14-letter words containing h, e, b, n
- herbaceousness — The state or quality of being herbaceous.
- homeward bound — going home
- honeycomb work — stalactite work.
- honourableness — Alternative spelling of honorableness.
- hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
- hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.
- huckleberrying — the activity of gathering huckleberries
- husein ibn-ali — 1856–1931, 1st king of Hejaz 1916–24.
- hybrid testing — (testing) A combination of top-down testing with bottom-up testing of prioritised or available components.
- hydroxybenzene — phenol (def 1).
- hydroxybenzoic — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hydroxybenzoic acid or its derivatives.
- 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.
- inner hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- 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.
- it's no bother — If you say 'it's no bother' after offering to do something for someone, you are emphasizing that you really want to do it and that it will take very little effort.
- james buchanan — James, 1791–1868, 15th president of the U.S. 1857–61.
- john constable — John, 1776–1837, English painter.
- john steinbeck — John (Ernst) [urnst] /ɜrnst/ (Show IPA), 1902–68, U.S. novelist: Nobel prize 1962.
- 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.
- little bighorn — a river flowing N from N Wyoming to S Montana into the Bighorn River: General Custer and troops defeated near its juncture by Indians 1876. 80 miles (130 km) long.
- 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.
- methoxybenzene — anisole.
- methyl benzene — toluene
- methylene blue — a dark-green, crystalline compound, C 1 6 H 1 8 ClN 3 S, that dissolves in water to form a deep-blue solution: used chiefly as a dye, as a bacteriological and biological stain, and as an antidote for cyanide poisoning.
- 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.
- neighborliness — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
- neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- nip in the bud — Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- 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