11-letter words containing b, h
- hereinabove — before in this document, statement, etc.
- hereinbelow — afterward in this document, statement, etc.
- hermit crab — any of numerous crabs, especially of the genera Pagurus and Eupagurus, that protect their soft uncovered abdomen by occupying the castoff shell of a univalve mollusk.
- 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.
- heterophobe — Someone who suffers from heterophobia.
- hib vaccine — a vaccine against meningitis, pneumonia, and other illnesses caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b: usually administered during infancy.
- hibernacula — Plural form of hibernaculum.
- hibernating — Present participle of hibernate.
- hibernation — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- hibernators — Plural form of hibernator.
- hibernicism — an idiom or characteristic peculiar to Irish English or to the Irish.
- hibernicize — to make Irish in character.
- hierophobia — an irrational fear of sacred objects or people
- hierophobic — a person who suffers from hierophobia
- 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.
- hillbillies — Plural form of hillbilly.
- hippophobia — Fear or dislike of horses.
- hit batsman — a batter who, having been struck by a pitch, is awarded first base.
- hob-jobbing — the work or activities of a hobjobber
- hobbledehoy — an awkward, ungainly youth.
- hobbletehoy — Archaic form of hobbledehoy.
- hobby-horse — You describe a subject or idea as your hobby-horse if you have strong feelings on it and like talking about it whenever you have the opportunity.
- hobbyhorses — Plural form of hobbyhorse.
- hobgoblinry — the behaviour or activities of hobgoblins
- hold button — a button on a telephone that enables someone to interrupt an incoming call temporarily in order to answer another call.
- holiday job — a temporary job taken by a person during their holidays from school, college or university
- hollow back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
- hollow-back — a paper tube or roll, almost flattened, having one side glued to the back of a book and the other to the inside of the spine.
- holly berry — a bitter, slightly poisonous berry that grows on holly trees or shrubs
- holobenthic — (of an animal) completing its life cycle in the ocean depths
- holoblastic — (of certain eggs) undergoing total cleavage, resulting in equal blastomeres.
- holus-bolus — all at once; altogether.
- home baking — such things as bread, cakes and biscuits that are baked at home
- home-buying — the purchase of a house or flat
- homebuilder — a person whose occupation is homebuilding.
- homoblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing no difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
- honesty bar — an unattended area in a hotel, resort, etc, where patrons may serve themselves drinks and are expected to leave money to pay for them
- honesty box — a container into which members of the public are trusted to place payments when there is no attendant to collect them
- honeycombed — Having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb.
- honor bound — bound by or placed under the obligation of honor: She felt honor-bound to defend her friend.
- honor-bound — bound by or placed under the obligation of honor: She felt honor-bound to defend her friend.
- hoplophobia — (pejorative, rare) The fear of guns.
- horn timber — a timber, often one of several, rising from the sternpost of a wooden vessel to support the overhang of the stern.
- hornblendic — Of or pertaining to hornblende.
- horse block — a step or block of stone, wood, etc., for getting on or off a horse or in or out of a vehicle.