10-letter words with H in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter H is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of H in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how H in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| everything | 20 | - | - |
| everywhere | 22 | to or in any or all places | You find fast food stores everywhere |
| themselves | 18 | The plural of himself, herself, and itself. | - |
| sweetheart | 16 | a very attractive or seductive looking woman | - |
| friendship | 19 | the state of being friends (or friendly) | - |
| technology | 19 | the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems | - |
| punishment | 17 | the act of punishing | - |
| chattering | 16 | the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys) | - |
| atmosphere | 17 | a particular environment or surrounding influence | there was an atmosphere of excitement |
| throughout | 17 | from first to last | - |
| frightened | 18 | made afraid | the frightened child cowered in the corner |
| threatened | 14 | (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered | the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one |
| whispering | 19 | speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords | - |
| philosophy | 23 | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | - |
| physically | 23 | in accord with physical laws | it is physically impossible |
| exhibition | 22 | a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display | - |
| screeching | 18 | sharp piercing cry | - |
| earthquake | 26 | shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity | - |
| whatsoever | 19 | one or some or every or all without specification | no milk whatsoever is left |
| straighten | 14 | put (things or places) in order | - |
| psychology | 24 | the science of mental life | - |
| wheelchair | 21 | a movable chair mounted on large wheels; for invalids or those who cannot walk; frequently propelled by the occupant | - |
| phenomenon | 17 | any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning | - |
| altogether | 14 | informal terms for nakedness | in the altogether |
| thoroughly | 20 | completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly') | - |
| leadership | 16 | the activity of leading | his leadership inspired the team |
| publishing | 18 | the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution | - |
| mechanical | 19 | relating to or concerned with machinery or tools | mechanical arts |
| manchester | 17 | a city in northwestern England (30 miles to the east of Liverpool); heart of the most densely populated area of England | - |
| authorized | 23 | endowed with authority | - |
| microphone | 19 | device for converting sound waves into electrical energy | - |
| enthusiasm | 15 | overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval | - |
| discharged | 18 | having lost your job | - |
| flashlight | 20 | a small portable battery-powered electric lamp | - |
| rehearsing | 14 | - | - |
| challenged | 17 | - | - |
| scratching | 18 | a harsh noise made by scraping | - |
| delightful | 18 | greatly pleasing or entertaining | a delightful surprise |
| thoughtful | 20 | acting with or showing thought and good sense | - |
| unfaithful | 19 | having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor | - |
| chancellor | 17 | the British cabinet minister responsible for finance | - |
| unfinished | 17 | lacking a surface finish such as paint | unfinished furniture |
| worthwhile | 22 | sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest | a worthwhile book |
| prohibited | 18 | forbidden by law | - |
| toothpaste | 15 | a dentifrice in the form of a paste | - |
| refreshing | 17 | pleasantly new or different | common sense of a most refreshing sort |
| motherland | 16 | the country where you were born | - |
| membership | 21 | the body of members of an organization or group | they polled their membership |
| greenhouse | 14 | a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions | - |
| stepmother | 17 | the wife of your father by a subsequent marriage | - |
| stepfather | 18 | the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage | - |
| strengthen | 14 | give a healthy elasticity to | - |
| courthouse | 15 | a building that houses judicial courts | - |
| windshield | 18 | transparent screen (as of glass) to protect occupants of a vehicle | - |
| beforehand | 19 | being ahead of time or need | was beforehand with her report |
| stretching | 16 | exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent | - |
| comprehend | 20 | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory | - |
| lighthouse | 17 | a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships | - |
| melancholy | 20 | characterized by or causing or expressing sadness | growing more melancholy every hour |
| exhausting | 21 | having a debilitating effect | an exhausting job in the hot sun |
| technician | 17 | someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique | - |
| withdrawal | 20 | a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation | - |
| grandchild | 18 | a child of your son or daughter | - |
| phenomenal | 17 | exceedingly or unbelievably great | phenomenal feats of memory |
| researcher | 15 | a scientist who devotes himself to doing research | - |
| worshipped | 21 | regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god) | - |
