10-letter words containing b, e, h
- barkhausen — Heinrich Georg. 1881–1956, German physicist; discovered that ferromagnetic material in an increasing magnetic field becomes magnetized in discrete jumps (the Barkhausen effect)
- barrelfish — a blackish stromateid fish, Hyperoglyphe perciformis, inhabiting New England coastal waters.
- barrelhead — the round and flat end of a barrel
- barysphere — centrosphere (def 2).
- basophiles — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- batch file — a computer file with sequential commands to be executed when the file is read
- batch mode — computer processing in which commands are input from a batch file, not interactively
- batchmates — Plural form of batchmate.
- bath sheet — a large bath towel
- bath stone — a kind of limestone used as a building material, esp at Bath in England
- bath towel — A bath towel is a very large towel used for drying your body after you have had a bath.
- bath water — Your bath water is the water in which you sit or lie when you have a bath.
- bathhouses — Plural form of bathhouse.
- bathinette — a portable folding bathtub for babies, made of rubberized cloth, etc.
- bathometer — an instrument for measuring the depth of water
- bathymeter — An instrument used to measure the depth of water in oceans, seas, or lakes.
- bathymetry — measurement of the depth of an ocean or other large body of water
- battleship — A battleship is a very large, heavily armed warship.
- bawdyhouse — a house of prostitution
- bay wreath — (In Greek and Roman times) a wreath of laurel leaves, worn by a victor
- bcs theory — Physics. a general quantum theory of superconductivity that describes many properties of superconducting materials.
- be hard on — to treat severely; be harsh toward
- be hell on — to be very difficult or painful for
- be in with — If you are in with a person or group, they like you and accept you, and are likely to help you.
- be of help — If someone or something is of help, they make a situation easier or better.
- be-thought — simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
- beach babe — an attractive girl seen on beaches
- beach ball — A beach ball is a large, light ball filled with air, which people play with, especially on the beach.
- beach berm — berm (def 3).
- beach crab — any of various crabs that live on beaches, as the ghost crab.
- beach face — the seaward section of a beach exposed to and shaped by the action of waves.
- beach flea — sand hopper
- beach plum — a rosaceous shrub, Prunus maritima, of coastal regions of E North America
- beach-berm — Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- beachballs — Plural form of beachball.
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- beachgoers — Plural form of beachgoer.
- beachheads — Plural form of beachhead.
- beachscape — a section or expanse of beach and shore scenery.
- beaglehole — John. 1901–71, New Zealand historian and author. His works include Exploration of the Pacific (1934) and The Journals of James Cook (1955)
- beam reach — an act or instance of reaching: to make a reach for a gun.
- bean aphid — a small, black aphid, Aphis fabae, often found on beans and related plants.
- bedchamber — A bedchamber is a bedroom.
- bedclothes — Bedclothes are the sheets and covers which you put over yourself when you get into bed.
- bedighting — Present participle of bedight.
- bee orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys apifera, whose flower resembles a bumble bee in shape and colour
- beech fern — a fern, Thelypteris phegopteris, that grows in damp N temperate woods and hills: family Polypodiaceae
- beech mast — the edible nuts of the beech, especially when lying on the ground.
- beechdrops — a North American flowering plant, Epifagus virginiana, which is parasitic on beech trees
- beetlehead — a person of low intelligence