12-letter words containing u, n, h
- frank murphy — Frank, 1890–1949, U.S. statesman and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1940–49.
- french curve — a flat drafting instrument, usually consisting of a sheet of clear plastic, the edges of which are cut into several scroll-like curves enabling a draftsperson to draw lines of varying curvature.
- french sudan — former name of Mali.
- french union — a former association of France and its overseas territories, colonies, and protectorates as constituted in 1946: superseded by the French Community in 1958.
- fulton sheen — Fulton (John) 1895–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher.
- funeral home — an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.
- furnishments — Plural form of furnishment.
- gainsborough — Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.
- get in touch — make contact
- ghoulishness — The quality of being ghoulish.
- glenohumeral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
- go the round — to be circulated among a number of people: said of a story, rumor, etc.
- golden bough — a branch of mistletoe, sacred to Proserpina, that served Aeneas as a pass to the underworld.
- grandaughter — Alternative spelling of granddaughter.
- ground cloth — groundsheet.
- ground shark — any of various requiem sharks, especially of the genus Carcharhinus.
- ground sloth — any of various extinct large, edentate mammals from the Pleistocene Epoch of North and South America resembling modern sloths but living on the ground rather than in trees.
- groundsheets — Plural form of groundsheet.
- guanethidine — a potent adrenergic neuron blocking agent, C 10 H 22 N 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- guangzhouwan — a former French-leased territory (1898–1945) on the SW coast of Guangdong province, in S China. About 190 sq. mi. (490 sq. km).
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- gut-churning — nerve-wracking
- gutwrenching — Alternative spelling of gut-wrenching.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- habitualness — The characteristic of being habitual.
- hadrosaurine — Hadrosaurid.
- haji-ioannou — Sir Stelios. born 1967, British businessman, born in Greece; founder (1995) and chairman (until 2002) of the low-cost airline company Easyjet
- half an hour — 30 minutes
- half-century — a period of 100 years.
- half-turning — split spindle.
- hallucinated — Simple past tense and past participle of hallucinate.
- hallucinates — to have hallucinations.
- hallucinator — One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations; one who errs on account of his hallucinations.
- hallucinogen — a substance that produces hallucinations.
- hallucinosis — a mental state characterized by repeated hallucinations.
- hand luggage — carry-on baggage
- hand-launder — hand-wash.
- hand-running — in unbroken succession; consecutively.
- hardy annual — a plant that can withstand freezing temperatures and which completes its life cycle within a year
- harlequinade — a pantomime, farce, or similar play in which Harlequin plays the principal part.
- harmoniously — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- harmoniumist — a person who plays a harmonium
- harrisonburg — a city in N Virginia.
- has no equal — If you say that someone or something has no equal, you think that there is nothing that is as good as them or that reaches the same standard.
- haussmannize — to rebuild in a similar fashion as Haussmann rebuilt Paris
- haute-vienne — a department in central France. 2145 sq. mi. (5555 sq. km). Capital: Limoges.
- hazelnut oil — an oil extracted from hazelnuts and used mostly in cooking
- head-hunting — a headhunting expedition: The men left the village to go on a headhunt.
- heart urchin — an echinoderm of the order Spatangoida, having an elongate, somewhat heart-shaped outer covering.
- heartburning — rankling discontent, especially from envy or jealousy; grudge.