11-letter words containing w, h
- handwringer — a person who wrings the hands often as a display of worry or upset
- handwriting — writing done with a pen or pencil in the hand; script.
- handwritten — to write (something) by hand.
- handwrought — formed or shaped by hand, as metal objects.
- hardwareman — (obsolete) An ironmonger.
- hardwearing — resistant to extensive wear; durable: a pair of hardwearing jeans.
- hardworking — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- harrow hell — to enter hell and rescue the righteous
- harrowingly — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- hash browns — fried potato cake
- hawaii time — Alaska-Hawaii time.
- hawes water — a lake in NW England, in the Lake District: provides part of Manchester's water supply; extended by damming from 4 km (2.5 miles) to 6 km (4 miles)
- hawkishness — resembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior.
- hawser bend — a knot uniting the ends of two lines.
- hawser-laid — cablelaid (def 1).
- head waiter — a person in charge of waiters, busboys, etc., in a restaurant or dining car.
- head-waiter — a person in charge of waiters, busboys, etc., in a restaurant or dining car.
- headwaiters — Plural form of headwaiter.
- heart-water — a tick-borne disease of cattle, sheep, and goats characterized by fluid accumulation in the pericardial sac. It is caused by the organism Rickettsia ruminantium
- heart-whole — not in love.
- heavenwards — Also, heavenwards. toward heaven.
- heavy water — water in which hydrogen atoms have been replaced by deuterium, used chiefly as a coolant in nuclear reactors.
- heavyweight — heavy in weight.
- heir at law — a person who inherits, or has a right of inheritance in, the real property of one who has died without leaving a valid will.
- heir-at-law — a person who inherits, or has a right of inheritance in, the real property of one who has died without leaving a valid will.
- hem and haw — the utterance or sound of “hem.”.
- hence with! — away with!
- henry's law — the principle that at a constant temperature the concentration of a gas dissolved in a fluid with which it does not combine chemically is almost directly proportional to the partial pressure of the gas at the surface of the fluid.
- hepplewhite — George, died 1786, English furniture designer and cabinetmaker.
- here we are — You say 'here we are' when you have just found something that you have been looking for.
- here's how! — (as a toast) good health!
- hereinbelow — afterward in this document, statement, etc.
- high blower — a horse that produces a blowing sound when exhaling.
- high yellow — a term used to refer to a light-skinned black person.
- highbrowism — Highbrow attitudes and policies generally.
- highwrought — extremely worked-up or excited
- hill walker — a person who takes part in hill walking
- hillwalking — The pastime of walking in hilly country.
- hinshelwood — Sir Cyril Norman, 1897–1967, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1956.
- hitherwards — (archaic) Toward this place.
- hollow back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
- hollow tile — tile (def 5).
- hollow-back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
- hollow-eyed — having sunken eyes.
- hollowpoint — Alternative form of hollow point.
- holy willie — a person who is hypocritically pious
- home waters — territorial waters
- homeworkers — Plural form of homeworker.
- homeworking — Working from home, especially when in electronic contact with a central office.
- homewrecker — One who is blamed for the breakup of a marriage or family, such as an adulterous partner.