11-letter words containing o, r, n, i
- hereinbelow — afterward in this document, statement, etc.
- heroin chic — the perceived glamorization of heroin and the characteristics associated with heroin addicts, such as gauntness and hollow eyes
- heroin user — a person who regularly takes the drug heroin, who may or may not be addicted to it
- heroization — to make a hero of: a war film that heroizes the warrior.
- herringbone — a pattern consisting of adjoining vertical rows of slanting lines, any two contiguous lines forming either a V or an inverted V , used in masonry, textiles, embroidery, etc.
- herzegovina — a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary 1878–1914; now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- hesperornis — a toothed aquatic bird of the extinct genus Hesperornis, fossils of which are found in rocks of Cretaceous age in Kansas, having the rear legs modified for swimming and reaching a length of more than 4 feet (1.2 meters).
- heteroauxin — indoleacetic acid.
- heterogenic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.
- heterogonic — exhibiting allometry
- heteroscian — a name applied to the people who live in temperate zones, so given because in these areas shadows created by the sun at noon will fall in opposite directions
- hibernation — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- hibernators — Plural form of hibernator.
- hierodeacon — a monk who is also a deacon.
- hieronymite — a member of a congregation of hermits named after St. Jerome.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- high ground — a position of moral or ethical superiority: The candidate has claimed the moral high ground.
- hip pointer — a painful bruise or torn muscle at the upper ridge of the pelvis
- histrionics — an actor.
- histrionism — Histrionic behaviour.
- hobgoblinry — the behaviour or activities of hobgoblins
- holothurian — any echinoderm of the class Holothuroidea, comprising the sea cucumbers.
- homeporting — Present participle of homeport.
- homeshoring — A migration of service employees from the office to the home, where such homes have proper communications equipment.
- homeworking — Working from home, especially when in electronic contact with a central office.
- homocentric — having a common center; concentric.
- homogenizer — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- honor trick — (in certain bidding systems) a high card or set of high cards that can reasonably be expected to take a trick, the total worth of such cards in a hand being the basis for evaluating its strength and bidding.
- honorariums — Plural form of honorarium.
- honorifical — honorific
- honorius ii — (Lamberto Scannabecchi) died 1130, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1124–30.
- honorius iv — (Giacomo Savelli) 1210–87, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1285–87.
- honourarium — Nonstandard spelling of honorarium.
- horizonless — lacking or without a horizon.
- horizontals — Plural form of horizontal.
- hormogonium — a portion of filament in blue-green algae that becomes detached and reproduces by cell division.
- hormonelike — Resembling a hormone or some aspect of one.
- horn silver — cerargyrite.
- horn timber — a timber, often one of several, rising from the sternpost of a wooden vessel to support the overhang of the stern.
- horn-rimmed — having the frames or rims made of horn or tortoise shell, or plastic that simulates either of these: horn-rimmed glasses.
- hornblendic — Of or pertaining to hornblende.
- horripilant — causing horripilation, ie goose flesh, or the flesh to creep
- horrisonant — Having an unpleasant sound.
- horrisonous — sounding dreadful
- horseracing — Alternative form of horse racing.
- hot springs — city in central Ark., adjoining a national park: the park has 47 hot mineral springs: pop. 36,000
- hot working — Hot working is a process in which a metal is shaped under pressure at a fairly high temperature.
- house-train — to housebreak.
- hybernation — Obsolete spelling of hibernation.
- hybrid corn — a crossbred corn, especially the grain of corn developed by hybridization of repeatedly self-pollinated, and therefore genetically pure, varieties.