13-letter words containing h, o, b, n, a
- daytona beach — a city in NE Florida, on the Atlantic: a resort with a beach of hard white sand, used since 1903 for motor speed trials. Pop: 64 581 (2003 est)
- demothballing — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- dishonourable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonourably — (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
- east by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of east. Abbreviation: EbN.
- elasmobranchs — Plural form of elasmobranch.
- endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
- erin go bragh — Ireland forever
- ethnobotanist — A scholar or researcher in the field of ethnobotany.
- gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
- gynaecophobia — (psychology) An irrational fear of women.
- habit of mind — If someone has a particular habit of mind, they usually think in that particular way.
- habit-forming — tending to cause or encourage addiction, especially through physiological dependence: habit-forming drugs.
- harold burton — Harold Hitz [hits] /hɪts/ (Show IPA), 1888–1964, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1945–58.
- have a bun on — have a bun on, Slang. to be intoxicated: Everyone at the party seemed to have a bun on.
- heartbrokenly — In a heartbroken manner.
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- heavenly body — celestial object: star, planet, etc.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- herborization — the act or process of herborizing
- hessian boots — a knee-high tasseled boot, fashionable in England in the early 19th century.
- hiberno-saxon — having the characteristics of both the Irish and English; Anglo-Irish.
- hill of beans — something of trifling value; virtually nothing at all: The problem didn't amount to a hill of beans.
- honey buzzard — a long-tailed Old World hawk, Pernis apivorus, that feeds on the larvae of bees as well as on small rodents, reptiles, and insects.
- honorableness — The property of being honorable.
- honourability — A state or condition or being honourable.
- hoodman-blind — blindman's buff.
- housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- househusbands — Plural form of househusband.
- hub-and-spoke — of or designating a system of air transportation by which local flights carry passengers to one major regional airport where they can board long-distance or other local flights for their final destinations.
- hunt saboteur — A hunt saboteur is someone who tries to stop a hunt from taking place or being successful because they believe it is cruel to the animal being hunted.
- hybridisation — Alternative form of hybridization.
- hybridization — to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
- hydroboration — (chemistry) the production or organoboranes by the addition of diborane to unsaturated organic compounds.
- hypobranchial — situated below the gills or beneath the branchial arches.
- inhabitations — Plural form of inhabitation.
- inner harbour — a part of a harbour which is further inland
- know by heart — have memorized
- lo and behold — Lo and behold or lo is used to emphasize a surprising event that is about to be mentioned, or to emphasize in a humorous way that something is not surprising at all.
- low-bandwidth — [communication theory] Used to indicate a talk that, although not content-free, was not terribly informative. "That was a low-bandwidth talk, but what can you expect for an audience of suits!" Compare zero-content, bandwidth, math-out.
- mao inhibitor — any of various substances, as isocarboxazid and phenelzine, that block enzymatic breakdown of certain monoamine neurotransmitters: used to treat severe depression. Abbreviation: MAOI.
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- membranophone — any musical instrument, as a drum, in which the sound is produced by striking, rubbing, or blowing against a membrane stretched over a frame.
- newport beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- nonalphabetic — not employing alphabetic order
- nonce-bashing — violent attacks against rapists, child molesters, or sexual offenders, esp inside a prison
- nondetachable — Not capable of being detached.
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- nonshrinkable — incapable of being shrunk