| speechless | 17 | temporarily incapable of speaking | speechless with shock |
| chopsticks | 23 | - | - |
| demolished | 17 | torn down and broken up | - |
| witchcraft | 23 | the art of sorcery | - |
| checkpoint | 23 | a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance | - |
| shattering | 14 | the act of breaking something into small pieces | - |
| censorship | 17 | counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy | - |
| truthfully | 19 | with truth | I told him truthfully that I had just returned from my vacation |
| overweight | 20 | usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it | - |
| charitable | 17 | showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity | was charitable in his opinions of others |
| reschedule | 16 | assign a new time and place for an event | We had to reschedule the doctor's appointment |
| challenger | 16 | the contestant you hope to defeat | - |
| fatherland | 17 | the country where you were born | - |
| breathless | 15 | not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty | breathless at thought of what I had done |
| archbishop | 22 | a bishop of highest rank | - |
| pharmacist | 19 | a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs | - |
| chandelier | 16 | branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling | - |
| livelihood | 17 | the financial means whereby one lives | he could no longer earn his own livelihood |
| theatrical | 15 | a performance of a play | - |
| internship | 15 | the position of a medical intern | - |
| whorehouse | 19 | a building where prostitutes are available | - |
| enchanting | 16 | capturing interest as if by a spell | enchanting music |
| astonished | 14 | filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock | I stood enthralled, astonished by the vastness and majesty of the cathedral |
| dishwasher | 20 | a machine for washing dishes | - |
| exchanging | 24 | - | - |
| exhaustion | 20 | serious weakening and loss of energy | - |
| anesthesia | 13 | loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness | - |
| anesthetic | 15 | characterized by insensibility | the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic |
| antichrist | 15 | (Christianity) the adversary of Christ (or Christianity) mentioned in the New Testament; the Antichrist will rule the world until overthrown by the Second Coming of Christ | - |
| attachment | 17 | the act of attaching or affixing something | - |
| fellowship | 21 | an association of people who share common beliefs or activities | the church welcomed new members into its fellowship |
| charleston | 15 | state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river | - |
| barbershop | 19 | a shop where men can get their hair cut | - |
| behavioral | 18 | of or relating to behavior | behavioral sciences |
| dehydrated | 19 | preserved by removing natural moisture | dehydrated eggs |
| sympathize | 29 | to feel or express sympathy or compassion | - |
| distraught | 15 | deeply agitated especially from emotion | distraught with grief |
| birthplace | 19 | where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence | the birthplace of civilization |
| triumphant | 17 | experiencing triumph | - |
| thankfully | 23 | in a thankful manner; with thanks | he accepted thankfully my apologies |
| weatherman | 18 | predicts the weather | - |
| psychiatry | 23 | the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders | - |
| cheesecake | 21 | a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire | - |
| chimpanzee | 28 | intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests | - |
| lightening | 15 | changing to a lighter color | - |
| schoolgirl | 16 | a girl attending school | - |
| annihilate | 13 | kill in large numbers | - |
| faithfully | 22 | in a faithful manner | it always came on, faithfully, like the radio |
| detachment | 18 | the act of releasing from an attachment or connection | - |
| cartwright | 19 | English clergyman who invented the power loom (1743-1823) | - |
| brightness | 16 | the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light | - |
| geographic | 19 | determined by geography | the north and south geographic poles |
| superhuman | 17 | above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance | superhuman beings |
| rightfully | 20 | by right | baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime |
| cheapskate | 21 | a miserly person | - |
| battleship | 17 | large and heavily armoured warship | - |
| unpunished | 16 | not punished | would he forget the crime and let it go unpunished? |
| rhetorical | 15 | given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought | mere rhetorical frippery |
| thereafter | 16 | from that time on | thereafter he never called again |
| rhinoceros | 15 | massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout | - |
| motherhood | 19 | the kinship relation between an offspring and the mother | - |
| guesthouse | 14 | a house separate from the main house; for housing guests | - |
| purchasing | 18 | the act of buying | shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge |
| orchestral | 15 | relating to or composed for an orchestra | orchestral score |
| leprechaun | 17 | a mischievous elf in Irish folklore | - |
| telephoned | 16 | - | - |
| sweatshirt | 16 | cotton knit pullover with long sleeves worn during athletic activity | - |
