10-letter words containing h, o, b, e
- 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.
- box wrench — a wrench with a completely enclosed head, used to hold and turn nuts and bolts
- brachydome — a dome whose face is parallel to the brachydiagonal axis in a crystal
- brake shoe — the curved metal casting to which the brake lining is riveted in a drum brake
- bread shop — a baker's shop
- brightsome — bright or luminous
- bring home — introduce to parents
- 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.
- brockhouse — Bertram Neville, 1918–2003, Canadian physicist: Nobel Prize 1994.
- brokership — an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis without having title to the property.
- bronchiole — any of the smallest bronchial tubes, usually ending in alveoli
- brookhaven — a town in SW Mississippi.
- bsp method — (programming) A CASE method from IBM.
- bush house — a shed or hut in the bush or a garden
- bute house — a house in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh: official residence of the First Minister of Scotland
- buttonhole — A buttonhole is a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing.
- cablephoto — a photographic image transmitted via cable, especially for use by newspapers or in police work.
- calciphobe — calcifuge.
- chairborne — having an administrative or desk job rather than a more active one
- chamberpot — a vessel for urine, used in bedrooms
- chatterbot — chatbot
- chatterbox — A chatterbox is someone who talks a lot.
- cheboksary — a port in W central Russia on the River Volga: capital of the Chuvash Republic. Pop: 446 000 (2005 est)
- checkbooks — Plural form of checkbook.
- cheekbones — Plural form of cheekbone.
- chequebook — a book containing detachable blank cheques and issued by a bank or building society to holders of cheque accounts
- cherry-bob — a pair of cherries joined at the end of their stems.
- cherubicon — the hymn sung during the Great Entrance by the choir, which represents the cherubim.
- chessboard — A chessboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing chess.
- chiffarobe — Alternative form of chifforobe.
- chifferobe — a piece of furniture having both drawers and space for hanging clothes.
- chifforobe — an article of furniture that comprises a chest of drawers and a wardrobe
- choke back — If you choke back tears or a strong emotion, you force yourself not to show your emotion.
- chokeberry — any of various North American rosaceous shrubs of the genus Aronia
- cibachrome — the old name for the Ilfochrome photographic printing process
- cloth beam — a roller, located at the front of a loom, on which woven material is wound after it leaves the breast beam.
- club-house — a building or room occupied by a club.
- clubhouses — Plural form of clubhouse.
- cohabitate — cohabit.
- cohibitive — restrictive
- cubby-hole — A cubby-hole is a very small room or space for storing things.
- cubbyholes — Plural form of cubbyhole.
- death blow — If you say that an event or action deals a death blow to something such as a plan or hope, or is a death blow to something, you mean that it puts an end to it.
- deathblows — Plural form of deathblow.
- debouching — Present participle of debouche.
- debtholder — (finance) An owner of a financial obligation of another party.
- demothball — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- douche bag — a small syringe having detachable nozzles for fluid injections, used chiefly for vaginal lavage and for enemas.
- douchebags — Plural form of douchebag.