10-letter words containing h, e, t
- blackheart — an abnormal darkening of the woody stems of some plants, thought to be caused by extreme cold
- blackheath — a residential district in SE London, mainly in the boroughs of Lewisham and Greenwich: a large heath formerly notorious for highwaymen
- blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.
- blitheness — joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful: Everyone loved her for her blithe spirit.
- blithering — talking foolishly; jabbering
- blithesome — cheery; merry
- blood heat — Blood heat is a temperature of 37°C, which is about the same as the normal temperature of the human body.
- blue shift — a shift toward shorter wavelengths of the spectral lines of a celestial object, caused by the motion of the object toward the observer.
- bluehearts — a hairy, purple-flowered perennial plant (Buchnera americana) of the figwort family, found in the S U.S.
- bluethroat — a small brownish European songbird, Cyanosylvia svecica, related to the thrushes, the male of which has a blue throat: family Muscicapidae
- boat shoes — shoes for wearing on board boats, often laced moccasins
- bobble hat — A bobble hat is a woollen hat with a bobble on it.
- bodhi tree — the sacred peepul at Buddh Gaya under which Gautama Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha
- boehmenist — a supporter or adherent of Boehmenism.
- böhm flute — a type of flute in which the holes are covered with keys; the standard type of modern flute
- bolshevist — a follower or advocate of the doctrines or methods of the Bolsheviks.
- bomb ketch — Nautical. a ketch-rigged vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, carrying heavy mortars for firing bombs.
- bone earth — bone ash.
- bone white — any of various shades of grayish or yellowish white
- bonnethead — a hammerhead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, found in shallow waters from Brazil to Massachusetts, having a spade-shaped head.
- boosterish — designed to boost business; optimistic
- booth-babe — an attractive woman hired to draw attendees of commercial exhibitions into promotional booths
- borgerhout — a town in N Belgium, near Antwerp. Pop: 40 142 (2002 est)
- bothersome — Someone or something that is bothersome is annoying or irritating.
- bottlehead — bottlenose (def 2).
- bottomhole — The bottomhole is the lowest or deepest part of a well.
- bow weight — the poundage required to draw a bow to the full length of the arrow
- bowler hat — A bowler hat is a round, hard, black hat with a narrow brim which is worn by men, especially British businessmen. Bowler hats are no longer very common.
- branchiate — having gills.
- break with — to end a relationship or association with (someone or an organization or social group)
- breathable — A breathable fabric allows air to pass through it easily, so that clothing made from it does not become too warm or uncomfortable.
- breathe in — When you breathe in, you take some air into your lungs.
- breathless — If you are breathless, you have difficulty in breathing properly, for example because you have been running or because you are afraid or excited.
- brickearth — a clayey alluvium suitable for the making of bricks: specifically, such a deposit in southern England, yielding a fertile soil
- brightener — a person or thing that brightens.
- brightline — (of rules, standards, etc.) unambiguously clear: This muddies the waters of what should be a brightline rule.
- brightness — the condition of being bright
- brightsome — bright or luminous
- broadsheet — A broadsheet is a newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper. Broadsheets are generally considered to be more serious than other newspapers. Compare tabloid.
- bruschetta — Bruschetta is a slice of toasted bread which is brushed with olive oil and usually covered with chopped tomatoes.
- bsp method — (programming) A CASE method from IBM.
- buck teeth — upper front teeth which stick out
- bug-hunter — a person who is interested in insects
- bullethead — a head considered similar in shape to a bullet, as that of a person with a high, domelike forehead and cranium and short hair.
- bushbeater — a person who conducts a thorough search to recruit talented people, as for an athletic team.
- bushmaster — a large greyish-brown highly venomous snake, Lachesis muta, inhabiting wooded regions of tropical America: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)
- bute house — a house in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh: official residence of the First Minister of Scotland
- butlership — the skills of a butler
- butt heads — an extremely stupid or inept person.
- butt hinge — a hinge made of two matching leaves, one recessed into a door and the other into the jamb so that they are in contact when the door is shut