11-letter words containing h, e, b, r
- interbranch — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- ion chamber — an apparatus for detecting and analyzing ionizing radiation, consisting of a vessel filled with a gas at normal or lower than normal pressure and fitted with two electrodes such that the current between the electrodes is a function of the amount of ionization of the gas.
- kerb weight — the weight of a motor car without occupants, luggage, etc
- khyber pass — the chief mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan, W of Peshawar. 33 miles (53 km) long; 6825 feet (2080 meters) high.
- kid brother — younger male sibling
- last breath — When someone takes their last breath, they die.
- late hebrew — the Hebrew language as used from about a.d. 70 through the 13th century, including Mishnaic Hebrew and Medieval Hebrew.
- lay brother — a man who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed by his order chiefly in manual labor.
- leather bar — a gay bar frequented by men who wear leather
- leatherback — a sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, having the shell embedded in a leathery skin, reaching a length of more than 7 feet (2.1 meter) and a weight of more than 1000 pounds (450 kg): the largest living sea turtle; an endangered species.
- light bread — white bread.
- limber hole — any of a series of holes pierced through a frame or floor to allow the passage of accumulated moisture.
- lochaber ax — a Scottish battle-ax of the 16th century, having a tall, cleaverlike blade with a hook at its upper end.
- lubavitcher — a member of a missionary Hasidic movement founded in the 1700s by Rabbi Shneour Zalman of Lyady.
- lucha libre — a form of freestyle wrestling originating in Mexico
- lumber with — If you are lumbered with someone or something, you have to deal with them or take care of them even though you do not want to and this annoys you.
- lunch break — pause for midday meal
- mach number — a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- malebranche — Nicolas de [nee-kaw-lah duh] /ni kɔˈlɑ də/ (Show IPA), 1638–1715, French philosopher.
- march break — a school holiday, usually for a week, during March
- master bath — a private bathroom adjoining a master bedroom.
- melon shrub — pepino (def 2).
- memberships — Plural form of membership.
- metharbital — A barbiturate anticonvulsant used in the treatment of epilepsy.
- misbehavior — improper, inappropriate, or bad behavior.
- motherboard — a rigid, slotted board upon which other boards that contain the basic circuitry of a computer or of a computer component can be mounted. Compare board (def 14).
- nailbrushes — Plural form of nailbrush.
- necrophobia — an abnormal fear of death; thanatophobia.
- negrophobia — strong fear or dislike of black people.
- neighboring — situated or living near another: one of our neighbor nations.
- neighbourly — (British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
- neo-hebraic — Hebrew as spoken and written since the Diaspora
- northbridge — a town in S Massachusetts.
- nourishable — able to be nourished; benefiting from nourishment
- oathbreaker — Someone who breaks an oath.
- orthoborate — (inorganic chemistry) Any anion derived from orthoboric acid; any salt containing this anion.
- overburthen — to overburden
- paper birch — a North American birch, Betula papyrifera, having a tough bark and yielding a valuable wood: the state tree of New Hampshire.
- pathbreaker — a person who blazes a trail or path; pathfinder.
- perishables — perishable articles, esp food
- perth amboy — a seaport in E New Jersey.
- phlebograph — an instrument for recording the venous pulse.
- phrase book — a small book containing everyday phrases and sentences and their equivalents in a foreign language, written especially for travelers.
- prehensible — able to be seized or grasped.
- prohibitive — serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something.
- prudhoe bay — an inlet of the Beaufort Sea, N of Alaska: large oil and gas fields.
- purchasable — capable of being bought.
- rabbit hole — opening of a rabbit's burrow
- rattle-bush — blue false indigo.
- red chamber — the Canadian Senate chamber.