Words containing hou
4 letter words containing hou
5 letter words containing hou
- chout — an amount obtained by blackmail equal to a quarter, originally applied to the amount obtained by the Mahrattas in India from their territories in exchange for protection from pillage
- choux — a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
- ghoul — an evil demon, originally of Muslim legend, supposed to feed on human beings, and especially to rob graves, prey on corpses, etc.
- hough — Emerson, 1857–1923, U.S. novelist.
- hould — Obsolete spelling of hold.
6 letter words containing hou
- abhour — Obsolete form of abhor.
- cachou — a lozenge eaten to sweeten the breath
- chough — a large black passerine bird, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax, of parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, with a long downward-curving red bill: family Corvidae (crows)
- chouse — a person who deceives, defrauds, or tricks
- choush — a Turkish envoy or attendant
7 letter words containing hou
8 letter words containing hou
- -anthous — having flowers (of a specified kind or number)
- alehouse — An alehouse is a pub.
- although — You use although to introduce a subordinate clause which contains a statement which contrasts with the statement in the main clause.
- aphthous — Of, or relating to aphtha.
- arthouse — a cinema which specializes in showing films which are not part of the commercial mainstream
9 letter words containing hou
10 letter words containing hou
- afterhours — occurring, engaged in, or operating after the normal or legal closing time for business: an after-hours drinking club.
- almshouses — Plural form of almshouse.
- authourity — Obsolete form of authority.
- authourize — Rare spelling of authorize.
- bakehouses — Plural form of bakehouse.
11 letter words containing hou
- after-hours — You use after-hours to describe activities which happen after the end of the usual time for them.
- amorphously — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
- ampere-hour — a practical unit of quantity of electricity; the quantity that flows in one hour through a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere. 1 ampere-hour is equivalent to 3600 coulombs
- anacanthous — having no spines or thorns.
- anamorphous — lacking a clear or definite form
12 letter words containing hou
- aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
- afterthought — If you do or say something as an afterthought, you do or say it after something else as an addition, perhaps without careful thought.
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
13 letter words containing hou
- a-dolls-house — a play (1879) by Henrik Ibsen.
- afterthoughts — Plural form of afterthought.
- amorphousness — lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless: the amorphous clouds.
- amphitrichous — having a single flagellum at each end.
- boardinghouse — a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
14 letter words containing hou
- clearing-house — a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks.
- clearinghouses — Plural form of clearinghouse.
- cover-shoulder — a type of blouse worn in Ghana
- forethoughtful — full of or having forethought; provident.
- gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
15 letter words containing hou
- enantiomorphous — Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic.
- horsepower-hour — a foot-pound-second unit of energy or work, equal to the work done by a mechanism with a power output of one horsepower over a period of one hour.
- housemistresses — Plural form of housemistress.
- housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
- joint-household — a type of extended family composed of parents, their children, and the children's spouses and offspring in one household.
16 letter words containing hou
- anthropomorphous — shaped like a human being
- broad-shouldered — having broad shoulders
- gynandromorphous — an individual exhibiting morphological characteristics of both sexes.
- holier-than-thou — obnoxiously pious; sanctimonious; self-righteous.
- houphouet-boigny — Félix [French fey-leeks] /French feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1905–1993, Ivory Coast political leader: president 1960–93.
17 letter words containing hou
- flower-of-an-hour — a malvaceous Old World herbaceous plant, Hibiscus trionum, having pale yellow flowers with a bladder-like calyx
- narrow-shouldered — having shoulders which do not extend very far from the neck; not broad-shouldered
- square-shouldered — having the shoulders held back, giving a straight form to the upper part of the back.
- thought-provoking — If something such as a book or a film is thought-provoking, it contains interesting ideas that make people think seriously.
- thousandths-place — last in order of a series of a thousand.
18 letter words containing hou
- anthropomorphously — In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
- forethoughtfulness — The condition of being forethoughtful.
- houghton-le-spring — a town in N England, in Sunderland unitary authority, Tyne and Wear: coal-mining. Pop: 36 746 (2001)
19 letter words containing hou
- mother-of-thousands — strawberry geranium.
26 letter words containing hou
- straight-from-the-shoulder — direct, honest, and forceful in expression; outspoken.
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