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12-letter words containing n, t, h

  • hamantaschen — a small triangular cake often made with yeast and filled with a mixture of poppy seeds and honey or with prune paste, prepared especially for the festival of Purim.
  • hambletonian — one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
  • hamstringing — Present participle of hamstring.
  • hand leather — a piece of leather wrapped around the hand of a shoemaker in order to protect it from being cut while pulling thread
  • hand of writ — handwriting; penmanship.
  • hand setting — Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
  • hand to hand — of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
  • hand-painted — painted by a person rather than a machine
  • hand-printed — (of numbers, letters, or designs) printed, or put on a surface, by hand rather than by machine
  • hand-to-hand — close to one's adversary; at close quarters: hand-to-hand combat.
  • hand-written — to write (something) by hand.
  • handbreadths — Plural form of handbreadth.
  • handcrafting — Present participle of handcraft.
  • handcraftman — handicraftsman.
  • handicrafter — One who engages in handicrafts.
  • handsbreadth — A small distance.
  • handstitched — Stitched by hand.
  • hanging post — a post from which a door, gate, etc., is hung.
  • hanging step — a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.
  • hangtown fry — a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
  • happenstance — a chance happening or event.
  • haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
  • hard-hitting — striking or capable of striking with force.
  • hardstanding — a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand
  • haricot bean — Haricot beans are small white beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often sold dried rather than fresh.
  • harmoniumist — a person who plays a harmonium
  • harmonometer — the equipment used for measuring the harmonic relations of sounds
  • harvest moon — the moon at and about the period of fullness that is nearest to the autumnal equinox.
  • hasta manana — so long; (I'll) see you tomorrow
  • hatelessness — the state or quality of being hateless
  • haute-vienne — a department in central France. 2145 sq. mi. (5555 sq. km). Capital: Limoges.
  • have kittens — to react with disapproval, anxiety, etc
  • have need to — to be compelled or required to; must
  • have pity on — to have sympathy or show mercy for
  • hazelnut oil — an oil extracted from hazelnuts and used mostly in cooking
  • head station — the main buildings on a large sheep or cattle farm
  • head-hunting — a headhunting expedition: The men left the village to go on a headhunt.
  • headlighting — The lighting associated with a headlight.
  • headstrongly — In a headstrong manner.
  • health drink — a drink that claims to be beneficial to health
  • hearing test — a test to establish whether someone's hearing is normal or whether they have suffered some degree of hearing loss
  • heart urchin — an echinoderm of the order Spatangoida, having an elongate, somewhat heart-shaped outer covering.
  • heartburning — rankling discontent, especially from envy or jealousy; grudge.
  • hearteningly — In a heartening way; cheeringly.
  • heartfulness — The state or quality of being heartful.
  • hearthstones — Plural form of hearthstone.
  • heartrending — causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
  • heartstrings — (obsolete, anatomy) The tendons once thought to brace the heart. (15th-19th c.).
  • heartwarming — gratifying; rewarding; satisfying: a heartwarming response to his work.
  • heat-seeking — A heat-seeking missile or device is one that is able to detect a source of heat.
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