12-letter words containing h, e, i, r, s
- beaumarchais — Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)
- bedfordshire — a county of S central England, administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the south: the geographical county includes Luton, which became a separate unitary authority in 1997. Area (excluding Luton): 1192 sq km (460 sq miles)
- behaviourism — Behaviourism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
- berwickshire — (until 1975) a county of SE Scotland: part of the Borders region from 1975 to 1996, now part of Scottish Borders council area
- beth midrash — a place where Jews gather to study the Talmud and other religious writings; a small synagogue.
- bichon frise — a small white poodle-like dog of European origin, with a silky, loosely curling coat
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- blatherskite — a talkative silly person
- boiled shirt — a dress shirt with a stiff front
- boiler house — a building housing a boiler
- braunschweig — Brunswick
- breed's hill — a hill in E Massachusetts, adjoining Bunker Hill: the true site of the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775)
- brick cheese — a ripened, semisoft American cheese shaped like a brick and containing many small holes
- bridge house — a deckhouse including a bridge or bridges for navigation.
- brine shrimp — any of a genus (Artemia) of small fairy shrimp found in salt lakes and marshes and used as living, frozen, or dried food in aquariums
- bristlemouth — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Gonostomatidae, having numerous sharp, slender teeth covering the jaws.
- brunelleschi — Filippo (fiˈlippo). 1377–1446, Italian architect, whose works in Florence include the dome of the cathedral, the Pazzi chapel of Santa Croce, and the church of San Lorenzo
- buccaneerish — of or relating to a buccaneer
- by-a-whisker — whiskers, a beard.
- camel's hair — the hair of the camel
- camel's-hair — made of camel's hair.
- case history — A person's case history is the record of past events or problems that have affected them, especially their medical history.
- cash receipt — A cash receipt is a proof of purchase issued when the buyer has paid in cash.
- catachrestic — Constituting or related to catachresis.
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- catheterizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of catheterize.
- cecil rhodes — Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
- chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
- chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
- chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
- characteries — Plural form of charactery.
- characterise — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- characterism — the description of character
- charcuteries — Plural form of charcuterie.
- charismatize — to impress or influence by charisma.
- charity sale — a sale in aid of charity
- charles viii — 1470–98, king of France 1483–98 (son of Louis XI).
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- chartularies — Plural form of chartulary.
- cheerishness — cheerfulness
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chelicerates — Plural form of chelicerate.
- chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
- cheshire cat — a cat in the children's story Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865), notable for its broad smile