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11-letter words containing u, n, h

  • double chin — a fold of fat beneath the chin.
  • double-hung — (of a window) having two vertically sliding sashes, each closing a different part of the opening.
  • doublethink — the acceptance of two contradictory ideas or beliefs at the same time.
  • douchecanoe — (vulgar, slang, pejorative) A rude, obnoxious, or contemptible person.
  • doughtiness — steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant.
  • downdraught — Alternative spelling of downdraft.
  • draughtsman — a checker, as used in the game of checkers.
  • draughtsmen — Plural form of draughtsman.
  • dreadnaught — a type of battleship armed with heavy-caliber guns in turrets: so called from the British battleship Dreadnought, launched in 1906, the first of its type.
  • dreadnought — a type of battleship armed with heavy-caliber guns in turrets: so called from the British battleship Dreadnought, launched in 1906, the first of its type.
  • drouthiness — the state or condition of being thirsty or dry
  • dumpishness — the state of being downhearted and dejected
  • dunderheads — Plural form of dunderhead.
  • dutch lunch — an individual portion or serving of cold cuts.
  • dutch uncle — a person who criticizes or reproves with unsparing severity and frankness.
  • edrophonium — a substance, C 10 H 16 BrNO, used to reverse certain muscle-relaxing agents, such as tubocurarine, in surgical procedures: also used in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.
  • eleutherian — giving or protecting freedom
  • endochylous — having water-storing cells
  • endophagous — relating to endophagy
  • endothecium — (biology) The tissue found in the walls of anthers, and in moss capsules.
  • endothelium — The tissue that forms a single layer of cells lining various organs and cavities of the body, especially the blood vessels, heart, and lymphatic vessels. It is formed from the embryonic mesoderm.
  • enough said — understood
  • ensepulcher — (transitive) To lay in a sepulcher; to entomb.
  • ensepulchre — to place into a sepulchre
  • enshrouding — Present participle of enshroud.
  • enthusiasms — Plural form of enthusiasm.
  • enthusiasts — A person who is highly interested in a particular activity or subject.
  • epignathous — having a protruding upper jaw
  • erythronium — A plant of a genus that includes dogtooth violet.
  • escutcheons — Plural form of escutcheon.
  • euchologion — a collection of prayers
  • euchromatin — the part of a chromosome that constitutes the major genes and does not stain strongly with basic dyes when the cell is not dividing
  • euphemizing — Present participle of euphemize.
  • euthanatise — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of euthanatize.
  • euthanatize — (transitive) To euthanize.
  • euthanizing — Present participle of euthanize.
  • even though — although, despite the fact that
  • exhumations — Plural form of exhumation.
  • fair enough — that is reasonable
  • farnborough — a town in S England, in NE Hampshire: military base, with an aeronautical research centre. Pop: 57 147 (2001)
  • fear-naught — a stout woolen cloth for overcoats.
  • fine bouche — a refined taste; educated palate.
  • fish manure — solid waste from fish, used as a fertilizer
  • flesh wound — a wound that does not penetrate beyond the flesh; a slight or superficial wound.
  • flourishing — growing vigorously; thriving; prosperous: a flourishing little business.
  • fluegelhorn — a brass instrument like the cornet in design and pitch but with a wider bore, larger bell, and mellower tone
  • foundership — The condition of having founded something.
  • four-handed — involving four hands or players, as a game at cards: Bridge is usually a four-handed game.
  • fourteenths — Plural form of fourteenth.
  • fox hunting — a sport in which mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox.
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