14-letter words containing h, b, o
- bronchial tube — Your bronchial tubes are the two tubes which connect your windpipe to your lungs.
- bronchiectasis — chronic dilation of the bronchi or bronchial tubes, which often become infected
- bronchodilator — any drug or other agent that causes dilation of the bronchial tubes by relaxing bronchial muscle: used, esp in the form of aerosol sprays, for the relief of asthma
- bronchorrhagia — hemorrhage from the bronchial tubes.
- bronchospastic — of or relating to bronchospasms
- brother-in-law — Someone's brother-in-law is the brother of their husband or wife, or the man who is married to their sister.
- brown bullhead — a freshwater catfish, Ictalurus nebulosus, of eastern North America, having an olive to brown body with dark markings on the sides.
- brown thrasher — a common large songbird, Toxostoma rufum, of the eastern U.S., having reddish-brown plumage.
- browntail moth — kind of moth
- brushed cotton — cotton fabric that is brushed to remove excess lint and fibres to leave a soft, smooth finish
- buckwheat coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from 5/16 to 9/16 inch (7.9 to 13.9 m).
- buckwheat note — shape note.
- bunching onion — a multistemmed onion plant resembling the scallion that does not form a real bulb, used in Asian cookery.
- burghley house — an Elizabethan mansion near Stamford in Lincolnshire: seat of the Cecil family; site of the annual Burghley Horse Trials
- business hours — Business hours are the hours of the day in which a shop or a company is open for business.
- butcher's shop — a shop dedicated to the selling of meat
- buteyko method — a breath control technique used to prevent hyperventilation and treat asthma without drugs
- button-through — (of a dress or skirt) fastened with buttons from top to hem
- by a long shot — People sometimes use the expression by a long shot to emphasize the opinion they are giving.
- by the vanload — in very large quantities
- charles talbot — Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury, 1660–1718, British statesman: prime minister 1714.
- charlottenburg — a district of Berlin (of West Berlin until 1990), formerly an independent city. Pop: 315 473 (2005 est)
- cheesebox seat — a chair seat, usually of rush, having a rounded form and surrounded with a thin strip of wood.
- cherry blossom — the blossom of any of various spring-blooming cherries, prized for their beauty
- cholera morbus — gastroenteritis
- chopping block — a thick wooden board used for chopping vegetables, meat etc on
- chopping board — A chopping board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
- chronobiologic — relating to chronobiology
- claustrophobes — Plural form of claustrophobe.
- claustrophobia — Someone who suffers from claustrophobia feels very uncomfortable or anxious when they are in small or enclosed places.
- claustrophobic — You describe a place or situation as claustrophobic when it makes you feel uncomfortable and unhappy because you are enclosed or restricted.
- clothes basket — a basket for storing and transporting clothes that need washing, or have been washed
- coff's harbour — a seaport in E Australia.
- colby (cheese) — a variety of cheese similar to Cheddar but softer, moister, and more porous
- comprehendable — Misspelling of comprehensible.
- comprehendible — comprehensible
- comprehensible — Something that is comprehensible can be understood.
- comprehensibly — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- computerphobia — the fear or dislike of computers
- computerphobic — a computerphobe
- cook the books — to make fraudulent alterations to business or other accounts
- county borough — (in England and Wales from 1888 to 1974 and in Wales from 1996) a borough administered independently of any higher tier of local government
- croquembouches — Plural form of croquembouche.
- cyberchondriac — A hypochondriac who researches his/her potential medical condition on the Internet.
- daughterboards — Plural form of daughterboard.
- debt of honour — a debt that is morally but not legally binding, such as one contracted in gambling
- dehabilitation — (sociology) The process of social estrangement and progressive loosening of social bonds between an individual and his family and society as a result of long-term residence in an institution.
- double harness — harness for a pair of horses.
- down the tubes — a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- draughts board — A draughts board is a square board for playing draughts, with 64 equal-sized, black and white squares.