12-letter words containing h, e, r, b
- disburthened — Simple past tense and past participle of disburthen.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- double rhyme — a rhyme either of two syllables of which the second is unstressed (double rhyme) as in motion, notion, or of three syllables of which the second and third are unstressed (triple rhyme) as in fortunate, importunate.
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
- doubleheader — Sports. two games, as of baseball, between the same teams on the same day in immediate succession. two games, as of basketball, between two different pairs of teams on the same day in immediate succession.
- draught beer — beer which is stored in bulk, esp in a cask, as opposed to being bottled
- dutch borneo — the former name of the southern and larger part of the island of Borneo: now part of Indonesia.
- e-thrombosis — a clot in the bloodstream caused by long periods spent being physically inactive at a computer
- early blight — a disease of plants characterized by leaf spotting, defoliation, and stunted growth, caused by any of several fungi, as Alternaria solani or Cercospora apii.
- early hebrew — noting or pertaining to the alphabetical script used for the writing of Hebrew mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries b.c.
- echo chamber — a room or studio with resonant walls for broadcasting or recording echoes or hollow sound effects.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- ellenborough — Earl of, title of Edward Law. 1780–1871, British colonial administrator: governor general of India (1742–44)
- embranchment — A branching forth, as of trees for example.
- en brochette — (esp of meat) roasted or grilled on a skewer
- erev shabbat — the day before the Sabbath, i.e. Friday
- erythroblast — An immature erythrocyte containing a nucleus.
- exhibitioner — A student who has been awarded an exhibition (scholarship).
- featherbacks — Plural form of featherback.
- featherbrain — a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain.
- fines herbes — a mixture of finely chopped herbs, used to flavour omelettes, salads, etc
- firebreather — A performer who creates fireballs by breathing a fine mist of fuel over an open flame.
- flabberghast — (archaic) Alternative form of flabbergast.
- for the best — of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students.
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- french bread — a yeast-raised bread made of dough containing water and distinguished by its thick, well-browned crust, usually made in long, slender, tapered loaves. Compare baguette (def 3).
- french broad — a river in W North Carolina and E Tennessee, flowing N and NW to join the Holston River at Knoxville to form the Tennessee River. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- fresh breeze — a wind of 19–24 miles per hour (9–11 m/sec). Compare breeze1 (def 2).
- frontbencher — (politics) one who sits on the front bench in a parliament. Typically the spokesmen for those who sit further back.
- gaithersburg — a town in central Maryland.
- germanophobe — a person who hates or fears Germany, Germans, or German culture.
- gerontophobe — a person who fears or hates old people or the idea of growing old
- get the bird — to be fired or dismissed
- ghostbusters — Plural form of ghostbuster.
- global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
- god-botherer — an over-zealous Christian
- haberdashers — Plural form of haberdasher.
- haberdashery — a haberdasher's shop.
- hairpin bend — A hairpin bend or a hairpin is a very sharp bend in a road, where the road turns back in the opposite direction.
- hairsbreadth — a very small space or distance: We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.
- half brother — brother (def 2).
- half-brother — brother (def 2).
- hall bedroom — a small bedroom off a corridor, esp. a small bedroom formed by partitioning off the end of an upstairs corridor
- halobacteria — Plural form of halobacterium.
- handbreadths — Plural form of handbreadth.
- handsbreadth — A small distance.
- harbingering — Present participle of harbinger.
- harbormaster — A harbormaster is the official in charge of a harbor.
- harbour dues — the fees or charges paid for using a harbour