12-letter words that end in l
- heating bill — a bill for the supply of energy to heat a building
- hedge-school — a school held out of doors in favourable weather, indoors in winter
- hell's angel — a member of a motorcycle gang of a kind originating in the US in the 1950s, who typically dress in denim and Nazi-style paraphernalia and are noted for their initiation rites, lawless behaviour, etc
- helmet shell — a predatory marine gastropod of the family Cassidae, characterized by a thick, heavy shell with a broadened outer lip.
- hemorrhoidal — Usually, hemorrhoids. Pathology. an abnormally enlarged vein mainly due to a persistent increase in venous pressure, occurring inside the anal sphincter of the rectum and beneath the mucous membrane (internal hemorrhoid) or outside the anal sphincter and beneath the surface of the anal skin (external hemorrhoid)
- hendecagonal — (geometry) Having eleven sides an angles; similar to a hendecagon.
- heroicomical — blending heroic and comic elements: a heroicomic poem.
- heron's-bill — stork's-bill (def 1).
- herring gull — a common, large gull, Larus argentatus, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- heterocercal — having an unequally divided tail, characteristic of sharks, rays, and skates.
- heterodactyl — having the first and fourth toes directed backward, and the second and third forward, as in trogons.
- heterosexual — of, relating to, or exhibiting heterosexuality.
- heterosocial — relating to or denoting mixed-sex social relationships
- hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
- hexobarbital — a barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative properties
- hierarchical — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
- higher still — a system of post-Standard Grade qualifications offered at five levels including Higher and Advanced Higher
- hiking trail — a specially designated route for hikers to use
- histological — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- histrionical — (British) Alternative form of histrionic.
- hit the wall — any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc.
- hofmannsthal — Hugo von [hoo-goh fuh n] /ˈhu goʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 1874–1929, Austrian poet, playwright, and librettist.
- hog's fennel — any of several Eurasian umbelliferous marsh plants of the genus Peucedanum, esp P. officinale, having clusters of small whitish flowers
- holkham hall — a Palladian mansion near Wells in Norfolk: built 1734–59 by William Kent for Thomas Coke
- hollow newel — a narrow wellhole in a winding staircase.
- homeothermal — homoiothermal.
- homolecithal — having a fairly uniform distribution of yolk, as certain eggs or ova having relatively little yolk.
- horometrical — Relating to horometry.
- horse pistol — a large pistol formerly carried by horsemen.
- horse's tail — burro's tail.
- humeral veil — a fringed scarf, usually white and ornamented in the middle, worn over the shoulders by a priest or subdeacon during certain parts of a High Mass.
- hydrological — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrothermal — noting or pertaining to the action of hot, aqueous solutions or gases within or on the surface of the earth.
- hygrothermal — (physics) Of or pertaining to both humidity and temperature.
- hyper-lethal — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- hyperarousal — A state of heightened psychological and physiological tension resulting in reduced pain tolerance, anxiety, excessive response to sensory stimulation, insomnia, and fatigue.
- hyperbolical — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hyperlogical — reasoning in accordance with the principles of logic, as a person or the mind: logical thinking.
- hypermagical — produced by or as if by magic: The change in the appearance of the room was magical.
- hypersensual — extremely or excessively sensual
- hyperspatial — Pertaining to hyperspace.
- hypertextual — Of or relating to hypertext.
- hyperthermal — Also, thermic. of, relating to, or caused by heat or temperature: thermal capacity.
- hypertypical — excessively typical
- hypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- hypothetical — assumed by hypothesis; supposed: a hypothetical case.
- iconological — Of or pertaining to iconology.
- idiopathical — Alternative form of idiopathic.
- imbibitional — relating to imbibition