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11-letter words containing r, h, o

  • hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
  • hierography — a treatise on religion or sacred things
  • hieronymite — a member of a congregation of hermits named after St. Jerome.
  • hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
  • hierophobia — an irrational fear of sacred objects or people
  • hierophobic — a person who suffers from hierophobia
  • high blower — a horse that produces a blowing sound when exhaling.
  • high colour — (hardware)   A colour depth of 16 (or 15) bits per pixel. Compare true colour.
  • high ground — a position of moral or ethical superiority: The candidate has claimed the moral high ground.
  • high roller — a person who gambles for large stakes, as in a casino.
  • high-roller — a person who gambles for large stakes, as in a casino.
  • highbrowism — Highbrow attitudes and policies generally.
  • highprofile — (rare) alternative spelling of high-profile.
  • highwrought — extremely worked-up or excited
  • hilariously — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
  • hip pointer — a painful bruise or torn muscle at the upper ridge of the pelvis
  • hip-shooter — a person who acts or talks in a rash, impetuous way
  • hipped roof — a roof having sloping ends and sides
  • hippocrates — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
  • hippocratic — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
  • hippodromed — Simple past tense and past participle of hippodrome.
  • hippodromes — Plural form of hippodrome.
  • hippodromic — of or relating to a hippodrome
  • hippogriffs — Plural form of hippogriff.
  • hircocervus — (in classical and medieval fable) a mythical creature that is half goat and half stag
  • hirsutulous — hirtellous.
  • histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
  • historiated — (especially of initial letters on an illuminated manuscript) decorated with animals, flowers, or other designs that have a narrative or symbolic purpose.
  • historicise — to interpret something as a product of historical development.
  • historicism — a theory that history is determined by immutable laws and not by human agency.
  • historicist — a theory that history is determined by immutable laws and not by human agency.
  • historicity — historical authenticity.
  • historicize — to interpret something as a product of historical development.
  • historiette — a short historical story or anecdote
  • historyless — Lacking history.
  • histotrophy — A form of matrotrophy exhibited by some live-bearing sharks and rays, in which the developing embryo receives additional nutrition from its mother in the form of uterine secretions called histotroph.
  • histrionics — an actor.
  • histrionism — Histrionic behaviour.
  • hit or miss — careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
  • hit-or-miss — careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
  • hoary cress — a perennial Mediterranean plant, Cardaria (or Lepidium) draba, with small white flowers: a widespread troublesome weed: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
  • hobby-horse — You describe a subject or idea as your hobby-horse if you have strong feelings on it and like talking about it whenever you have the opportunity.
  • hobbyhorses — Plural form of hobbyhorse.
  • hobgoblinry — the behaviour or activities of hobgoblins
  • hod carrier — a mason's assistant whose work is to carry hods of materials to the mason.
  • hog cholera — an acute, usually fatal, highly contagious disease of swine caused by an RNA virus of the genus Pestivirus, characterized by high fever, lack of appetite, diarrhea, and lethargy.
  • hohe tauern — an Alpine mountain range in S Austria. Highest peak, Grossglockner, 12,457 feet (3799 meters).
  • holiday rep — A holiday rep is someone employed by a holiday company to help look after people when they are on holiday.
  • holly berry — a bitter, slightly poisonous berry that grows on holly trees or shrubs
  • holographed — to make by the use of holography.
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