12-letter words containing r, e, t, h, i
- heterosexist — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- heterosocial — relating to or denoting mixed-sex social relationships
- heterotactic — of, relating to, or characterized by heterotaxis.
- heterotopias — Plural form of heterotopia.
- hexobarbital — a barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative properties
- hibernations — Plural form of hibernation.
- hidradenitis — (medicine) inflammation of the sweat glands.
- hierarchists — hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.
- hieratically — In a hieratic way.
- hierogrammat — a writer of hierograms.
- hierophantic — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- high treason — treason against the sovereign or state.
- high-protein — (of a food) rich in proteins
- high-stepper — seeking unrestrained pleasure, as by frequenting night clubs, parties, etc.; leading a wild and fast life: a high-stepping young crowd.
- higher still — a system of post-Standard Grade qualifications offered at five levels including Higher and Advanced Higher
- highlighters — Plural form of highlighter.
- highly rated — generally considered to be of high quality
- hindforemost — with the back part in the front place
- hindquarters — the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
- hinterlander — One who lives in the hinterland.
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- historicized — Simple past tense and past participle of historicize.
- hit the dirt — to drop to the ground
- hit the mark — to achieve one's aim; be successful in one's attempt
- hit the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- hit the roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- hitch a ride — hitchhike
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- homeothermic — (biology, of an, animal) Capable of maintaining a relatively constant body temperature independent of the surrounding environment.
- homoiotherms — Plural form of homoiotherm.
- homoiothermy — having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).
- horatian ode — an ode consisting of several stanzas all of the same form.
- horometrical — Relating to horometry.
- horse pistol — a large pistol formerly carried by horsemen.
- horse trials — a competitive sporting event at which riders have to show their skill in dressage, show-jumping, and cross-country
- horse's tail — burro's tail.
- horticulture — the cultivation of a garden, orchard, or nursery; the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.
- hostile fire — an unintentional fire, from which any resulting loss can be claimed as an insurance liability (opposed to friendly fire).
- house martin — a small European swallow, Delichon urbica, that builds its nest under the eaves of houses.
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- housetrained — Simple past tense and past participle of housetrain.
- hovering act — an act forbidding or restricting the loitering of foreign or domestic vessels within the prescribed limits of a coastal nation.
- hucksterings — Plural form of huckstering.
- hydrastinine — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 11 H 13 NO 3 , synthesized from hydrastine: used to arrest bleeding, especially in the uterus.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrokinetic — pertaining to the motion of liquids.
- hydrophilite — a white mineral consisting of potassium and calcium
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hydrozincite — a hydrous zinc carbonate, Zn 5 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 6 , an important ore of zinc in some localities.