12-letter words containing b, e, l, h
- dasher block — a block at the end of a yard or gaff for supporting a signal or ensign halyard.
- decipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- delray beach — a city in SE Florida.
- die horribly — (jargon) The software equivalent of crash and burn, and the preferred emphatic form of die. "The converter choked on an FF in its input and died horribly".
- diminishable — That may be diminished.
- disembellish — (transitive) To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn.
- disestablish — to deprive of the character of being established; cancel; abolish.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dispatchable — Capable of being dispatched.
- double cloth — a cloth used in overcoating, blankets, brocade, etc., made by interweaving two physically discrete fabrics at various points in the pattern by bringing warp and fill yarns from each through the other to be worked on the opposite face of the compound fabric.
- double dutch — a form of the game of jump rope in which two persons, holding the respective ends of two long jump ropes, swing them in a synchronized fashion, usually directed inward so the ropes are going in opposite directions, for one or two others to jump over.
- double helix — the spiral arrangement of the two complementary strands of DNA.
- double hitch — a Blackwall hitch with an extra upper loop passed around the hook.
- double rhyme — a rhyme either of two syllables of which the second is unstressed (double rhyme) as in motion, notion, or of three syllables of which the second and third are unstressed (triple rhyme) as in fortunate, importunate.
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
- double-check — a simultaneous check by two pieces in which the moving of one piece to give check also results in discovering a check by another piece.
- double-think — illogical or deliberately perverse thinking in terms that distort or reverse the truth to make it more acceptable
- double-width — twice the usual width: double-wide mobile homes consisting of two sections bolted together.
- doubleheader — Sports. two games, as of baseball, between the same teams on the same day in immediate succession. two games, as of basketball, between two different pairs of teams on the same day in immediate succession.
- dutch belted — one of a breed of black dairy cattle, raised originally in the Netherlands, having a broad white band encircling the body.
- early blight — a disease of plants characterized by leaf spotting, defoliation, and stunted growth, caused by any of several fungi, as Alternaria solani or Cercospora apii.
- early hebrew — noting or pertaining to the alphabetical script used for the writing of Hebrew mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries b.c.
- edwin hubble — Edwin Powell, 1889–1953, U.S. astronomer: pioneer in extragalactic research.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- elizabeth ii — born 1926, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1952; daughter of George VI
- ellenborough — Earl of, title of Edward Law. 1780–1871, British colonial administrator: governor general of India (1742–44)
- embellishing — Present participle of embellish.
- english bond — a bond used in brickwork that has a course of headers alternating with a course of stretchers
- ephebophilia — the condition of being sexually attracted to adolescents
- erythroblast — An immature erythrocyte containing a nucleus.
- establishing — Present participle of establish.
- ethnobiology — the branch of biology involving the study of the uses of plants and animals in various human societies
- ethylbenzene — A colorless, flammable liquid hydrocarbon, used in the manufacture of styrene.
- exchangeable — Able to be exchanged.
- fish-bellied — (of a beam or rail) having a convex underside.
- fit the bill — If you say that someone or something fits the bill or fills the bill, you mean that they are suitable for a particular job or purpose.
- flabberghast — (archaic) Alternative form of flabbergast.
- flemish bond — a brickwork bond having alternate stretchers and headers in each course, each header being centered above and below a stretcher.
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- give sb hell — If you say that something is giving you hell, you are emphasizing that it is causing you a lot of trouble or pain.
- global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
- golden bough — a branch of mistletoe, sacred to Proserpina, that served Aeneas as a pass to the underworld.
- habilimented — Clothed.
- habilitative — to clothe or dress.
- habitualness — The characteristic of being habitual.
- haematoblast — any of the undifferentiated cells in the bone marrow that develop into blood cells
- half brother — brother (def 2).
- half-blooded — having parents of two different breeds, species, or the like.
- half-brother — brother (def 2).