12-letter words containing h, i, b, e
- inhospitable — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- inter-branch — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- interborough — between boroughs.
- irish bridge — a paved ford.
- john bircher — Bircher.
- khyber knife — a long Indian knife having a triangular, single-edged blade with the handle set off center toward the back.
- kinesophobia — Fear of movement.
- king's bench — a court, originally the principal court for criminal cases, gradually acquiring a civil jurisdiction concurrent with that of the Court of Common Pleas, and also possessing appellate jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas: now a division of the High Court of Justice.
- labyrinthine — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- leachability — to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
- leave behind — fail to bring
- liberty hall — a place or condition of complete liberty
- liberty ship — a slow cargo ship built in large numbers for the U.S. merchant marine during World War II and having a capacity of about 11,000 deadweight tons.
- light bomber — a small airplane designed to carry light bomb loads relatively short distances, especially one having a gross loaded weight of less than 100,000 pounds (45,000 kg).
- light breeze — a wind of 4–7 miles per hour (2–3 m/sec). Compare breeze1 (def 2).
- light bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- marimbaphone — (obsolete, music) A kind of percussion idiophone, like the marimba but with steel keys instead of wood, developed in early 20th century United States.
- mechanizable — Capable of being mechanized.
- mephibosheth — a son of Jonathan, and the grandson of Saul. II Sam 4:4.
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- misbehaviour — (British) alternative spelling of misbehavior.
- miss the bus — lose opportunity
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- mobile phone — any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area, as a cell phone or PCS phone.
- much obliged — expressions used when one wants to indicate that one is very grateful for something
- neighborhood — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
- neighbouring — (British, Canada) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
- new brighton — a town in E Minnesota.
- new hebrides — former name of Vanuatu.
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- nonbreathing — not breathing
- nonheritable — Not heritable.
- object chill — ["Object CHILL - An Object Oriented Language for Systems Implementation", J. Winkler et al, ACM Comp Sci Conf 1992, pp. 139-147].
- observership — someone or something that observes.
- ohio buckeye — See under buckeye (def 1).
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- omnishambles — Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences.
- on the blink — to open and close the eye, especially involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly.
- on the brain — constantly in mind
- one-base hit — single (def 24).
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- peeblesshire — a historic county in S Scotland.
- phengophobia — an abnormal dread or terror of natural light
- phlebotomist — a specialist in phlebotomy.
- phlebotomize — to subject to phlebotomy; bleed.
- pidyon haben — the rite of relieving the first male child born to parents not descended from Aaron or Levi of certain religious obligations by redeeming him from a member of the priestly class, celebrated 30 days after the child's birth.
- preestablish — to establish beforehand.