12-letter words containing b, u, s, h, o
- househusband — a man whose spouse works and who stays home to manage their household.
- johannesburg — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
- just the job — If you say that something is just the job, you mean that it is exactly what you wanted or needed.
- micropublish — to publish on microfilm or microfiche.
- misbehaviour — (British) alternative spelling of misbehavior.
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- ombrophilous — (of plants) tolerant of wet conditions
- ombrophobous — (of plants) not able to tolerate wet conditions
- orchard bush — open savanna country with occasional trees and scrub, as found north of the W African forest belt
- pollen brush — the mass of stiff hairs on the legs or abdomen of an insect, for collecting pollen.
- public house — British. a tavern.
- ryobu shinto — a fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, which flourished in Japan in the 13th century
- safe harbour — a place that offers protection from the weather, attack, etc
- schussboomer — a skier who is skilled at schussing.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- shut-out bid — a pre-emptive bid
- sorghum beer — beer made from sorghum or millet
- soul brother — a black male, especially a fellow black male.
- south arabia — Protectorate of, a former protectorate of Great Britain in S Arabia, now part of the Republic of Yemen.
- store-bought — commercially made rather than homemade.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- subhastation — a public auction or sale
- subthreshold — (of a stimulus) too weak to produce a response.
- the absolute — ultimate reality regarded as uncaused, unmodified, unified and complete, timeless, etc.
- the bosporus — a strait between European and Asian Turkey, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara
- the troubles — political unrest or public disturbances
- 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.
- thrash about — flail, throw oneself around
- through bass — figured bass.
- troubleshoot — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unpolishable — incapable of being made smooth or shiny
- unshadowable — not able to be shadowed
- younghusband — Sir Francis Edward. 1863–1942, British explorer, mainly of N India and Tibet. He used military force to compel the Dalai Lama to sign (1904) a trade agreement with Britain