12-letter words containing h, o, b, l, e
- heliogabalus — (Varius Avitus Bassianus"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus") a.d. 204–222, Roman emperor 218–222.
- helleborines — Plural form of helleborine.
- hematoblasts — Plural form of hematoblast.
- hemimetaboly — Hemimetabolism.
- heron's-bill — stork's-bill (def 1).
- heteroblasty — the morphological changes that occur in plants between juvenility and adulthood
- hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
- hexobarbital — a barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative properties
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- hobblebushes — Plural form of hobblebush.
- hobbledehoys — Plural form of hobbledehoy.
- homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
- homebuilding — the designing or constructing of houses.
- homoflexible — Primarily homosexual, but willing to take part in a limited amount of heterosexual activity.
- horn balance — an extension of an aircraft control surface that projects in front of the hinge providing aerodynamic assistance in moving the control
- horribleness — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- hospital bed — a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.
- housebuilder — One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.
- hugh loebner — (person) Dr. Hugh Gene Loebner, the instigator of the Loebner Prize in artificial intelligence. E-mail address: Hugh Loebner <[email protected]>.
- hydrolysable — Alternative spelling of hydrolyzable.
- hydrolyzable — Able to be hydrolyzed.
- hyperbolical — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperbolized — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperbolize.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
- in behalf of — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
- ingleborough — a mountain in N England, in North Yorkshire: potholes. Height: 723 m (2373 ft)
- inhospitable — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- 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).
- lobster moth — a large sombre-hued prominent moth, Stauropus fagi, that when at rest resembles dead leaves. The modified thoracic legs of the larva, carried curled over its body, look like a lobster's claw
- 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.
- michel baron — Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), (Michel Boyron) 1653–1729, French actor.
- 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
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- 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].
- 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 behalf of — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
- on the blink — to open and close the eye, especially involuntarily; wink rapidly and repeatedly.
- on the block — for sale at auction
- on the table — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- pearl harbor — a harbor near Honolulu, on S Oahu, in Hawaii: surprise attack by Japan on the U.S. naval base and other military installations December 7, 1941.
- phlebography — venography.
- phlebotomist — a specialist in phlebotomy.