10-letter words containing b, e, h
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- behavioral — Behavioral means relating to the behavior of a person or animal, or to the study of their behavior.
- behaviours — manner of behaving or acting.
- behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
- bell punch — a machine that issues or stamps a ticket, etc, ringing a bell as it does so
- bell sheep — a sheep that a shearer is just starting to shear (and which he is allowed to finish) as the bell rings for the end of a work period
- bellhanger — a person who mounts bells
- bellingham — seaport in NW Wash., at the N end of Puget Sound: pop. 67,000
- bellwether — If you describe something as a bellwether, you mean that it is an indication of the way a situation is changing.
- belly-wash — any barely drinkable liquid or beverage, as inferior soda, beer, coffee, or soup.
- bellyaches — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- belshazzar — 6th century bc, the son of Nabonidus, coregent of Babylon with his father for eight years: referred to as king and son of Nebuchadnezzar in the Old Testament (Daniel 5:1, 17; 8:1); described as having received a divine message of doom written on a wall at a banquet (Belshazzar's Feast)
- bench hook — a device with a hooklike part fitting over the front edge of a workbench as a means of preventing an object from slipping toward the rear of the bench.
- bench mark — a surveyor's mark made on a permanent landmark of known position and altitude: it is used as a reference point in determining other altitudes
- bench seat — a seat for more than one person
- bench show — an exhibition of small animals, esp. dogs, or cats, displayed on benches and competing for awards on the basis of how closely they conform to ideal standards for the breed
- bench stop — a metal device set flush with the top of a workbench and having a portion able to be raised to stop longitudinal movement of an object placed against it.
- bench test — the critical evaluation of a new or repaired component, device, apparatus, etc, prior to installation to ensure that it is in perfect condition
- bench vice — a vice mounted on a workbench
- bench work — work done at a workbench, worktable, etc., as in a factory or laboratory.
- bench-made — (of articles made of leather, wood, etc.) individually produced and finished, as on a carpenter's bench; custom-made.
- beni hasan — a village in central Egypt, on the Nile, with cliff-cut tombs dating from 2000 bc
- benthamism — the philosophy of utilitarianism as first expounded by Jeremy Bentham in terms of an action being good that has a greater tendency to augment the happiness of the community than to diminish it
- bequeathal — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
- bequeathed — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
- berkshires — Also called Berks [burks; British bahrks] /bɜrks; British bɑrks/ (Show IPA). a county in S England. 485 sq. mi. (1255 sq. km).
- beseeching — A beseeching expression, gesture, or tone of voice suggests that the person who has or makes it very much wants someone to do something.
- besmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- bestraught — distraught; distracted
- beta sheet — a secondary structure occurring in many proteins, consisting of several polypeptide chains running in parallel or alternating directions and joined by intermolecular hydrogen bonds, creating a flexible, strong arrangement.
- beth-phage — a place in ancient Israel, at the foot of the Mount of Olives: starting point of Jesus' ride into Jerusalem. Matt. 21:1; Mark 11:1; Luke 19:29.
- betrothals — the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
- bettelheim — Bruno, 1903–90, U.S. psychologist, educator, and writer, born in Austria.
- bewitchery — a bewitching power; charm
- bewitching — enchanting; charming; fascinating.
- bible oath — an oath sworn with one's hand on the Christian Bible
- bichloride — a binary compound containing two atoms of chlorine for each atom of another element; dichloride
- bichromate — dichromate
- big bertha — any of three large German guns of World War I used to bombard Paris
- big cheese — Someone who has a very important job or position can be referred to as a big cheese.
- big hitter — A big hitter is a sportsperson such as a golfer or tennis player who hits the ball with a lot of force.
- big-headed — If you describe someone as big-headed, you disapprove of them because they think they are very clever and know everything.
- bighearted — quick to give or forgive; generous or magnanimous
- bigmouthed — having a very large mouth.
- billethead — a carved ornamental scroll or volute terminating a stem or cutwater at its upper end in place of a figurehead.
- binhex 4.0 — (file format) A seven bit wide representation of a Macintosh file with CRC error checking. Binhex 4.0 files are designed for communication of Mac files over long distance, possibly noisy, seven bit wide paths.
- biochemist — A biochemist is a scientist or student who studies biochemistry.
- bioethanol — a biofuel based on alcohol which may be combined with petrol for use in vehicles
- biographee — a person whose biography has been written
- biographer — Someone's biographer is a person who writes an account of their life.