12-letter words containing b, e, h, i, s
- the bastille — a state prison in Paris that was stormed and destroyed (1789) in the French Revolution: its destruction is commemorated on Bastille Day, July 14
- the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
- the business — If you say that someone or something is the business, you mean that they are the best of their kind.
- the dingbats — delirium tremens
- the disabled — those who are physically or mentally disabled; the handicapped
- the hebrides — a group of over 500 islands off the W coast of Scotland: separated by the North Minch, Little Minch, and the Sea of the Hebrides: the chief islands are Skye, Raasay, Rum, Eigg, Coll, Tiree, Mull, Jura, Colonsay, and Islay (Inner Hebrides), and Lewis with Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, and Barra (Outer Hebrides)
- thistle tube — a glass funnel consisting of a long narrow tube with a thistle-shaped head.
- two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.
- un-furbished — to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.
- unbesmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unperishable — imperishable
- unpolishable — incapable of being made smooth or shiny
- unpunishable — not able to be punished
- unshrinkable — not able to contract or become smaller in size
- webi shebeli — Webi [wey-bi] /ˈweɪ bɪ/ (Show IPA), Webi Shebeli.
- weighbridges — Plural form of weighbridge.
- welsh rabbit — a dish of melted cheese, usually mixed with ale or beer, milk, and spices, served over toast.
- zen buddhism — Zen.
- zen buddhist — a follower or adherent of Zen Buddhism