11-letter words containing h, e, r, b, o
- embryophyte — any of a subkingdom of plants, Embryophyta, that encompasses most land plants, such as trees, flowers and mosses
- erotophobia — an abnormal fear of sexuality
- erythorbate — erythorbic acid; a food additive used as an antioxidant
- exhorbitant — Misspelling of exorbitant.
- featherbone — a substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of domestic fowls.
- footbreadth — a measurement equalling a breadth of a foot
- francophobe — Also, Francophobic. fearing or hating France, the French people, and French culture, products, etc.
- front bench — (used with a singular verb) (in the House of Commons) either of two seats near the Speaker, on which the leaders of the major parties sit.
- george bush — Barbara (Barbara Pierce) born 1925, U.S. First Lady 1989–93 (wife of George H. W. Bush).
- germaphobia — Pathological fear of germs.
- germaphobic — Alternative form of germophobic.
- germophobic — Morbidly afraid of germs.
- ghostbuster — A person who claims to be able to banish ghosts and poltergeists.
- gopher ball — a pitched ball hit for a home run: leading the league in gopher balls.
- gopherberry — bush huckleberry.
- half-broken — past participle of break.
- halfbrother — Alternative spelling of half brother.
- hammer blow — a blow from a hammer
- harbor seal — a small, spotted seal, Phoca vitulina, of the Atlantic coasts of North America and Europe and the Pacific coast of northern North America.
- harbourless — Without a harbour.
- harbourside — An area (especially a residential area) near a harbour (often in the form of converted warehouses etc).
- hard-bodied — a person who is muscular and physically fit.
- hard-boiled — Cookery. (of an egg) boiled in the shell long enough for the yolk and white to solidify.
- headborough — the official in charge of a tithing
- header bond — a brickwork bond composed entirely of overlapping headers.
- heart block — a defect in the electrical impulses of the heart resulting in any of various arrhythmias or irregularities in the heartbeat.
- heart-throb — a rapid beat or pulsation of the heart.
- heartbroken — crushed with sorrow or grief.
- heartthrobs — Plural form of heartthrob.
- heaven-born — of or as of heavenly origin: the heaven-born gods.
- hebdomadary — Roman Catholic Church. a member of a church or monastery appointed for one week to sing the chapter Mass and lead in the recitation of the breviary.
- helleborein — a yellow, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, C 37 H 56 O 18 , obtained from the rhizome and root of certain hellebores, and used in medicine chiefly as a heart stimulant.
- helleborine — A mainly woodland orchid occurring chiefly in north temperate regions.
- helsingborg — a port in SW Sweden, on the Sound opposite Helsingør, Denmark: changed hands several times between Denmark and Sweden, finally becoming Swedish in 1710; shipbuilding. Pop: 121 097 (2004 est)
- herb doctor — a person who practices healing by the use of herbs.
- herb robert — a wild geranium, Geranium robertianum, having fernlike, scented leaves and reddish-purple flowers.
- herbivorous — feeding on plants.
- herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- hereinabove — before in this document, statement, etc.
- hereinbelow — afterward in this document, statement, etc.
- herringbone — a pattern consisting of adjoining vertical rows of slanting lines, any two contiguous lines forming either a V or an inverted V , used in masonry, textiles, embroidery, etc.
- heterophobe — Someone who suffers from heterophobia.
- hibernation — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- hibernators — Plural form of hibernator.
- hierophobia — an irrational fear of sacred objects or people
- hierophobic — a person who suffers from hierophobia
- high blower — a horse that produces a blowing sound when exhaling.
- hobby-horse — You describe a subject or idea as your hobby-horse if you have strong feelings on it and like talking about it whenever you have the opportunity.
- hobbyhorses — Plural form of hobbyhorse.
- holly berry — a bitter, slightly poisonous berry that grows on holly trees or shrubs