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13-letter words containing n, o, r, h

  • dragon's head — any of several mints of the genus Dracocephalum having spikes of double-lipped flowers.
  • draughtswoman — Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
  • drink to that — People say 'I'll drink to that' to show that they agree with and approve of something that someone has just said.
  • drongo shrike — any insectivorous songbird of the family Dicruridae, of the Old World tropics, having a glossy black plumage, a forked tail, and a stout bill
  • drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
  • dryopithecine — (sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
  • dual monarchy — the kingdom of Austria-Hungary 1867–1918.
  • dun laoghaire — a seaport in E Republic of Ireland, near Dublin.
  • dysmenorrheal — painful menstruation.
  • dysmenorrheic — Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea.
  • dysmenorrhoea — painful menstruation.
  • earth station — a terminal equipped to receive, or receive and transmit, signals from or to communications satellites.
  • east by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of east. Abbreviation: EbN.
  • eastern shore — the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay, including parts of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.
  • elasmobranchs — Plural form of elasmobranch.
  • electrophones — Plural form of electrophone.
  • electrophonic — Relating to electronic equipment to produce sound (this adjectival sense is not comparable).
  • eleventh hour — If someone does something at the eleventh hour, they do it at the last possible moment.
  • enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
  • enantiomorphy — the state of being enantiomorphic
  • encephalogram — An image, trace, or other record of the structure or electrical activity of the brain.
  • enchondromata — Plural form of enchondroma.
  • encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
  • endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
  • enterohepatic — Relating to or denoting the circulation of bile salts and other secretions from the liver to the intestine, where they are reabsorbed into the blood and returned to the liver.
  • enteropathies — Plural form of enteropathy.
  • epitrachelion — The liturgical vestment worn by priests and bishops of the Orthodox Church as the symbol of their priesthood, corresponding to the Western stole.
  • erin go bragh — Ireland forever
  • ethchlorvynol — A sedative and hypnotic drug used to treat insomnia.
  • ethnocentrism — The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.
  • ethnocultural — Relating to or denoting a particular ethnic group.
  • ethnographers — Plural form of ethnographer.
  • ethnographica — a collection of ethnographic items
  • ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
  • ethnohistoric — relating to ethnohistory
  • event horizon — the surface around a black hole enclosing the space from which electromagnetic radiation cannot escape due to gravitational attraction. For a non-rotating black hole, the radius is proportional to the mass of the black hole
  • exhibitioners — Plural form of exhibitioner.
  • exhilarations — Plural form of exhilaration.
  • false horizon — a line or plane that simulates the horizon, used in altitude-measuring devices or the like.
  • fashionmonger — (derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
  • fighting word — Usually, fighting words. language that arouses rage in an antagonist.
  • fishbone fern — a common Australian fern, Nephrolepsis cordifolia, having fronds with many pinnae
  • fisher of men — an evangelist
  • floor cushion — a cushion placed on the floor of a room for people to sit on
  • flourishingly — In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow.
  • flowering ash — a variety of ash tree that produces conspicuous flowers
  • flugelhornist — One who plays the flugelhorn.
  • folding chair — a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.
  • foolhardiness — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
  • for one thing — the first reason is
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