10-letter words containing h, e, b
- debauchees — Plural form of debauchee.
- debauchery — You use debauchery to refer to the drinking of alcohol or to sexual activity if you disapprove of it or regard it as excessive.
- debauching — Present participle of debauch.
- debouching — Present participle of debouche.
- debtholder — (finance) An owner of a financial obligation of another party.
- demothball — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- derbyshire — a county of N central England: contains the Peak District and several resorts with mineral springs: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the city of Derby, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Matlock. Pop (excluding Derby city): 743 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Derby city): 2551 sq km (985 sq miles)
- deshabille — the state of being partly or carelessly dressed
- detachable — If a part of an object is detachable, it has been made so that it can be removed from the object.
- detachably — in a detachable fashion
- disburthen — (obsolete) disburden.
- dishabille — the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.
- douche bag — a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.
- douchebags — Plural form of douchebag.
- doughbelly — stoneroller (def 1).
- dust-bathe — (of a bird) to squat in dusty soil and fluff dust through the plumage: probably performed to combat ectoparasites.
- earbashing — a scolding or lengthy and vituperative verbal attack
- earthbound — headed for the earth: an earthbound meteorite.
- ebbinghaus — Hermann (ˈhɛrman). 1850–1909, German experimental psychologist who undertook the first systematic and large-scale studies of memory and devised tests using nonsense syllables
- eight ball — a black ball with the number eight on it
- embothrium — any evergreen shrub of the genus Embothrium, esp E. coccineum, native to South America but widely cultivated as an ornamental for its scarlet flowers: family Proteaceae
- embouchure — The way in which a player applies the mouth to the mouthpiece of a brass or wind instrument.
- epibenthos — the animals and plants living on the sea bottom between the low tide level and a depth of 100 fathoms
- ergophobia — An irrational fear of work.
- ethambutol — a compound used in the treatment of tuberculosis
- euphorbias — Plural form of euphorbia.
- euphorbium — an acrid resin obtained from several species of Euphorbia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative and emetic
- europhobia — dislike for or hostility to Europe, Europeans, or the European Union
- europhobic — hostile to Europe, Europeans, or the European Union
- eurybathic — (of an aquatic organism) able to live at different depths
- ex-husband — man: former spouse
- exhibiting — Present participle of exhibit.
- exhibition — A public display of works of art or other items of interest, held in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair.
- exhibitive — Serving for exhibition; representative.
- exhibitors — Plural form of exhibitor.
- exhibitory — Exhibiting; publicly showing.
- fathomable — a unit of length equal to six feet (1.8 meters): used chiefly in nautical measurements. Abbreviation: fath.
- featherbed — A bed that has a mattress stuffed with feathers.
- fetterbush — an evergreen shrub, Lyonia lucida, of the heath family, native to the southern U.S., having clusters of fragrant, white flowers.
- finishable — That can be finished; completable.
- fishburger — A burger made with fish instead of beef.
- flash tube — a gaseous discharge tube designed to emit extremely short bursts of very intense light
- flue brush — a brush used for cleaning soot from chimneys
- free beach — a beach that permits nude bathing.
- french bed — a bed without posts, terminating in identical outward-curving rolls at the head and the foot.
- frontbench — Alternative form of front bench.
- genophobes — Plural form of genophobe.
- genophobia — The physical or psychological fear of sexual relations or sexual intercourse.
- genophobic — Relating to or characteristic of genophobia or genophobes.
- germaphobe — One who suffers from germaphobia.