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

  • galah session — an occasion on which people from remote areas converse with each other by radio
  • garden orache — a plant of the goosefoot family, Atriplex hortensis, which is cultivated as a vegetable and used like spinach
  • gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
  • genethlialogy — the science of calculating positions of the heavenly bodies on nativities.
  • gentlemanhood — the nature or position of a gentleman
  • gerontophilia — sexual attraction towards old people
  • gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
  • ghettoization — The process of becoming a ghetto, an isolated and underprivileged urban area.
  • giant hogweed — a tall plant, Heracleum mantegazzianum, of the parsley family, native to Russia and now naturalized in the U.S., having very large leaves and broad, white flower heads somewhat resembling Queen Anne's lace: can cause an allergic rash when touched by susceptible persons.
  • go along with — permit, consent to
  • golan heights — a range of hills in the Middle East, possession of which is disputed between Israel and Syria: under Syrian control until 1967 when they were stormed by Israeli forces; Jewish settlements have since been established. Highest peak: 2224 m (7297 ft)
  • goliath crane — a gantry crane for heavy work, as in steel mills.
  • gonadotrophic — Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads.
  • gonadotrophin — a gonadotropic substance.
  • grain alcohol — alcohol (def 1).
  • grain sorghum — any of several varieties of sorghum, as durra or milo, having starchy seeds, grown for grain and forage.
  • grandmotherly — of or characteristic of a grandmother.
  • graphic novel — a novel in the form of comic strips.
  • groundhog day — February 2, in most parts of the U.S., the day on which, according to legend, the groundhog first emerges from hibernation. If it is a sunny day and the groundhog sees its shadow, six more weeks of wintry weather are predicted.
  • gynaecophobia — (psychology) An irrational fear of women.
  • gynandromorph — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
  • habit of mind — If someone has a particular habit of mind, they usually think in that particular way.
  • habit-forming — tending to cause or encourage addiction, especially through physiological dependence: habit-forming drugs.
  • hacking cough — a harsh, dry and spasmodic cough
  • hackney coach — hackney (def 1).
  • haematogenous — producing blood
  • haemodilution — an increase in the fluid content of blood leading to a lower concentration of red blood cells
  • haemodynamics — a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood
  • haemorrhaging — Present participle of haemorrhage.
  • half coupling — a flange fixed at the end of each of the two shafts that are connected in a flange coupling
  • half mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
  • half-marathon — running: 13-mile footrace
  • half-mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
  • hallucination — a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.
  • hallucinatory — pertaining to or characterized by hallucination: hallucinatory visions.
  • hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
  • halotolerance — The quality or degree of being halotolerant.
  • hammond organ — an electric organ with two keyboards, electronic tone generation, and a wide variety of tone colours: invented in 1934
  • hampton roads — a channel in SE Virginia between the mouth of the James River and Chesapeake Bay: battle between the Monitor and the Virginia 1862.
  • hand and foot — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hand controls — a set of controls in some cars, operated by hand, that have the same function as the accelerator, brake, and clutch pedals
  • hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hand-to-mouth — offering or providing the barest livelihood, sustenance, or support; meager; precarious: a hand-to-mouth existence.
  • handsome lake — 1735-1815; Seneca prophet, social reformer, & founder of a North American Indian religion named after him
  • hang together — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • harmonic mean — the mean obtained by taking the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of a set of nonzero numbers.
  • harmonic tone — a tone produced by suppressing the fundamental tone and bringing into prominence one of its overtones.
  • harmonisation — (British spelling) alternative spelling of harmonization.
  • harmonization — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
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