12-letter words containing b, i, o, t, h
- dispatch box — a case or box used to hold valuables or documents, esp official state documents
- double hitch — a Blackwall hitch with an extra upper loop passed around the hook.
- double-think — illogical or deliberately perverse thinking in terms that distort or reverse the truth to make it more acceptable
- double-width — twice the usual width: double-wide mobile homes consisting of two sections bolted together.
- e-thrombosis — a clot in the bloodstream caused by long periods spent being physically inactive at a computer
- entomophobia — Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods.
- ethnobiology — the branch of biology involving the study of the uses of plants and animals in various human societies
- exhibitioner — A student who has been awarded an exhibition (scholarship).
- fishing boat — vessel: for fishing
- habilitation — to clothe or dress.
- habitational — a place of residence; dwelling; abode.
- hack to bits — to damage severely
- halobacteria — Plural form of halobacterium.
- hambletonian — one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- haricot bean — Haricot beans are small white beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often sold dried rather than fresh.
- hebetudinous — the state of being dull; lethargy.
- helicobacter — Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.
- hematophobia — Fear of bleeding or the sight of blood.
- hemimetaboly — Hemimetabolism.
- herring boat — a fishing boat that specializes in catching herring
- hessian boot — a knee-high tasseled boot, fashionable in England in the early 19th century.
- heterophobia — Fear or resentment of what is different.
- hexobarbital — a barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative properties
- hibernations — Plural form of hibernation.
- hiking boots — stout, sturdy boots, suitable for hiking in
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- hobnail boot — a boot with a hobnail in the sole
- honor bright — upon my honor; really and truly: I did sweep the floor, honor bright.
- honorability — (American spelling) Alternative form of honourability.
- hospital bed — a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
- in mothballs — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- inhabitation — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- inhospitable — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- inhospitably — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- interborough — between boroughs.
- light bomber — a small airplane designed to carry light bomb loads relatively short distances, especially one having a gross loaded weight of less than 100,000 pounds (45,000 kg).
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- mephibosheth — a son of Jonathan, and the grandson of Saul. II Sam 4:4.
- microhabitat — an extremely localized, small-scale environment, as a tree stump or a dead animal.
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- new brighton — a town in E Minnesota.
- nihil obstat — permission to publish a book, granted by an official censor who, upon examining it, has certified that it contains nothing contrary to faith or morals.
- nonbreathing — not breathing
- nonheritable — Not heritable.
- northumbrian — of or relating to Northumbria, Northumberland, or the inhabitants or dialect of either.
- object chill — ["Object CHILL - An Object Oriented Language for Systems Implementation", J. Winkler et al, ACM Comp Sci Conf 1992, pp. 139-147].
- odontophobia — an unnatural dread or terror of teeth