| arithmetic | 17 | relating to or involving arithmetic | arithmetical computations |
| diminished | 17 | impaired by diminution | - |
| winchester | 18 | a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire | - |
| schoolwork | 22 | a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher | - |
| stronghold | 15 | a strongly fortified defensive structure | - |
| dispatcher | 18 | the official who signals the beginning of a race or competition | - |
| schoolyard | 19 | the yard associated with a school | - |
| dealership | 16 | a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area | - |
| alcoholism | 17 | habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms | - |
| priesthood | 16 | the body of ordained religious practitioners | - |
| sleepyhead | 19 | a sleepy person | - |
| chardonnay | 19 | white wine grape | - |
| archeology | 19 | the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures | - |
| inherently | 16 | in an inherent manner | the subject matter is sexual activity of any overt kind, which is depicted as inherently desirable and exciting |
| likelihood | 18 | the probability of a specified outcome | - |
| physiology | 22 | processes and functions of an organism | - |
| freshwater | 19 | water that is not salty | - |
| chromosome | 19 | a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order | humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes |
| unorthodox | 21 | independent in behavior or thought | - |
| punishable | 17 | (of an act or offense) subject to punishment by law | - |
| rutherford | 17 | British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819) | - |
| shopkeeper | 21 | a merchant who owns or manages a shop | - |
| shuddering | 16 | shaking convulsively or violently | - |
| warehouses | 16 | - | - |
| silhouette | 13 | a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color | - |
| peripheral | 17 | electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer | disk drives and printers are important peripherals |
| sunbathing | 16 | - | - |
| chloroform | 20 | a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic | chloroform was the first inhalation anesthetic |
| authorised | 14 | endowed with authority | - |
| workaholic | 22 | person with a compulsive need to work | - |
| gramophone | 18 | an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically | - |
| photogenic | 18 | looking attractive in photographs | - |
| sisterhood | 14 | an association or society of women who are linked together by a common religion or trade or interest | - |
| chemically | 22 | with chemicals | chemically fertilized |
| euthanasia | 13 | the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) | - |
| mouthpiece | 19 | the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly | - |
| chronicles | 17 | - | - |
| thundering | 15 | extraordinarily big or impressive | a thundering success |
| bewitching | 21 | capturing interest as if by a spell | bewitching smile |
| tightening | 15 | the act of making something tighter | the tightening of economic controls |
| wealthiest | 16 | - | - |
| phosphorus | 20 | a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky | - |
| bothersome | 17 | causing irritation or annoyance | aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport |
| bolsheviks | 22 | - | - |
| telepathic | 17 | communicating without apparent physical signals | - |
| scheduling | 17 | setting an order and time for planned events | - |
| schoolmate | 17 | an acquaintance that you go to school with | - |
| rheumatism | 17 | a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint | - |
| matchmaker | 23 | someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others | - |
| margherita | 16 | - | - |
| secondhand | 17 | previously used or owned by another | bought a secondhand (or used) car |
| stealthily | 16 | in a stealthy manner | stealthily they advanced upstream |
| playwright | 22 | someone who writes plays | - |
| insightful | 17 | exhibiting insight or clear and deep perception | an insightful parent |
| jackhammer | 30 | a hammer driven by compressed air | - |
| upholstery | 18 | covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture | - |
| misbehaved | 21 | - | - |
| deciphered | 19 | converted from cryptic to intelligible language | - |
| thunderous | 14 | loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss | - |
| nightstand | 15 | - | - |
| overheated | 17 | heated beyond a safe or desirable point | the child became overheated |
| paedophile | 18 | an adult who is sexually attracted to children | - |
| dishonesty | 17 | lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing | - |
| chauvinist | 18 | an extreme bellicose nationalist | - |
| cellophane | 17 | a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc. | - |
| bronchitis | 17 | inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes | - |
| aesthetics | 15 | (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art) | traditional aesthetics assumed the existence of universal and timeless criteria of artistic value |
| aftershave | 19 | - | - |
| smothering | 16 | causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat | the smothering soft voices |
| motherless | 15 | having no living or known mother | - |
| powerhouse | 18 | a highly energetic and indefatigable person | - |
| bloodhound | 17 | a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking | - |
