10-letter words containing h, e, b
- bogey-hole — a swimming hole.
- bohemond i — ?1056–?1111, prince of Antioch (1099–1111); a leader of the first crusade, he helped to capture Antioch (1098)
- böhm flute — a type of flute in which the holes are covered with keys; the standard type of modern flute
- bohmerwald — German name of Bohemian Forest.
- bolsheviks — a member of the more radical majority of the Social Democratic Party, 1903–17, advocating immediate and forceful seizure of power by the proletariat. (after 1918) a member of the Russian Communist Party.
- bolshevism — Bolshevism is the political system and ideas that Lenin and his supporters introduced in Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
- bolshevist — a follower or advocate of the doctrines or methods of the Bolsheviks.
- bolshevize — to bring into line with Communist ideology
- bomb ketch — Nautical. a ketch-rigged vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, carrying heavy mortars for firing bombs.
- bon marche — a bargain.
- bondholder — A bondholder is a person who owns one or more investment bonds.
- bone china — Bone china is a kind of thin china that contains powdered bone.
- bone earth — bone ash.
- bone white — any of various shades of grayish or yellowish white
- boneheaded — a foolish or stupid person; blockhead.
- boneshaker — an early type of bicycle having solid tyres and no springs
- bonhoeffer — Dietrich (ˈdiːtrɪç). 1906–45, German Lutheran theologian: executed by the Nazis
- bonnethead — a hammerhead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, found in shallow waters from Brazil to Massachusetts, having a spade-shaped head.
- book share — a share of a mutual fund credited to the account of a shareholder without the physical issuance of a certificate evidencing ownership.
- boosterish — designed to boost business; optimistic
- booth-babe — an attractive woman hired to draw attendees of commercial exhibitions into promotional booths
- boozehound — a person who drinks excessive amounts of alcohol regularly
- borah peak — a mountain in central Idaho, in the Lost River Range: highest peak in Idaho. 12,662 feet (3861 meters).
- borgerhout — a town in N Belgium, near Antwerp. Pop: 40 142 (2002 est)
- bothersome — Someone or something that is bothersome is annoying or irritating.
- bottlehead — bottlenose (def 2).
- bottomhole — The bottomhole is the lowest or deepest part of a well.
- bounderish — having the qualities of a bounder
- bow weight — the poundage required to draw a bow to the full length of the arrow
- bowler hat — A bowler hat is a round, hard, black hat with a narrow brim which is worn by men, especially British businessmen. Bowler hats are no longer very common.
- box wrench — a wrench with a completely enclosed head, used to hold and turn nuts and bolts
- brachydome — a dome whose face is parallel to the brachydiagonal axis in a crystal
- brake shoe — the curved metal casting to which the brake lining is riveted in a drum brake
- branchiate — having gills.
- brandished — to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish: Brandishing his sword, he rode into battle.
- bread shop — a baker's shop
- break with — to end a relationship or association with (someone or an organization or social group)
- breathable — A breathable fabric allows air to pass through it easily, so that clothing made from it does not become too warm or uncomfortable.
- breathe in — When you breathe in, you take some air into your lungs.
- breathless — If you are breathless, you have difficulty in breathing properly, for example because you have been running or because you are afraid or excited.
- breechless — having no breeches or trousers; bare-bottomed
- brickearth — a clayey alluvium suitable for the making of bricks: specifically, such a deposit in southern England, yielding a fertile soil
- bridgehead — A bridgehead is a good position which an army has taken in the enemy's territory and from which it can advance or attack.
- brightener — a person or thing that brightens.
- brightline — (of rules, standards, etc.) unambiguously clear: This muddies the waters of what should be a brightline rule.
- brightness — the condition of being bright
- brightsome — bright or luminous
- bring home — introduce to parents
- broadsheet — A broadsheet is a newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper. Broadsheets are generally considered to be more serious than other newspapers. Compare tabloid.
- brockhouse — Bertram Neville, 1918–2003, Canadian physicist: Nobel Prize 1994.