12-letter words containing r, h, n, e
- vereshchagin — Vasili Vasilievich [vuh-syee-lyee vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /vʌˈsyi lyi vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1904, Russian painter.
- vine harvest — the gathering of the grapes from grapevines
- von stroheim — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1885–1957, U.S. actor and director, born in Austria.
- walker hound — an American foxhound having a black, tan, and white, or, sometimes, a tan and white coat.
- warehouseman — a person who stores goods for others for pay.
- warehousemen — Irregular plural form of warehouseman.
- watchstander — (US) A person who is on watch on a ship.
- water-harden — to quench (steel) in water.
- waterishness — the state of being waterish
- watermanship — the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.
- wearing thin — If someone's patience, for example, is wearing thin, they are beginning to become impatient or angry with someone.
- weather vane — a device, as a rod to which a freely rotating pointer is attached, for indicating the direction of the wind.
- weather-vane — a device, as a rod to which a freely rotating pointer is attached, for indicating the direction of the wind.
- weatherbound — (often nautical) Delayed or prevented by bad weather from doing something, such as travelling.
- weatherwoman — a woman who works as a weathercaster.
- weatherwomen — Plural form of weatherwoman.
- weaver finch — any of a number of Old World finches (family Ploceidae) that weave elaborate domed nests of sticks, grass, etc.
- weigh anchor — to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised in preparation for departure
- weight-train — to use weights to improve muscle performance
- weisenheimer — a wiseacre or smart aleck.
- wet strength — the relative resistance of paper to tearing when wet, resulting from the addition of resins during manufacture.
- whare wanaga — a university
- whatshername — A female person or entity, whose name one does not remember but that is known to the person to which one is speaking.
- whencesoever — From whatever place or source.
- whereagainst — against which
- whimperingly — In a whimpering way.
- whisperingly — In a whispering manner; quietly.
- white bryony — a climbing herbaceous cucurbitaceous plant, Bryonia dioica, of Europe and North Africa, having greenish flowers and red berries
- white finger — a condition of a finger that results in a white appearance caused by a spasm of the blood vessels. It occurs with Raynaud's disease and with the long-term use of percussion tools
- white ginger — a tall plant, Hedychium coronarium, of the ginger family, native to tropical Asia, having long, broad leaves and showy, fragrant white flowers.
- white hunter — a white man who acts as guide on African safaris and hunting expeditions.
- white marlin — a small marlin, Tetrapterus albidus, inhabiting the western Atlantic Ocean, pale blue above and silvery below.
- white raisin — a raisin dried from a white grape
- white turnip — the turnip, Brassica rapa.
- white-ground — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece from the 6th to the 4th centuries b.c., characterized chiefly by a white background of slip onto which were painted polychromatic figures.
- whole number — Also called counting number. one of the positive integers or zero; any of the numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, …).
- whooper swan — a common, Old World swan, Cygnus cygnus, distinguished by a yellow patch at the base of its bill, noted for its whooping cry.
- whore-monger — someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander.
- whoremongers — Plural form of whoremonger.
- wigtownshire — a historic county in SW Scotland.
- windcheaters — Plural form of windcheater.
- winged horse — the constellation Pegasus.
- winter haven — a city in central Florida.
- winter hedge — a clothes horse
- winter wheat — wheat that is planted in the autumn to be harvested in the spring or early summer.
- winter-hardy — able to survive the effects of cold weather.
- winterweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the winter; relatively heavy
- wisenheimers — Plural form of wisenheimer.
- withdrawment — The act of withdrawing; withdrawal; recall.
- witheredness — The state of being withered.