| shockingly | 23 | very badly | they behaved shockingly at the funeral |
| steakhouse | 17 | a restaurant that specializes in steaks | - |
| enthusiast | 13 | a person having a strong liking for something | - |
| prosthetic | 17 | of or relating to prosthetics | - |
| chatterbox | 24 | orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf | - |
| birthright | 19 | an inheritance coming by right of birth (especially by primogeniture) | - |
| thumbprint | 19 | fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb) | - |
| pathfinder | 19 | someone who can find paths through unexplored territory | - |
| watertight | 17 | without flaws or loopholes | a watertight alibi |
| chivalrous | 18 | being attentive to women like an ideal knight | - |
| debauchery | 21 | a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity | - |
| philistine | 15 | a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits | - |
| northbound | 16 | moving toward the north | the northbound lane |
| nourishing | 14 | of or providing nourishment | good nourishing stew |
| banishment | 17 | rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone | - |
| incoherent | 15 | unable to express yourself clearly or fluently | incoherent with grief |
| enthralled | 14 | filled with wonder and delight | - |
| cheerfully | 21 | in a cheerful manner | he cheerfully agreed to do it |
| apostrophe | 17 | address to an absent or imaginary person | - |
| philippine | 19 | official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages | - |
| southbound | 16 | moving toward the south | a southbound train |
| storehouse | 13 | a depository for goods | storehouses were built close to the docks |
| ruthlessly | 16 | in a ruthless manner | the government has been urged to take immediate action to deal ruthlessly with the strikers |
| churchyard | 24 | the yard associated with a church | - |
| blasphemer | 19 | a person who speaks disrespectfully of sacred things | - |
| inheriting | 14 | having the legal right to inherit | - |
| prosthesis | 15 | corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body | - |
| strychnine | 18 | an alkaloid plant toxin extracted chiefly from nux vomica; formerly used as a stimulant | - |
| methodical | 18 | characterized by method and orderliness | a methodical scholar |
| changeable | 18 | capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature | - |
| arrhythmia | 21 | an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart | - |
| inhalation | 13 | the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing | - |
| mathematic | 19 | - | - |
| fatherless | 16 | having no living father | - |
| letterhead | 14 | a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top | - |
| thermostat | 15 | a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat | - |
| weightless | 17 | having little or no weight or apparent gravitational pull; light | floating freely in a weightless condition |
| undershirt | 14 | a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body | - |
| parenthood | 16 | the state of being a parent | to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man |
| scholastic | 17 | a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit | - |
| shopaholic | 20 | a compulsive shopper | shopaholics can never resist a bargain |
| chessboard | 18 | a checkerboard used to play chess | - |
| geothermal | 16 | of or relating to the heat in the interior of the earth | - |
| topography | 21 | precise detailed study of the surface features of a region | - |
| watchtower | 21 | an observation tower for a lookout to watch over prisoners or watch for fires or enemies | - |
| neighborly | 19 | exhibiting the qualities expected in a friendly neighbor | - |
| emphasized | 27 | spoken with emphasis | - |
| fatherhood | 20 | God when considered as the first person in the Trinity | - |
| fishmonger | 19 | someone who sells fish | - |
| amphibious | 19 | relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia | - |
| midshipman | 20 | a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training | - |
| posthumous | 17 | occurring or coming into existence after a person's death | a posthumous award |
| shortening | 14 | act of decreasing in length | the dress needs shortening |
| orthopedic | 18 | of or relating to orthopedics | orthopedic shoes |
| exhaustive | 23 | performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial | an exhaustive study |
| channeling | 16 | - | - |
| butchering | 18 | the business of a butcher | - |
| inhabitant | 15 | a person who inhabits a particular place | - |
| knighthood | 22 | aristocrats holding the rank of knight | - |
| newsworthy | 22 | sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper | - |
| inhibition | 15 | (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires | - |
| gesundheit | 15 | - | - |
| thereabout | 15 | near that place | he stayed in London or thereabouts for several weeks |
| wainwright | 20 | a wagon maker | - |
| unattached | 16 | not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship | - |
| penmanship | 19 | beautiful handwriting | - |
| slithering | 14 | moving as on a slippery surface | his slipping and slithering progress over the ice |
| sympathise | 20 | to feel or express sympathy or compassion | - |
| dishonored | 15 | suffering shame | - |
| forthright | 20 | characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion | forthright criticism |
