12-letter words containing b, h
- thimbleberry — any of several American raspberries bearing a thimble-shaped fruit, especially the black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis.
- thiobacillus — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
- thiobacteria — bacteria found esp. in stagnant water and at the bottom of the sea, that oxidize or reduce sulfur compounds, as hydrogen sulfide
- thirdborough — an under constable of a township
- thistle tube — a glass funnel consisting of a long narrow tube with a thistle-shaped head.
- thoroughbred — of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or lineage, as a horse or other animal; bred from the purest and best blood.
- thrash about — flail, throw oneself around
- three-bagger — triple (def 7).
- thrombectomy — surgical removal of a blood clot from a blood vessel.
- thrombocytic — platelet.
- thrombolysis — the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
- thrombolytic — the dissolving or breaking up of a thrombus.
- throttleable — capable of having the thrust varied.
- through bass — figured bass.
- thumb-sucker — a person who habitually sucks a thumb.
- ticket booth — kiosk: sells tickets
- timber hitch — a knot used for tying a rope round a spar, log, etc, for haulage
- timber right — ownership of standing timber with no rights to the land.
- timber-hitch — to fasten by means of a timber hitch.
- to be honest — in truth
- to think big — If you think big, you make plans on a large scale, often using a lot of time, effort, or money.
- touch bottom — to run aground
- touchability — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- toxicophobia — an intense fear of poisoning
- toynbee hall — a residential settlement in East London, named after Arnold Toynbee (1852–83), a British economist and social reformer
- trachybasalt — a fine-grained volcanic rock containing sanidine and calcic plagioclase.
- trophobiosis — the exchange of nourishment between organisms in a symbiotic relationship
- trophobiotic — involving, belonging or relating to trophobiosis
- troubleshoot — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- tub-thumping — to promote something or express opinions vociferously.
- turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
- turkish bath — a bath in which the bather, after copious perspiration in a steam room, showers and has a rubdown.
- two-base hit — a base hit that enables a batter to reach second base safely.
- ubangi-shari — former name of the Central African Republic.
- 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.
- unachievable — to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
- unalphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- unbesmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- unbreachable — not able to be breached
- unbreathable — not able to be breathed
- unchangeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- unchargeable — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- uncharitable — deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless: an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.
- uncharitably — in an unkind or ungenerous manner
- unfathomable — not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- unhabituated — to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury.
- unhospitable — not hospitable