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10-letter words containing b, e, h, a

  • boneheaded — a foolish or stupid person; blockhead.
  • boneshaker — an early type of bicycle having solid tyres and no springs
  • bonnethead — a hammerhead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, found in shallow waters from Brazil to Massachusetts, having a spade-shaped head.
  • book share — a share of a mutual fund credited to the account of a shareholder without the physical issuance of a certificate evidencing ownership.
  • booth-babe — an attractive woman hired to draw attendees of commercial exhibitions into promotional booths
  • borah peak — a mountain in central Idaho, in the Lost River Range: highest peak in Idaho. 12,662 feet (3861 meters).
  • bottlehead — bottlenose (def 2).
  • bowler hat — A bowler hat is a round, hard, black hat with a narrow brim which is worn by men, especially British businessmen. Bowler hats are no longer very common.
  • brachydome — a dome whose face is parallel to the brachydiagonal axis in a crystal
  • brake shoe — the curved metal casting to which the brake lining is riveted in a drum brake
  • branchiate — having gills.
  • brandished — to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
  • bread shop — a baker's shop
  • break with — to end a relationship or association with (someone or an organization or social group)
  • breathable — A breathable fabric allows air to pass through it easily, so that clothing made from it does not become too warm or uncomfortable.
  • breathe in — When you breathe in, you take some air into your lungs.
  • breathless — If you are breathless, you have difficulty in breathing properly, for example because you have been running or because you are afraid or excited.
  • brickearth — a clayey alluvium suitable for the making of bricks: specifically, such a deposit in southern England, yielding a fertile soil
  • bridgehead — A bridgehead is a good position which an army has taken in the enemy's territory and from which it can advance or attack.
  • broadsheet — A broadsheet is a newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper. Broadsheets are generally considered to be more serious than other newspapers. Compare tabloid.
  • brookhaven — a town in SW Mississippi.
  • bruschetta — Bruschetta is a slice of toasted bread which is brushed with olive oil and usually covered with chopped tomatoes.
  • bubblehead — a frivolous person
  • bucephalus — the favourite horse of Alexander the Great
  • buchenwald — a village in E central Germany, near Weimar; site of a Nazi concentration camp (1937–45)
  • bufflehead — a small North American diving duck, Bucephala (or Glaucionetta) albeola: the male has black-and-white plumage and a fluffy head
  • bullethead — a head considered similar in shape to a bullet, as that of a person with a high, domelike forehead and cranium and short hair.
  • bullheaded — blindly stubborn; headstrong
  • bushbeater — a person who conducts a thorough search to recruit talented people, as for an athletic team.
  • bushhammer — a hammer with small pyramids projecting from its working face, used for dressing stone
  • bushmaster — a large greyish-brown highly venomous snake, Lachesis muta, inhabiting wooded regions of tropical America: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)
  • bushranger — an escaped convict or robber living in the bush
  • bushwalker — a person who hikes through bushland
  • butt heads — an extremely stupid or inept person.
  • by the way — You say by the way when you add something to what you are saying, especially something that you have just thought of.
  • cablephoto — a photographic image transmitted via cable, especially for use by newspapers or in police work.
  • calabashes — Plural form of calabash.
  • calciphobe — calcifuge.
  • chainbrake — a device for cutting off the power to a chainsaw if the saw kicks back
  • chairborne — having an administrative or desk job rather than a more active one
  • chalybeate — containing or impregnated with iron salts
  • chambering — a room, usually private, in a house or apartment, especially a bedroom: She retired to her chamber.
  • chamberlin — ˈThomas Chrowder (ˈkraʊdər ) ; krouˈdər) 1843-1928; U.S. geologist
  • chamberpot — a vessel for urine, used in bedrooms
  • chambertin — a dry red burgundy wine produced in Gevrey-Chambertin in E France
  • chambranle — the three-sided ornamental bordering found around doors, windows, and fireplaces
  • changeable — Someone or something that is changeable is likely to change many times.
  • changeably — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • chargeable — If something is chargeable, you have to pay a sum of money for it.
  • chargeback — the return of funds by a seller to a buyer's debit or credit card account
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