| inhumanity | 18 | the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others | - |
| watchmaker | 24 | someone who makes or repairs watches | - |
| typography | 24 | art and technique of printing with movable type | - |
| prehistory | 18 | the time during the development of human culture before the appearance of the written word | - |
| rethinking | 18 | - | - |
| overcharge | 19 | place too much a load on | - |
| charmingly | 21 | in a charming manner | - |
| chronology | 19 | an arrangement of events in time | - |
| chinchilla | 20 | small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur | - |
| chickenpox | 30 | an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus; causes a rash of vesicles on the face and body | - |
| blithering | 16 | - | - |
| lederhosen | 14 | leather shorts often worn with suspenders; worn especially by men and boys in Bavaria | - |
| lachrymose | 20 | showing sorrow | - |
| worshipper | 20 | someone who admires too much to recognize faults | - |
| biographer | 18 | someone who writes an account of a person's life | - |
| lengthened | 15 | drawn out or made longer spatially | lengthened skirts are fashionable this year |
| wholesaler | 16 | someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers | - |
| unchanging | 17 | showing little if any change | - |
| shadowless | 17 | - | - |
| sketchbook | 25 | a book containing sheets of paper on which sketches can be drawn | - |
| roundhouse | 14 | a hook delivered with an exaggerated swing | - |
| monotheism | 17 | belief in a single God | - |
| monolithic | 17 | imposing in size or bulk or solidity | the monolithic proportions of Stalinist architecture |
| nonchalant | 15 | marked by blithe unconcern | drove his car with nonchalant abandon |
| exhumation | 22 | the act of digging something up out of the ground (especially a corpse) where it has been buried | - |
| figurehead | 18 | a person used as a cover for some questionable activity | - |
| diphtheria | 19 | acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae; marked by the formation of a false membrane in the throat and other air passages causing difficulty in breathing | - |
| chalkboard | 22 | sheet of slate; for writing with chalk | - |
| archetypal | 20 | representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned | archetypal patterns |
| vehemently | 21 | in a vehement manner | he vehemently denied the accusations against him |
| recharging | 17 | - | - |
| soothsayer | 16 | someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) | - |
| disheveled | 18 | in disarray; extremely disorderly | her clothing was disheveled |
| enrichment | 17 | act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding | - |
| flightless | 17 | incapable of flying | - |
| breathable | 17 | - | - |
| aftershock | 22 | a tremor (or one of a series of tremors) occurring after the main shock of an earthquake | - |
| ionosphere | 15 | the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons | - |
| theologian | 14 | someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology | - |
| readership | 16 | the audience reached by written communications (books or magazines or newspapers etc.) | - |
| chauvinism | 20 | activity indicative of belief in the superiority of men over women | - |
| chartreuse | 15 | a shade of green tinged with yellow | - |
| crosshairs | 15 | a center of interest | the war on terrorism has put Saddam Hussein in the crosshairs |
| antithesis | 13 | exact opposite | his theory is the antithesis of mine |
| beachfront | 20 | a strip of land running along a beach | - |
| wheatgrass | 17 | a grass of the genus Agropyron | - |
| pistachios | 17 | - | - |
| showerhead | 20 | a perforated nozzle that showers water on a bather | - |
| morphology | 21 | the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms | - |
| northwards | 17 | in a northern direction | - |
| nightstick | 20 | a short stout club used primarily by policemen | - |
| dogcatcher | 19 | - | - |
| empathetic | 19 | showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states | a sensitive and empathetic school counselor |
| entrenched | 16 | dug in | - |
| footlights | 17 | theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors | - |
| blockhouse | 21 | a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire | - |
| apothecary | 20 | a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs | - |
| gunfighter | 18 | - | - |
| xenophobia | 24 | a fear of foreigners or strangers | - |
| patriarchy | 20 | a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line | - |
| schmoozing | 27 | - | - |
| shantytown | 19 | a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties | - |
| smokehouse | 19 | a small house where smoke is used to cure meat or fish | - |
| freakishly | 23 | unpredictably | the weather has been freakishly variable |
| chequebook | 30 | a book issued to holders of checking accounts | - |
| bellwether | 18 | sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell | - |
| torchlight | 19 | light from a torch or torches | - |
| tomography | 21 | (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body | - |
| synthesize | 25 | combine so as to form a more complex, product | his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony |
| mechanized | 27 | equipped with machinery | a mechanized factory |
| nightshade | 18 | any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit | - |
