10-letter words containing b, o, l, e, h
- debtholder — (finance) An owner of a financial obligation of another party.
- demothball — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- doughbelly — stoneroller (def 1).
- ethambutol — a compound used in the treatment of tuberculosis
- fathomable — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- harborless — Alternative spelling of harbourless.
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- hebdomadal — taking place, coming together, or published once every seven days; weekly: hebdomadal meetings; hebdomadal groups; hebdomadal journals.
- hellebores — Plural form of hellebore.
- helleborin — a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, C 28 H 36 O 6 , obtained from the rhizome and root of certain hellebores, and used in medicine chiefly as a purgative.
- hemiglobin — methemoglobin.
- hemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- heriotable — liable for the payment of a heriot
- heronsbill — any of a genus (Erodium) of plants of the geranium family, with fine leaves and yellow, white, or reddish flowers
- hobblebush — a North American shrub, Viburnum alnifolium, of the honeysuckle family, having flat-topped clusters of white flowers and red-to-black berrylike fruit.
- holy bible — Bible (def 1).
- holy bread — bread used in a Eucharistic service, both before and after consecration.
- home-built — built at home
- honourable — (British spelling) Alternative form of honorable.
- hoplophobe — (rare) Someone suffering from hoplophobia.
- hornblende — a dark-green to black mineral of the amphibole group, calcium magnesium iron and hydroxyl aluminosilicate.
- hornblower — One who, or that which, blows a horn.
- horse balm — a lemon-scented plant, Collinsonia canadensis, of eastern North America, having small yellow flowers.
- hospitable — receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family.
- hotblooded — Spirited, rash, reckless.
- hucklebone — hipbone.
- hyperbolas — Plural form of hyperbola.
- hyperboles — Plural form of hyperbole.
- hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- jobholders — Plural form of jobholder.
- kohlrabies — Plural form of kohlrabi.
- long beach — a city in SW California, S of Los Angeles: a seaside resort.
- lunchboxes — Plural form of lunchbox.
- mothballed — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- neighborly — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
- net blotch — a disease of barley, characterized by a brown, netlike discoloration of the leaves, caused by fungi of the genus Helminthosporium.
- ombrophile — a plant which survives well or flourishes in rainy conditions
- overbleach — (transitive) To bleach too much.
- peach-blow — a delicate purplish pink.
- phlebogram — venogram.
- 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.
- phlebology — the study of the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of veins.
- phlebotome — a cutting instrument used for phlebotomy.
- phlebotomy — the act or practice of opening a vein for letting or drawing blood as a therapeutic or diagnostic measure; venesection; bleeding.
- phone bill — an account or bill for the charges for a telephone and line and for calls made from it
- ploughable — able to be ploughed
- shed blood — to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain.
- shellbound — encased in, or confined to, a shell
- shibboleth — a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons.