14-letter words containing h, b, o
- dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- dutch cupboard — a buffet with open upper shelves.
- erythroblastic — Relating to erythroblasts.
- ethnobotanical — Of or pertaining to ethnobotany.
- ethnobotanists — Plural form of ethnobotanist.
- euphorbiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, a family of plants typically having capsular fruits: includes the spurges, the castor oil and cassava plants, cascarilla, and poinsettia
- exchequer bond — a type of short-term government bond
- exhibitionists — Plural form of exhibitionist.
- fashionability — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- fighter-bomber — an aircraft that combines the functions of a fighter and a bomber.
- fonthill abbey — a ruined Gothic Revival mansion in Wiltshire: rebuilt (1790–1810) for William Beckford by James Wyatt; the main tower collapsed in 1800 and, after rebuilding, again in 1827
- football match — a match played between two football teams
- football pitch — ground where soccer is played
- for the better — by way of improvement
- force of habit — behavior occurring without thought and by virtue of constant repetition; habit.
- foster brother — a boy brought up with another child of different parents.
- french bulldog — one of a French breed of small, bat-eared dogs having a large, square head, a short tail, and a short, sleek coat.
- gambling house — a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.
- george hw bush — Barbara (Barbara Pierce) born 1925, U.S. First Lady 1989–93 (wife of George H. W. Bush).
- get hold of sb — If you get hold of someone, you manage to contact them.
- get the bounce — to dismiss or be dismissed from a job
- ghetto blaster — a large, powerful portable radio, especially as carried and played by a pedestrian or used outdoors in an urban area.
- globe amaranth — a plant, Gomphrena globosa, native to the Old World tropics, having dense heads of variously colored flowers that retain their color when cut.
- go to bed with — a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- goliath beetle — any very large tropical scarabaeid beetle of the genus Goliathus, esp G. giganteus of Africa, which may grow to a length of 20 centimetres
- grow the beard — (of a TV series) to gain credibility or improve in quality during the course of a series following a specified development
- hamilton basso — Hamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.
- harbour master — an official in charge of a harbour
- hats off to sb — If you say 'Hats off to someone', you are expressing admiration for them.
- have bought it — to be killed
- 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.
- health problem — ailment or disorder
- heath robinson — (of a mechanical device) absurdly complicated in design and having a simple function
- hebetudinosity — mental dullness; insipidity
- helium balloon — a balloon that is filled with helium and rises up into the air if not held
- hemimetabolism — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- herbaceousness — The state or quality of being herbaceous.
- herbert hoover — Herbert (Clark) 1874–1964, 31st president of the U.S. 1929–33.
- heteroflexible — (of a person) predominantly heterosexual but not exclusively so
- hit the bottle — a portable container for holding liquids, characteristically having a neck and mouth and made of glass or plastic.
- hobbledehoydom — the condition of being a hobbledehoy
- hobbledehoyish — of or like a hobbledehoy
- hold sb's hand — If you ask someone to hold your hand at an event that you are worried about, you ask them to support you by being there with you.
- holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
- holometabolism — The complete metamorphosis of an insect.
- holometabolous — undergoing complete metamorphosis.
- homeward bound — going home
- honeycomb work — stalactite work.