11-letter words containing s, h, o, d
- hispidulous — covered with stiff, short hairs.
- historiated — (especially of initial letters on an illuminated manuscript) decorated with animals, flowers, or other designs that have a narrative or symbolic purpose.
- hodgepodges — Plural form of hodgepodge.
- hollandaise — The hollandaise sauce.
- holy island — Also called Lindisfarne. an island off the E coast of Northumberland, England. 3 miles (4.8 km) long.
- holy orders — (used with a singular verb) the rite or sacrament of ordination.
- homesteaded — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- homesteader — the owner or holder of a homestead.
- homogenised — to form by blending unlike elements; make homogeneous.
- hooded seal — a large seal, Cystophora cristata, the male of which has a large, distensible, hoodlike sac on the head.
- hopscotched — Simple past tense and past participle of hopscotch.
- horn-spread — (of a horned creature) the distance between the outermost tips of the horns.
- horse guard — a black and yellow sand wasp, Bembix carolina, of the southern U.S., preying on flies that gather around horses and cattle.
- horse rider — a person riding a horse
- horse-drawn — A horse-drawn carriage, cart, or other vehicle is one that is pulled by one or more horses.
- horse-faced — having a large face with lantern jaws and large teeth.
- horse-trade — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- horseradish — a cultivated plant, Armoracia rusticana, of the mustard family, having small, white flowers.
- horseriders — Plural form of horserider.
- horsetrader — (literally) A person who buys and sells horses, especially one who makes such transactions in a clever or skillful manner.
- hostile bid — A hostile takeover bid is one that is opposed by the company that is being bid for.
- hot-desking — the practice of not assigning permanent desks in a workplace, so that employees may work at any available desk
- houndstooth — woven or printed with a pattern of broken or jagged checks: a hound's-tooth jacket.
- house brand — a brand name used by a retailer for a product or product line made specifically for or by the retailer.
- house-proud — taking pride in one's house and housekeeping.
- householder — a person who holds title to or occupies a house.
- householdry — (archaic) The management and upkeep of a household.
- houselander — Caryll [kar-uh l] /ˈkær əl/ (Show IPA), 1901–54, English writer on Roman Catholicism.
- hoverboards — Plural form of hoverboard.
- howard moss — Howard, 1922–1987, U.S. poet, editor, and playwright.
- howe, denis — Denis Howe
- hpcode-plus — A descendant of HPcode with data types, developed to be an ANDF language.
- hudson seal — muskrat fur that has been plucked and dyed to give the appearance of seal.
- hydragogues — Plural form of hydragogue.
- hydrocorals — any colonial marine animal of the hydrozoan order Stylasterina having a calcareous skeleton resembling that of the true corals.
- hydrogenase — an enzyme in certain microorganisms that speeds up the reversible oxidation of hydrogen
- hydrogenous — of or containing hydrogen.
- hydrologist — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolysate — any compound formed by hydrolysis.
- hydromedusa — the medusa form of a hydrozoan.
- hydrometers — Plural form of hydrometer.
- hydrophones — Plural form of hydrophone.
- hydrophytes — Plural form of hydrophyte.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hydroscopes — Plural form of hydroscope.
- hydroscopic — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrosphere — the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hydroxylase — any enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of a hydroxyl group into a substance.