11-letter words containing t, e, r, h
- grey knight — an ambiguous intervener in a takeover battle, who makes a counterbid for the shares of the target company without having made his intentions clear
- groundsheet — a waterproof sheet of plastic, canvas, or other durable material spread on the ground, as under a sleeping bag or in a tent, for protection against moisture.
- growth area — a geographic or economic area in which there is noticeable growth
- growth cone — a flattened area at the end of a growing axon or dendrite, having radiating filopodia and lemellopodia that function as guides for the outgrowth of embryonic nerve fibers.
- growth rate — increase per unit
- growthiness — the quality of being growthy
- guide right — a command to a marching formation to align itself with a guide marching at the right side of the formation.
- h-stretcher — a stretcher having the form of an H .
- hack writer — a writer of undistinguished literary work produced to order
- haematocrit — Alternative spelling of hematocrit.
- haemothorax — Alternative form of hemothorax.
- hair stroke — a fine line in writing or printing.
- hairbreadth — a very small space or distance: We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.
- hairstreaks — Plural form of hairstreak.
- hairy vetch — a plant, Vicia villosa, of the legume family, native to Eurasia, having hairy stems and violet and white flowers, widely grown as forage and as a cover crop.
- halberstadt — a town in central Germany, in Saxony-Anhalt: industrial centre noted for its historic buildings. Pop: 40 014 (2003 est)
- half sister — sister (def 2).
- half-hunter — a watch with a hinged lid in which a small circular opening or crystal allows the approximate time to be read
- half-sister — sister (def 2).
- halfbrother — Alternative spelling of half brother.
- halfhearted — having or showing little enthusiasm: a halfhearted attempt to work.
- hall porter — concierge
- halterbreak — to get (an animal) used to wearing a halter
- hammercloth — a cloth covering for the driver's seat on a horse-drawn carriage.
- hammersmith — a borough of Greater London, England.
- hammerstein — Oscar, 1847?–1919, U.S. theatrical manager, born in Germany.
- hammerstone — an ancient stone tool used as a hammer, as for chipping flint, processing food, or breaking up bones.
- hamstringed — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- hand-letter — to print by hand: She hand-lettered a “for sale” sign.
- handbreadth — a unit of linear measure from 2½ to 4 inches (6.4 to 10 cm).
- handcrafted — handicraft.
- handcrafter — One who handcrafts or engages in handcraft or handicraft.
- handwritten — to write (something) by hand.
- harassments — Plural form of harassment.
- hard hitter — a bowler hat
- hard palate — Anatomy. the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity.
- hard sector — (storage) An archaic floppy disk format employing multiple synchronisation holes in the media to define the sectors.
- hard-bitten — tough; stubborn.
- hard-coated — having a coarsely textured coat, as a dog.
- hard-fisted — stingy; miserly; closefisted.
- hard-ticket — a ticket entitling one to a reserved seat.
- hardecanute — 1019?–42, king of Denmark 1035–42, king of England 1040–42 (son of Canute).
- hardhearted — unfeeling; unmerciful; pitiless.
- hardicanute — 1019?–42, king of Denmark 1035–42, king of England 1040–42 (son of Canute).
- hardmouthed — of or relating to a horse not sensitive to the pressure of a bit.
- hare's-foot — a leguminous annual plant, Trifolium arvense, that grows on sandy soils in Europe and NW Asia and has downy heads of white or pink flowers
- harem pants — a kind of baggy trousers worn by women, made of lightweight fabric and closefitting at the ankles
- hartebeests — Plural form of hartebeest.
- haruspicate — of or relating to a haruspex
- harvest fly — cicada