12-letter words containing h, o, b, l
- hobblebushes — Plural form of hobblebush.
- hobbledehoys — Plural form of hobbledehoy.
- hobgoblinism — a belief in hobgoblins
- hobnail boot — a boot with a hobnail in the sole
- homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
- homebuilding — the designing or constructing of houses.
- homo habilis — an extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics, dated as being from about 1.5 million to more than 2 million years old and proposed as an early form of Homo leading to modern humans.
- homoflexible — Primarily homosexual, but willing to take part in a limited amount of heterosexual activity.
- honorability — (American spelling) Alternative form of honourability.
- horizon club — a division of Camp Fire, Inc., for members of high-school age.
- 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]>.
- humboldt bay — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in NW California.
- hydrobiology — the study of aquatic organisms.
- 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.
- in mothballs — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- 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.
- inhospitably — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- islamophobia — Alternative capitalization of Islamophobia.
- 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
- loughborough — a town in central England, in N Leicestershire: university (1966). Pop: 55 258 (2001)
- lymphoblasts — Plural form of lymphoblast.
- 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.
- micropublish — to publish on microfilm or microfiche.
- 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
- nihil obstat — permission to publish a book, granted by an official censor who, upon examining it, has certified that it contains nothing contrary to faith or morals.
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- nonheritable — Not heritable.
- not half bad — very good
- object chill — ["Object CHILL - An Object Oriented Language for Systems Implementation", J. Winkler et al, ACM Comp Sci Conf 1992, pp. 139-147].
- ochlophobiac — a person who suffers from ochlophobia
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- ombrophilous — (of plants) tolerant of wet conditions