12-letter words containing r, h, i, n
- encipherment — The act or process of enciphering; encryption.
- endomorphism — changes in a cooling body of igneous rock brought about by assimilation of fragments of, or chemical reaction with, the surrounding country rock
- enfranchised — Simple past tense and past participle of enfranchise.
- enfranchises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enfranchise.
- english horn — musical instrument: similar to oboe
- enharmonical — relating to the enharmonic scale
- enshrinement — (uncountable) The state of being enshrined.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- ephemeridian — relating to ephemera
- erythromycin — An antibiotic used in the treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria. It is similar in its effects to penicillin.
- erythropenia — A decrease in the number of erythrocytes, associated with anemia.
- etherization — (surgery) anaesthetization using ether.
- etheromaniac — a person who is addicted to ether
- ethnocentric — Evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.
- ethnographic — Relating to ethnography.
- ethnohistory — The branch of anthropology concerned with the history of peoples and cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- everchanging — Which changes frequently and, presumably, will continue to do so forever.
- examinership — the office or function of an examiner
- exheredation — A disinheriting; disherison.
- exhibitioner — A student who has been awarded an exhibition (scholarship).
- exhilarating — Making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling.
- exhilaration — A feeling of excitement, happiness, or elation.
- exhortations — Plural form of exhortation.
- extinguisher — Anything that extinguishes something; but especially a fire extinguisher.
- fainthearted — lacking courage; cowardly; timorous.
- fair housing — the sale and rental of private housing free of discriminatory practices or policies.
- far-reaching — extending far in influence, effect, etc.: the far-reaching effect of his speech.
- farthingales — Plural form of farthingale.
- farthingdale — (British, dated, 13th-19th C.) A unit of area equal to one quarter of an acre.
- farthingland — a unit of land area, sometimes described as being equivalent to thirty acres
- farthingless — without a farthing, having no money
- fatherliness — The property of being fatherly.
- featherbrain — a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain.
- featheriness — The state or quality of being feathery.
- ferlinghetti — Lawrence, born 1920? U.S. poet associated with the Beat Generation.
- feverishness — The quality of being feverish.
- file-sharing — File-sharing is a method of distributing computer files, for example files containing music, among a large number of users.
- fines herbes — a mixture of finely chopped herbs, used to flavour omelettes, salads, etc
- finger tight — made as tight as possible by hand
- fire hydrant — a hydrant for use in extinguishing fires.
- firefighting — a person who fights destructive fires.
- firstnighter — a person who often or usually attends the theater, opera, etc., on opening night.
- fish farming — the job of rearing fish for commercial purposes
- fisherperson — A fisherman or fisherwoman.
- fishing port — a town which has a lot of fishing boats
- fishing worm — an earthworm.
- fishmonger's — a shop that sells fish
- five hundred — a variety of euchre in which a joker and widow are included, the object being to score 500 points first.
- flash drying — Flash drying is a stage in a process to make something bigger, in which a paste-like feed is broken up and dried at the same time.
- flegenheimer — Arthur ("Dutch Schultz") 1902–35, U.S. gangster.