containing water and distinguished by its thick, well-browned crust, usually made in long, slender, tapered loaves. Compare baguette (def 3).
- french broad — a river in W North Carolina and E Tennessee, flowing N and NW to join the Holston River at Knoxville to form the Tennessee River. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- french doors — a door having glass panes throughout or nearly throughout its length.
- french drain — a drainage trench filled to ground level with fragments of brick, rock, etc.
- french india — the five small former French territories in India, including Chandernagor, Karikal, Pondicherry, and Yanaon on the E coast, and Mahé on the W coast.
- french sudan — former name of Mali.
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- go the round — to be circulated among a number of people: said of a story, rumor, etc.
- golden bough — a branch of mistletoe, sacred to Proserpina, that served Aeneas as a pass to the underworld.
- golden hello — A golden hello is a sum of money that a company offers to a person in order to persuade them to join the company.
- golden horde — the army of Mongol Tartars that overran eastern Europe in the 13th century, established a khanate in Russia, and maintained suzerainty there until the 15th century.
- golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
- golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
- good heavens — You say 'Good heavens!' or 'Heavens!' to express surprise or to emphasize that you agree or disagree with someone.
- grandaughter — Alternative spelling of granddaughter.