12-letter words containing o, n, h, a
- blennorrhoea — an excessive discharge of watery mucus, esp from the urethra or the vagina
- bletheration — nonsense!
- boar-hunting — the practice of hunting wild boars
- boatsmanship — seamanship as applied to boats, especially rowboats and motorboats.
- bond washing — a series of deals in bonds made with the intention of avoiding taxation
- bonne chance — good luck
- bounce flash — a flash lamp designed to produce a bounced flash.
- bound charge — any electric charge that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free charge).
- boxing match — a competition between two boxers
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
- broken heart — If you say that someone has a broken heart, you mean that they are very sad, for example because a love affair has ended unhappily.
- bromomethane — methyl bromide.
- bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
- brown hackle — an artificial fly having a peacock herl body, golden tag and tail, and brown hackle.
- cachinnation — raucous laughter
- cachinnatory — Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
- cacophonical — cacophonous
- cacophonious — cacophonous
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- camera phone — A camera phone is a mobile phone that can also take photographs.
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
- candleholder — a candlestick
- canine tooth — canine (def 2).
- canvas shoes — soft shoes with a canvas upper
- carbocholine — carbachol.
- carbon brush — a small block of carbon used to convey current between the stationary and moving parts of an electric generator, motor, etc
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- cash account — an account with a brokerage which stipulates that the client pays in full for any transactions, rather than being extended credit
- cash economy — an economic system, or part of one, in which financial transactions are carried out in cash rather than via direct debit, standing order, bank transfer, or credit card
- cash journal — cashbook.
- catch points — railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train
- chaetognaths — Plural form of chaetognath.
- chain locker — a compartment where the chain or cable of an anchor is stowed when the anchor is raised.
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chalcogenide — a binary compound consisting of a chalcogen and at least one other electropositive element
- championship — A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
- changchiakou — Zhangjiakou
- change color — to become pale
- change front — to redeploy (a force in the field) so that its main weight of weapons points in another direction
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point
- change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
- changearound — the act of changing to a different position
- changepocket — a small pocket or compartment for holding coins.
- channel iron — a rolled-steel bar with a U-shaped cross section
- channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
- charbroiling — Present participle of charbroil.