10-letter words containing h, e, b
- hyperbaton — the use, especially for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in “Bird thou never wert.”.
- hyperbolas — Plural form of hyperbola.
- hyperboles — Plural form of hyperbole.
- hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hypercubes — Plural form of hypercube.
- hypsophobe — a person who suffers from hypsophobia
- in the bag — a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
- 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.
- inbreathed — Simple past tense and past participle of inbreathe.
- inhabitate — (obsolete) To inhabit.
- inhabiters — Plural form of inhabiter.
- inhabiteth — Archaic third-person singular form of inhabit.
- inhibitive — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
- interbirth — Between births.
- jacobethan — noting or pertaining to the architecture of England at the beginning of the 17th century.
- jib-headed — (of a sail) pointed at the top or head
- job hopper — a person who job-hops
- jobholders — Plural form of jobholder.
- johnny reb — U.S. History. a Confederate soldier.
- kenophobia — an abnormal fear of empty spaces
- kohlrabies — Plural form of kohlrabi.
- kumbh mela — a Hindu festival held once every twelve years in one of four sacred sites, where bathing for purification from sin is considered especially efficacious
- lethbridge — a city in S Alberta, in SW Canada.
- lévy-bruhl — Lucien (lysjɛ̃). 1857–1939, French anthropologist and philosopher, noted for his study of the psychology of primitive peoples
- lie behind — If you refer to what lies behind a situation or event, you are referring to the reason the situation exists or the event happened.
- liebknecht — Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1871–1919, German socialist leader.
- light beer — beer with a lower alcohol content than average
- lightsaber — a type of sword, as depicted in the fictional Star Wars universe, with a blade made of laser energy that can both cut and burn: The Jedi knight drew his lightsaber and prepared to defend himself.
- lightsabre — Alternative spelling of lightsaber.
- live birth — the birth of a living child
- long beach — a city in SW California, S of Los Angeles: a seaside resort.
- lunchboxes — Plural form of lunchbox.
- lunchbreak — A period of rest from work for the purpose of eating lunch.
- machinable — (of a material) capable of being cut or shaped with machine tools. Compare free-machining.
- mainbocher — (Main Rousseau Bocher) 1891–1976, U.S. fashion designer.
- marblehead — a resort in NE Massachusetts: yachting.
- masherbrum — a mountain in N India, in the Himalayas. 25,660 feet (7821 meters).
- matchboxes — Plural form of matchbox.
- membership — the state of being a member, as of a society or club.
- methiocarb — a crystalline compound, C 1 1 H 1 5 NO 2 S, used as a nonsystemic insecticide and miticide.
- misbehaved — Simple past tense and past participle of misbehave.
- misbehaves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misbehave.
- mob-handed — in or with a large group of people
- mothballed — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- muhlenberg — Frederick Augustus Conrad, 1750–1801, U.S. clergyman and statesman: first Speaker of the House 1789–91, 1793–95.
- murphy bed — a bed constructed so that it can be folded or swung into a closet.
- nalbuphine — a potent synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 7 NO 4 , used as an analgesic for moderate to severe pain.
- negrophobe — a person who strongly fears or dislikes black people.
- neighbored — Simple past tense and past participle of neighbor.
- neighborly — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.