12-letter words containing b, e, s, h
- the absolute — ultimate reality regarded as uncaused, unmodified, unified and complete, timeless, etc.
- 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 bollocks — something excellent
- the bosporus — a strait between European and Asian Turkey, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara
- the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
- the bushveld — an area of low altitude in N South Africa, having scrub vegetation
- 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)
- the sorbonne — a part of the University of Paris containing the faculties of science and literature: founded in 1253 by Robert de Sorbon as a theological college; given to the university in 1808
- the troubles — political unrest or public disturbances
- thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
- thistle tube — a glass funnel consisting of a long narrow tube with a thistle-shaped head.
- thumb-sucker — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- to be honest — in truth
- troubleshoot — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.
- ubermenschen — superman (def 2).
- 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
- unsearchable — not searchable; not lending itself to research or exploration; not to be understood by searching; hidden; unfathomable; mysterious: the unsearchable ways of the universe.
- unsearchably — in an unsearchable manner
- unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
- unshrinkable — not able to contract or become smaller in size
- unstanchable — unstoppable
- 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.
- wheelbarrows — Plural form of wheelbarrow.
- zen buddhism — Zen.
- zen buddhist — a follower or adherent of Zen Buddhism