11-letter words containing o, l, d, h
- flashfloods — Plural form of flashflood.
- flesh wound — a wound that does not penetrate beyond the flesh; a slight or superficial wound.
- flood-light — an artificial light so directed or diffused as to give a comparatively uniform illumination over a rather large given area.
- floodlights — Plural form of floodlight.
- flower head — an inflorescence consisting of a dense cluster of small, stalkless flowers; capitulum.
- flowerheads — Plural form of flowerhead.
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- foolhardily — In a foolhardy manner.
- foulmouthed — using obscene, profane, or scurrilous language; given to filthy or abusive speech.
- freeholders — Plural form of freeholder.
- freeholding — Property held in freehold.
- fundholders — Plural form of fundholder.
- fundholding — (economics) The holding of a fund.
- get hold of — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- ghirlandaio — (Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi) 1449–94, Italian painter.
- glochidiate — (botany) Having barbs.
- go downhill — travel down a slope
- god help us — If you say God help us, you mean that you have negative feelings about the person or situation you are talking about.
- godchildren — Plural form of godchild.
- golden horn — an inlet of the Bosporus, in European Turkey: forms the inner part of Istanbul.
- golden hour — the first hour after a serious accident, when it is crucial that the victim receives medical treatment in order to have a chance of surviving
- goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
- goldschmidt — Richard Benedikt. 1878–1958, US geneticist, born in Germany. He advanced the theory that heredity is determined by the chemical configuration of the chromosome molecule rather than by the qualities of the individual genes
- goldthreads — Plural form of goldthread.
- groundcloth — A groundcloth is a piece of waterproof material which you put on the ground to sleep on when you are camping.
- haddonfield — a town in SW New Jersey.
- half cocked — to set the hammer of (a firearm) at half cock.
- half dollar — a silver or cupronickel coin of the U.S., equal to 50 cents.
- half-boiled — drunk.
- half-closed — having or forming a boundary or barrier: He was blocked by a closed door. The house had a closed porch.
- half-cocked — (of a firearm) at the position of half cock.
- half-cooked — not cooked thoroughly
- half-dollar — a silver or cupronickel coin of the U.S., equal to 50 cents.
- half-formed — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- half-second — 1/120 of a minute of time
- halogenated — Simple past tense and past participle of halogenate.
- haloperidol — a major antipsychotic agent, C 21 H 23 ClFNO 2 , used in the management of schizophrenia, severe anxiety, and other behavioral disorders.
- hand lotion — a liquid that you put on your hands to make them feel softer and smoother
- hand scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
- hand-loomed — handwoven.
- hand-tailor — to produce (a garment or the like) by individual workmanship.
- handholding — the act of holding hands, especially as a sign or token of affection.
- handscrolls — Plural form of handscroll.
- hard labour — Hard labour is hard physical work which people have to do as punishment for a crime.
- hard liquor — spirits, alcoholic drink
- hard-boiled — Cookery. (of an egg) boiled in the shell long enough for the yolk and white to solidify.
- harmolodics — the technique of each musician in a group simultaneously improvising around the melodic and rhythmic patterns in a tune, rather than one musician improvising on its underlying harmonic pattern while the others play an accompaniment
- harold holt — Harold Edward, 1908–67, Australian political leader: prime minister 1966–67.
- hazardously — In a hazardous manner.
- head collar — the part of a bridle that fits round a horse's head