12-letter words that end in h
- middle irish — the Irish language of the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.
- middle watch — the watch from midnight until 4 a.m.
- middle youth — the period of life between about 30 and 50
- miner's inch — a unit of measure of water flow, varying with locality but often a flow equaling 1.5 cu. ft. (0.04 m 3) per minute.
- molded depth — the depth of a vessel at the broadest transverse section from the top of the keel to the upper side of the main deck beam at the side.
- monk's cloth — a heavy cotton fabric in a basket weave, used for curtains, bedspreads, etc.
- monkey flush — three cards of the same suit, usually not in sequence.
- monkeywrench — Alternative form of monkey wrench.
- monotriglyph — (in the Doric order) any intercolumniation having one whole triglyph.
- mosquitofish — any of several fishes that feed on mosquito larvae, as Gambusia affinis, found in the southeastern U.S., now introduced into other parts of the world for mosquito control.
- mother earth — the earth regarded as the source of all animate and inanimate things.
- motor launch — a small naval vessel that chases submarines, etc
- mount pisgah — the mountain slopes to the northeast of the Dead Sea, from one of which, Mount Nebo, Moses viewed Canaan
- mountain ash — variety of tree
- muscle beach — a beach where young men display their muscles, engage in calisthenics, etc.
- mustard bath — a supposed cure for aches, tired muscles, colds and fevers, consisting of bathing in hot water infused with mustard seeds
- myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
- nail varnish — nail polish.
- needle match — a bitterly fought contest between two competitors or teams who bear each other a grudge
- new plymouth — a seaport on W North Island, in New Zealand.
- ninety-fifth — next after the ninety-fourth; being the ordinal number for 95.
- ninety-ninth — next after the ninety-eighth; being the ordinal number for 99.
- ninety-sixth — next after the ninety-fifth; being the ordinal number for 96.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- northborough — a town in central Massachusetts.
- nothing much — not a lot
- odd-man rush — an attacking move when the defence is outnumbered by the opposing team
- of o's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
- old-womanish — Sometimes Offensive. having characteristics considered typical of an old woman, as excessive fussiness or timidity.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- on the bench — a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
- on the couch — undergoing psychoanalysis
- on the latch — fastened by the latch (sense 1) but not locked or bolted
- on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
- on the watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- onward march — the continuing, advancing or improving movement (of situation, etc)
- opisthograph — a manuscript, parchment, or book having writing on both sides of the leaves.
- optical path — the path of light through a medium, having a magnitude equal to the geometric distance through the system times the index of refraction of the medium.
- orange march — a parade on Orangemen's day
- orchard bush — open savanna country with occasional trees and scrub, as found north of the W African forest belt
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- ornithomorph — the artistic representation of a bird
- oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- out of touch — not up to date
- out to lunch — a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- overflourish — to flourish excessively
- owing to sth — You use owing to when you are introducing the reason for something.
- pack a punch — be powerful
- packed lunch — A packed lunch is food, for example sandwiches, which you take to work, to school, or on a trip and eat as your lunch.