12-letter words containing a, b, o, h
- northumbrian — of or relating to Northumbria, Northumberland, or the inhabitants or dialect of either.
- not half bad — very good
- ochlophobiac — a person who suffers from ochlophobia
- odontophobia — an unnatural dread or terror of teeth
- off the beam — any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- omnishambles — Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences.
- on behalf of — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
- on shipboard — on board a ship
- on the brain — constantly in mind
- on the table — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- one-base hit — single (def 24).
- oneg shabbat — a Jewish celebration in honor of the Sabbath that takes place on Friday evening or Saturday afternoon and usually includes a program of songs, a lecture, and refreshments.
- 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.
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- pearl harbor — a harbor near Honolulu, on S Oahu, in Hawaii: surprise attack by Japan on the U.S. naval base and other military installations December 7, 1941.
- phantom limb — a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.
- phengophobia — an abnormal dread or terror of natural light
- phlebography — venography.
- photolyzable — able to undergo photolysis
- pidyon haben — the rite of relieving the first male child born to parents not descended from Aaron or Levi of certain religious obligations by redeeming him from a member of the priestly class, celebrated 30 days after the child's birth.
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- psychobabble — writing or talk using jargon from psychiatry or psychotherapy without particular accuracy or relevance.
- rainbow fish — guppy.
- reproachable — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- rhabdosphere — a minute sphere made up of rhabdoliths
- rhombohedral — a solid bounded by six rhombic planes.
- ride a hobby — to be excessively devoted to one's favorite pastime or subject
- safe harbour — a place that offers protection from the weather, attack, etc
- satanophobia — a morbid fear of the devil or Satan
- school board — a local board or committee in charge of public education.
- scratchboard — a cardboard coated with impermeable white clay and covered by a layer of ink that is scratched or scraped in patterns revealing the white surface below.
- shadow bands — slow-moving waves of light and dark observed to move across light-coloured surfaces on the earth just before and after totality in a solar eclipse. They are thought to originate from the effects of irregular atmospheric refraction
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- shopping bag — a strong, usually paper or plastic, bag with handles, used to carry purchases or belongings.
- short ballot — a ballot containing only candidates for the most important legislative and executive posts, leaving judicial and lesser administrative posts to be filled by appointment.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
- snobographer — a person who writes about snobs
- sober-headed — characterized by clear, logical thinking; not fanciful or capricious.
- south arabia — Protectorate of, a former protectorate of Great Britain in S Arabia, now part of the Republic of Yemen.
- stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- subhastation — a public auction or sale
- table d'hote — a meal of preselected courses served at a fixed time and price to the guests at a hotel or restaurant.
- teaching job — a position as a teacher