12-letter words containing d, e, h
- bay-head bar — a sand bar at the head of a bay.
- be done with — to end relations with
- beaked whale — any of a worldwide family (Ziphiidae) of medium-sized toothed whales characterized by a long, narrow snout
- beche-de-mer — trepang
- bechuanaland — former British territory (1884-1966) in S Africa: now the country of Botswana
- bedfordshire — a county of S central England, administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the south: the geographical county includes Luton, which became a separate unitary authority in 1997. Area (excluding Luton): 1192 sq km (460 sq miles)
- beetleheaded — like a beetlehead; stupid
- behenic acid — a crystalline, saturated fatty acid, C 22 H 44 O 2 , obtained from plant sources, used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics, waxes, and plasticizers.
- benzaldehyde — a yellowish fragrant volatile oil occurring in almond kernels and used in the manufacture of dyes, perfumes, and flavourings and as a solvent for oils and resins. Formula: C6H5CHO
- bermuda high — a subtropical high centered near Bermuda.
- beth midrash — a place where Jews gather to study the Talmud and other religious writings; a small synagogue.
- beyond reach — inaccessible
- bicycle shed — a shed for bicycle storage
- bird watcher — a person who identifies and observes birds in their natural habitat as a recreation.
- bird-watcher — A bird-watcher is a person whose hobby is watching and studying wild birds in their natural surroundings.
- birth defect — an inherited disease or condition that a baby is born with
- blackhearted — wicked; evil
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- blocked shoe — a dancing shoe with a stiffened toe that enables a ballet dancer to dance on the tips of the toes
- body english — a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
- bog asphodel — either of two liliaceous plants, Narthecium ossifragum of Europe or N. americanum of North America, that grow in boggy places and have small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves
- boghead coal — compact bituminous coal that burns brightly and yields large quantities of tar and oil upon distillation.
- boiled shirt — a dress shirt with a stiff front
- booch method — (programming) A widely used object-oriented analysis and object-oriented design method.
- border light — a striplight hung upstage of a border, for lighting the stage.
- bound charge — any electric charge that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free charge).
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- breechloader — any gun loaded at the breech
- breed's hill — a hill in E Massachusetts, adjoining Bunker Hill: the true site of the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775)
- bridge chair — a lightweight folding chair, often part of a set of matching chairs and bridge table.
- bridge cloth — a tablecloth for a bridge table.
- bridge house — a deckhouse including a bridge or bridges for navigation.
- bright-field — of or relating to the illuminated region about the object of a microscope.
- broken chord — a chord played as an arpeggio
- brush border — a layer of tightly packed minute finger-like protuberances on cells that line absorptive surfaces, such as those of the intestine and kidney
- bumbleheaded — clumsy, plodding, or foolish: He stumbled through the talk in his bumbleheaded way.
- bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
- busted flush — a poker hand with four cards of the same suit that fails to form a flush when the final card is dealt
- by the dozen — in large quantities
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- cadet branch — the family or family branch of a younger son
- cadet school — a training establishment for cadets in the army
- calligraphed — Simple past tense and past participle of calligraph.
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- candlefishes — Plural form of candlefish.
- candleholder — a candlestick
- cape dezhnev — a cape in NE Russia at the E end of Chukchi Peninsula: the northeasternmost point of Asia
- capraldehyde — (chemistry) decanal.
- carbohydrase — a digestive enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates through hydrolysis
- carbohydrate — Carbohydrates are substances, found in certain kinds of food, that provide you with energy. Foods such as sugar and bread that contain these substances can also be referred to as carbohydrates.