11-letter words containing h, e, n
- bbc english — Received Pronunciation.
- be death on — to deal with in a devastating manner
- be laughing — to be in a favourable situation
- beanshooter — peashooter
- bear a hand — to give assistance
- bearishness — The characteristic of being bearish.
- beauharnais — Alexandre (alɛksãdr), Vicomte de. 1760–94, French general, who served in the War of American Independence and the French Revolutionary wars; first husband of Empress Joséphine: guillotined
- bedclothing — bedclothes; bedding.
- behind bars — If you say that someone is behind bars, you mean that they are in prison.
- behind line — the line over which the ball must be kicked to score a behind
- behind post — one of the smaller outer posts inside which the ball must be kicked to score a behind
- behind time — late
- bellerophon — a hero of Corinth who performed many deeds with the help of the winged horse Pegasus, notably the killing of the monster Chimera
- bellyaching — constant complaining
- ben yehudah — Eliezer [el-ee-ez-er] /ˌɛl iˈɛz ər/ (Show IPA), 1858–1922, Jewish scholar, born in Lithuania.
- bench check — a test made on an engine or other machine or device in a workshop rather than under field conditions.
- bench lathe — a lathe mounted on a workbench
- bench press — a weight-training exercise in which a person lies on a bench and pushes a barbell upwards with both hands from chest level until the arms are straight, then lowers it again
- bench screw — a wooden or metal screw rotated by a handle fixed to one end within a threaded block fixed to a workbench: used with various jaws to form a vise.
- bench table — a course of masonry forming a bench at the foot of a wall.
- bench-press — a weightlifting exercise in which one lies supine on a bench and with both hands pushes a barbell or fixed weight upward from chest level to arm's length and then lowers it back to chest level: usually repeated in sets.
- benchership — the position of a bencher at the Inns of Court
- benchwarmer — a player who is usually on the bench; reserve
- benightment — the state of being in physical, moral, or intellectual darkness
- benthoscope — a deep-sea diving vessel
- bequeathing — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
- bergschrund — a crevasse at the head of a glacier
- bethanechol — a substance, C 7 H 17 ClN 2 O 2 , used to treat urinary retention, especially postoperatively.
- betrothment — the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
- better than — superior to
- bewitchment — the state of being bewitched
- bhubaneswar — an ancient city in E India, the capital of Odisha (formerly Orissa) state: many temples built between the 7th and 16th centuries. Pop: 647 302 (2001)
- bindheimite — a mineral, hydrous antimonate of lead, resulting from the alteration of lead antimony ores.
- bing cherry — a dark-red variety of sweet cherry
- binge-watch — to watch a large number of television programmes (especially all the shows from one series) in succession
- birthparent — a person's parent related biologically rather than by adoption
- blackhander — a member of a Black Hand group
- blank check — If someone is given a blank check, they are given the authority to spend as much money as they need or want.
- blank shell — a shotgun shell containing powder but no shot.
- blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- blemishment — a flaw or blemish
- blunderhead — Informal. a blunderer; nincompoop.
- bohemianism — unconventional behaviour or appearance, esp of an artist
- bondi beach — a beach in Sydney, Australia, popular with surfers
- bone shaker — an early-model bicycle, especially one with hard rubber tires.
- bone-shaker — an early-model bicycle, especially one with hard rubber tires.
- bonefishing — the activity of fishing for bonefish
- bonus share — a share from stock given by a company to existing shareholders
- boorishness — of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive.
- botheration — bother