11-letter words containing b, g, h
- gymnophobia — An inordinate fear or hatred of being naked, and possibly nudity or nudists and naturists.
- habituating — Present participle of habituate.
- haemoglobin — (protein) alternative spelling of hemoglobin.
- halo blight — a disease of plants, characterized by small, necrotic leaf or fruit lesions surrounded by a yellowish, halolike band, caused by any of several bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas.
- halsingborg — a seaport in SW Sweden, opposite Helsingör.
- handbagging — an assault with a handbag
- hang behind — to remain in a place after others have left; linger
- hangability — the ability to be hanged
- haptoglobin — A protein present in blood serum that binds to and removes free hemoglobin from the bloodstream.
- harbingered — Simple past tense and past participle of harbinger.
- hattiesburg — a city in SE Mississippi.
- head-banger — metalhead.
- headbangers — Plural form of headbanger.
- headbanging — rhythmical moving of the head up and down in dancing to heavy metal
- headborough — the official in charge of a tithing
- headbutting — Present participle of headbutt.
- hedge about — If you say that something such as an offer is hedged about or is hedged around with rules or conditions, you mean that there are a lot of rules or conditions.
- helsingborg — a port in SW Sweden, on the Sound opposite Helsingør, Denmark: changed hands several times between Denmark and Sweden, finally becoming Swedish in 1710; shipbuilding. Pop: 121 097 (2004 est)
- herb garden — where herbs are grown
- herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- herringbone — a pattern consisting of adjoining vertical rows of slanting lines, any two contiguous lines forming either a V or an inverted V , used in masonry, textiles, embroidery, etc.
- hibernating — Present participle of hibernate.
- higgs boson — a hypothetical type of heavy, electrically neutral particle with zero spin.
- high blower — a horse that produces a blowing sound when exhaling.
- highballing — a drink of whiskey mixed with club soda or ginger ale and served with ice in a tall glass.
- highbinders — Plural form of highbinder.
- highblooded — of high blood, family, or race
- highbrowism — Highbrow attitudes and policies generally.
- hob-jobbing — the work or activities of a hobjobber
- hobgoblinry — the behaviour or activities of hobgoblins
- home baking — such things as bread, cakes and biscuits that are baked at home
- home-buying — the purchase of a house or flat
- hot-tubbing — a wooden tub, usually large enough to accommodate several persons, that is filled with hot aerated water and often equipped with a thermostat and whirlpool: used for recreation or physical therapy and often placed out of doors, as on a porch.
- human being — any individual of the genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens.
- humbuggable — capable of being humbugged
- hummingbird — a very small nectar-sipping New World bird of the family Trochilidae, characterized by the brilliant, iridescent plumage of the male, a slender bill, and narrow wings, the extremely rapid beating of which produces a humming sound: noted for their ability to hover and to fly upward, downward, and backward in a horizontal position.
- husking bee — a gathering of farm families or friends to husk corn, usually as part of a celebration or party.
- hybernating — Present participle of hybernate.
- hybridizing — Present participle of hybridize.
- job hunting — the activity of searching for employment
- job sharing — to share the responsibility and duties of a single full-time job with one or more other employees.
- kerb weight — the weight of a motor car without occupants, luggage, etc
- late blight — a disease of plants, especially potatoes, celery, etc., characterized by spotting, blighting, and withering or decay of the entire plant, caused by any of several fungi, as Phytophthora infestans or Septoria apii.
- leaf blight — a symptom or phase of many diseases of plants, characterized by necrotic spots or streaks on the leaves, accompanied by seed rot and seedling blight.
- light bread — white bread.
- light table — a table that has a translucent top illuminated from below and is used typically for making tracings or examining color transparencies.
- long branch — a city in E New Jersey: seaside resort.
- marlborough — John Churchill, 1st Duke of, Churchill, John, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
- marsh buggy — swamp buggy.
- maryborough — a seaport in E Australia.