14-letter words containing h, a, b, e, n
- hague tribunal — the court of arbitration for the peaceful settlement of international disputes, established at The Hague by the international peace conference of 1899: its panel of jurists nominates a list of persons from which members of the United Nations International Court of Justice are elected.
- hand's-breadth — handbreadth
- handbrake turn — a turn sharply reversing the direction of a vehicle by speedily applying the handbrake while turning the steering wheel
- hanging basket — suspended woven container for plants
- harriet tubman — Harriet (Araminta) 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slave and leader of the Underground Railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War.
- have sth on sb — If someone has something on you, they have evidence that you have done something wrong or bad. If they have nothing on you, they cannot prove that you have done anything wrong or bad.
- heath robinson — (of a mechanical device) absurdly complicated in design and having a simple function
- heaven help sb — You say 'Heaven help someone' when you are worried that something bad is going to happen to them, often because you disapprove of what they are doing or the way they are behaving.
- heidelberg man — the primitive human being reconstructed from the Heidelberg jaw.
- helium balloon — a balloon that is filled with helium and rises up into the air if not held
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- herbaceousness — The state or quality of being herbaceous.
- homeward bound — going home
- honourableness — Alternative spelling of honorableness.
- hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
- hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.
- husein ibn-ali — 1856–1931, 1st king of Hejaz 1916–24.
- in the balance — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- in the bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
- inapproachable — not approachable.
- indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
- indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
- inhabitiveness — the disposition to remain in one place; the inclination not to leave home
- inheritability — capable of being inherited.
- interbehaviour — interaction between multiple individuals
- interchangable — Misspelling of interchangeable.
- into the black — into a profitable condition financially
- invisible hand — (in the economics of Adam Smith) an unseen force or mechanism that guides individuals to unwittingly benefit society through the pursuit of their private interests.
- james buchanan — James, 1791–1868, 15th president of the U.S. 1857–61.
- john constable — John, 1776–1837, English painter.
- khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
- land of beulah — (in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress) the peaceful land in which the pilgrim awaits the call to the Celestial City.
- latin alphabet — the alphabetical script derived from the Greek alphabet through Etruscan, used from about the 6th century b.c. for the writing of Latin, and since adopted, with modifications and additions of letters such as w, by the languages of Western Europe, including English, as well as many other languages.
- learn by heart — memorize
- left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
- left-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the left or port side.
- mashie niblick — a club with an iron head whose face has more slope than a mashie but less slope than a pitcher.
- membranophones — Plural form of membranophone.
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- methaemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
- nebuchadnezzar — Also, Nebuchadrezzar [neb-uh-kuh d-rez-er, neb-yoo-] /ˌnɛb ə kədˈrɛz ər, ˌnɛb yʊ-/ (Show IPA). a king of Babylonia, 604?–561? b.c., and conqueror of Jerusalem. II Kings 24, 25.
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- non-changeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- nonbehavioural — not related to or concerned with behaviour
- nonestablished — without the official support of the government
- noninheritable — Not inheritable.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- on sb's behalf — If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for that person as their representative.