11-letter words containing r, u, h
- hypercasual — Extremely casual.
- hypercolour — a dye that causes a fabric to change colour with a change of temperature
- hyperimmune — protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation.
- hypernymous — Having the qualities of a hypernym.
- hypersexual — unusually or excessively active in or concerned with sexual matters.
- hyponitrous — of or derived from hyponitrous acid.
- ichthyosaur — any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 feet (1.2 to 12 meters) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four paddlelike flippers, and a vertical caudal fin.
- in no hurry — If you are in no hurry to do something, you are very unwilling to do it.
- infraphylum — (taxonomy) A taxon below subphylum and above superclass.
- interchurch — interdenominational.
- isochronous — isochronal.
- isomorphous — (of a compound or mineral) capable of crystallizing in a form similar to that of another compound or mineral, used especially of substances so closely related that they form end members of a series of solid solutions.
- john sutter — John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- jugged hare — a stew made of wild rabbit, usually cooked in an earthenware jug or stone pot.
- junior high — lower secondary school
- jure humano — by human law.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- kashmir rug — a handmade Oriental rug that is woven flat without pile and covered entirely with embroidered patterns of colored yarns.
- katharevusa — the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic).
- kelly hours — a suggestion for the name of the hours before and after the traditional school day during which child-minding facilities are provided for the children of working parents
- khmer rouge — a Cambodian guerrilla and rebel force and political opposition movement, originally Communist and Communist-backed.
- kongur shan — a mountain in China, in W Xinjiang: the highest peak in the Pamirs. Height: 7719 m (25 325 ft)
- krasny luch — a city in SE Ukraine, E of Donetsk.
- kurdaitchas — Plural form of kurdaitcha.
- lake zürich — a lake in N Switzerland, mostly in Zürich canton. Area: 89 sq km (34 sq miles)
- last hurrah — a politician's final campaign.
- laugh track — a separate sound track of prerecorded laughter added to the sound track of a radio or television program to enhance or feign audience responses.
- laughworthy — worthy of being laughed at
- lazar house — (formerly) a hospital for persons with infectious diseases, esp leprosy
- lecherously — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- leper house — a hospital for lepers; leprosarium.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- let through — to allow to pass (through)
- lethiferous — lethal.
- leucorrhoea — a white or yellowish discharge of mucous material from the vagina, often an indication of infection
- leukorrheal — Relating to leukorrhea.
- light curve — a graph showing variations in brightness of celestial objects over time.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- lindenhurst — a village on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- line-hauler — a heavy-duty truck suitable for line-haul transportation.
- lion-hunter — a person who hunts lions, esp for sport
- loud-hailer — a portable loudspeaker having a built-in amplifier and microphone
- loudhailers — Plural form of loudhailer.
- low hurdles — a race in which runners leap over hurdles 2 feet 6 inches (76 cm) high.
- low-sulphur — (esp of fuel) containing or made from sources containing relatively little sulphur
- lower house — one of two branches of a legislature, generally more representative and with more members than the upper branch.
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- lucha libre — a form of freestyle wrestling originating in Mexico