| farsighted | 18 | able to see distant objects clearly | - |
| detachable | 18 | designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage | shirts with detachable collars |
| changeling | 17 | a person of subnormal intelligence | - |
| chronicler | 17 | someone who writes chronicles | - |
| crankshaft | 22 | a rotating shaft driven by (or driving) a crank | - |
| biochemist | 19 | someone with special training in biochemistry | - |
| guardhouse | 15 | a military facility that serves as the headquarters for military police and in which military prisoners can be detained | - |
| unhygienic | 19 | unclean and constituting a likely cause of disease | pathetic dogs kept in small unhygienic cages |
| wheelhouse | 19 | an enclosed compartment from which a vessel can be navigated | - |
| worshiping | 19 | - | - |
| paraphrase | 17 | express the same message in different words | - |
| shoestring | 14 | a lace used for fastening shoes | - |
| megalithic | 18 | of or relating to megaliths or the people who erected megaliths | megalithic monuments like Stonehenge |
| mujahideen | 23 | a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | - |
| overshadow | 20 | be greater in significance than | the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness |
| matchstick | 23 | a short thin stick of wood used in making matches | - |
| thrombosis | 17 | the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel | - |
| worthiness | 16 | the quality or state of having merit or value | - |
| pigeonhole | 16 | treat or classify according to a mental stereotype | - |
| shampooing | 18 | - | - |
| shouldered | 15 | having shoulders or shoulders as specified; usually used as a combining form | stoop-shouldered |
| somewheres | 18 | - | - |
| monarchist | 17 | an advocate of the principles of monarchy | - |
| nightdress | 15 | lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women | - |
| parachuted | 18 | - | - |
| forefather | 19 | the founder of a family | keep the faith of our forefathers |
| flashpoint | 18 | point at which something is ready to blow up | - |
| brainchild | 18 | a product of your creative thinking and work | after years of work his brainchild was a tangible reality |
| bullheaded | 17 | obstinate and stupid | - |
| blasphemed | 20 | - | - |
| lengthwise | 17 | in the direction of the length | He cut the paper lengthwise |
| thickening | 20 | the act of thickening | - |
| pedophilia | 18 | a sexual attraction to children | - |
| sheepishly | 21 | in a sheepish manner | sheepishly he handed her back the money |
| shoplifter | 18 | a thief who steals goods that are in a store | - |
| shrivelled | 17 | lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness | - |
| shovelling | 17 | - | - |
| sophomoric | 19 | - | - |
| rhinestone | 13 | an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste | - |
| maraschino | 17 | cherry preserved in true or imitation maraschino liqueur | - |
| exhalation | 20 | the act of expelling air from the lungs | - |
| furnishing | 17 | (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel | - |
| farfetched | 22 | (of an idea or story) so exaggerated or ludicrous as to be improbable | - |
| cardholder | 17 | a person who holds a credit card or debit card | - |
| channelled | 16 | - | - |
| chairwoman | 20 | the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | - |
| churchgoer | 21 | a religious person who goes to church regularly | - |
| authorship | 18 | the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing | the authorship of the theory is disputed |
| asphyxiate | 25 | be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen | - |
| bedchamber | 22 | a room used primarily for sleeping | - |
| acrophobia | 19 | a morbid fear of great heights | - |
| telephonic | 17 | of or relating to telephony | telephonic connection |
| untruthful | 16 | not expressing or given to expressing the truth | the statement given under oath was untruthful |
| shanghaied | 18 | - | - |
| shortbread | 16 | very rich thick butter cookie | - |
| southerner | 13 | an American who lives in the South | - |
| straightly | 17 | - | - |
| mechanised | 18 | equipped with machinery | - |
| nihilistic | 15 | of or relating to nihilism | - |
| disinherit | 14 | prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting | - |
| ecchymosis | 22 | the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin | - |
| earthbound | 16 | lacking wit or imagination | - |
| ethnically | 18 | with respect to ethnicity | the neighborhood is ethnically diverse |
| feverishly | 22 | in a feverish manner | she worked feverishly |
| cushioning | 16 | artifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort | - |
| bolshevism | 20 | Soviet communism | - |
| buttonhook | 19 | a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole | - |
| kingfisher | 21 | nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish | - |
| gonorrhoea | 14 | a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra | - |
| throttling | 14 | the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe | - |
| perishable | 17 | food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated | - |
| schooldays | 19 | the time of life when you are going to school | - |
| smoothness | 15 | powerful and effective language | his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police |
