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12-letter words containing r, o, t, h

  • fourth grade — school year: age 9-10
  • fourth world — the world's most poverty-stricken nations, especially in Africa and Asia, marked by very low GNP per capita and great dependence upon foreign economic aid.
  • fourth-class — of, relating to, or designated as a class next below third, as for mailing, shipping, etc.
  • fractography — the study of fractures or cracks in a material, esp metal, in order to predict or identify the cause of a failure in a structure
  • free thought — thought unrestrained by deference to authority, tradition, or established belief, especially in matters of religion.
  • freight note — a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment
  • french toast — bread dipped in a batter of egg and milk and sautéed until brown, usually served with syrup or sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.
  • fresh out of — having just run out of supplies of
  • frighten off — scare away
  • from scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
  • frontbencher — (politics) one who sits on the front bench in a parliament. Typically the spokesmen for those who sit further back.
  • frost hollow — a depression in a hilly area in which cold air collects, becoming very cold at night
  • future shock — physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person's inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
  • galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
  • galactorrhea — an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
  • gametophores — Plural form of gametophore.
  • gauge theory — a type of theory of elementary particles designed to explain the strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions in terms of exchange of virtual particles
  • geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.
  • geothermally — By geothermal means, especially by means of geothermal energy.
  • gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
  • gerontophobe — a person who fears or hates old people or the idea of growing old
  • get together — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
  • get-together — an informal and usually small social gathering.
  • ghost shrimp — a shrimplike crustacean of the genus Callianassa, of the Pacific coast of North America, having a pinkish, transparent body.
  • ghost writer — a person who writes one or numerous speeches, books, articles, etc., for another person who is named as or presumed to be the author.
  • ghostbusters — Plural form of ghostbuster.
  • ghostwriters — Plural form of ghostwriter.
  • ghostwritten — Written by a ghostwriter.
  • giant hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
  • gift voucher — gift certificate.
  • glatt kosher — prepared for eating according to the dietary laws followed by Hasidic Jews, which differ somewhat from those followed by other observers of kashruth: glatt kosher meat.
  • glyptography — the description or study of engraved gems or other stones.
  • go hard with — to cause pain or difficulty to (someone)
  • go the round — to be circulated among a number of people: said of a story, rumor, etc.
  • go the route — If you go the route, you do something fully or continue with a task until you have completely finished.
  • god-botherer — an over-zealous Christian
  • goddaughters — Plural form of goddaughter.
  • gold therapy — administration of gold salts as a treatment for disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis.
  • goldsmithery — the occupation of a goldsmith
  • goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres
  • good-hearted — kind or generous; considerate; benevolent.
  • gopher state — Minnesota (used as a nickname).
  • gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
  • gothic armor — white armor of the 15th century, marked especially by much fluting and ornamentation.
  • grain growth — a tendency of certain grains to grow and absorb others when heated under certain conditions.
  • gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
  • grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
  • graph theory — the branch of mathematics dealing with linear graphs.
  • graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
  • grapple shot — a grapnellike projectile fired from a gun and used as a hold for the end of a line in rescue operations or in kedging.
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