10-letter words containing b, i, l, h
- live birth — the birth of a living child
- logophobia — an obsessive fear of words.
- lubumbashi — a province in the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo: important mining area. 191,878 sq. mi. (496,964 sq. km). Capital: Lubumbashi.
- machinable — (of a material) capable of being cut or shaped with machine tools. Compare free-machining.
- nail brush — small brush for cleaning finger- and toe-nails
- nalbuphine — a potent synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 7 NO 4 , used as an analgesic for moderate to severe pain.
- neighborly — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
- night bolt — night latch.
- nightclubs — Plural form of nightclub.
- ombrophile — a plant which survives well or flourishes in rainy conditions
- perishable — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- phlebolite — a small mass or solid deposit of calcium that forms in a vein
- phlebolith — valueless rock or mineral matter occurring in a vein; gangue.
- phone bill — an account or bill for the charges for a telephone and line and for calls made from it
- phycobilin — any of a class of red or blue-green pigments found in the red algae and cyanobacteria
- polyhybrid — a heterozygous hybrid
- prepublish — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- publishers — a publishing company
- publishing — the activities or business of a publisher, especially of books or periodicals: He plans to go into publishing after college.
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- relishable — liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- rhabdolith — a minute rodlike structure, believed by some to be algae, found at the bottom and the surface of the ocean, and which is composed of calcium carbonate, calcium or limestone
- rhomboidal — shaped almost like a diamond or rhomboid
- rhumb line — a curve on the surface of a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle. It is the path taken by a vessel or aircraft that maintains a constant compass direction.
- sheathbill — either of two white sea birds, Chionis alba or C. minor, of the colder parts of the Southern Hemisphere: so called from the horny sheath covering the base of the upper bill.
- shibboleth — a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons.
- shield bug — any shield-shaped herbivorous heteropterous insect of the superfamily Pentamoidea, esp any of the family Pentatomidae
- short bill — a bill of exchange that is payable at sight, on demand, or within less than ten days
- sleigh bed — a bed resembling a sleigh in shape, with curved boards at the head and foot
- snobbishly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a snob: snobbish ideas about rank.
- stablished — establish.
- stillbirth — the birth of a dead child or organism.
- switchable — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- thimbleful — the amount that a thimble will hold.
- thimblerig — a sleight-of-hand swindling game in which the operator palms a pellet or pea while appearing to cover it with one of three thimblelike cups, and then, moving the cups about, offers to bet that no one can tell under which cup the pellet or pea lies.
- thimblewit — a silly or dimwitted person; dunce
- unblighted — Plant Pathology. the rapid and extensive discoloration, wilting, and death of plant tissues. a disease so characterized.
- unblushing — showing no shame or remorse; shameless: an unblushing confession.
- unhireable — able to be hired; fit for hiring.
- unhittable — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- whirlabout — a whirling around in a circle.
- whirlblast — a blast of wind
- whirlybird — helicopter.
- white belt — a white cloth waistband worn by a beginner in one of the martial arts, as judo or karate.
- whitebelly — (zoology) Applied to various kinds of animal characterized by a white belly.
- willoughby — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- willowherb — any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Epilobium, of the evening primrose family, having terminal clusters of purplish or white flowers.
- witch ball — a decorated blown glass ball.
- zelophobia — an intense fear of jealousy or of strong emotion
- zelophobic — fearful of jealousy; displaying or affected with zelophobia