| mesosphere | 17 | the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere | - |
| monochrome | 19 | a black-and-white photograph or slide | - |
| nightshirt | 17 | nightclothes worn by men | - |
| drosophila | 16 | small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance | - |
| chastising | 16 | - | - |
| crocheting | 18 | needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle | - |
| baldheaded | 18 | - | - |
| apocryphal | 22 | being of questionable authenticity | - |
| alchemical | 19 | related to or concerned with alchemy | - |
| achievable | 20 | capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do | - |
| threepenny | 18 | of trifling worth | - |
| whomsoever | 21 | The objective of whosoever. | - |
| penthouses | 15 | - | - |
| shamefully | 21 | in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree | - |
| southwards | 17 | toward the south | - |
| sulphurous | 15 | characterized by oppressive heat and humidity | - |
| switcheroo | 18 | a sudden unexpected switch | - |
| saccharine | 17 | overly sweet | - |
| mismatched | 20 | (of a contest or contestants) not fairly matched as opponents | - |
| northerner | 13 | an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War) | - |
| disharmony | 19 | a lack of harmony | - |
| chaperoned | 18 | - | - |
| cephalopod | 20 | relating or belonging to the class Cephalopoda | - |
| childishly | 22 | in a childlike manner | he acted very childishly |
| childproof | 21 | make safe against children | childproof the apartment |
| crosscheck | 23 | an illegal check (chopping at an opponent's arms or stick) | - |
| dehumanize | 25 | deprive of human qualities | Life in poverty has dehumanized them |
| buttonhole | 15 | detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors | - |
| blackthorn | 21 | a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits | - |
| unshakable | 19 | without flaws or loopholes | - |
| unpolished | 16 | lacking social polish | - |
| weathering | 17 | - | - |
| xenophobic | 26 | suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign | - |
| phalangeal | 16 | of or relating to the bones of the fingers or toes | - |
| pincushion | 17 | a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use | - |
| syphilitic | 20 | a person suffering from syphilis | - |
| rheumatoid | 16 | of or pertaining to arthritis | - |
| metaphoric | 19 | expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another | a metaphorical expression |
| methodists | 16 | a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley | - |
| microfiche | 22 | small sheet of microfilm on which many pages of material have been photographed; a magnification system is used to read the material | - |
| naughtiest | 14 | - | - |
| noteworthy | 19 | worthy of attention because interesting, significant, or unusual | a noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complain |
| otherworld | 17 | an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality | - |
| embouchure | 19 | the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly | - |
| filthiness | 16 | a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse | - |
| devilishly | 20 | (used as intensives) extremely | - |
| chemisette | 17 | - | - |
| chirruping | 18 | - | - |
| chifforobe | 23 | - | - |
| boneheaded | 17 | (used informally) stupid | - |
| apotheosis | 15 | the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god) | - |
| bitchiness | 17 | malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | - |
| graphology | 20 | the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition) | - |
| touchstone | 15 | a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | - |
| touchingly | 19 | in a poignant or touching manner | - |
| unhindered | 15 | not slowed or blocked or interfered with | - |
| schoolmarm | 19 | a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) | - |
| synthesise | 16 | combine so as to form a more complex, product | - |
| oesophagus | 16 | the passage between the pharynx and the stomach | - |
| marathoner | 15 | someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons) | - |
| esophageal | 16 | relating to the esophagus | - |
| fiendishly | 20 | as a devil; in an evil manner | - |
| feathering | 17 | turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls | - |
| franchised | 19 | - | - |
| charioteer | 15 | a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way | - |
| copperhead | 20 | common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States | - |
| backhanded | 23 | (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke | - |
| infighting | 18 | - | - |
| laughingly | 18 | - | - |
| threepence | 17 | former cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom equal to three pennies | - |
| thimbleful | 20 | as much as a thimble will hold | - |
| unsheathed | 17 | not having a protective covering | unsheathed cables |
| reshooting | 14 | - | - |
| pathogenic | 18 | able to cause disease | pathogenic bacteria |
| schoolroom | 17 | a room in a school where lessons take place | - |
| schoolbook | 21 | a book prepared for use in schools or colleges | - |
| shockproof | 24 | - | - |
| splashdown | 19 | a landing of a spacecraft in the sea at the end of a space flight | - |
| statehouse | 13 | a government building in which a state legislature meets | - |
| switchback | 26 | - | - |
| rhythmical | 23 | recurring with measured regularity | rhythmical prose |
