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11-letter words containing h, o, b, y

  • hobgoblinry — the behaviour or activities of hobgoblins
  • holiday job — a temporary job taken by a person during their holidays from school, college or university
  • holly berry — a bitter, slightly poisonous berry that grows on holly trees or shrubs
  • home-buying — the purchase of a house or flat
  • honesty bar — an unattended area in a hotel, resort, etc, where patrons may serve themselves drinks and are expected to leave money to pay for them
  • honesty box — a container into which members of the public are trusted to place payments when there is no attendant to collect them
  • honeycombed — Having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb.
  • hybernation — Obsolete spelling of hibernation.
  • hybrid corn — a crossbred corn, especially the grain of corn developed by hybridization of repeatedly self-pollinated, and therefore genetically pure, varieties.
  • hybrid rock — an igneous rock formed by molten magma incorporating pre-existing rock through which it passes
  • hydroborate — (inorganic chemistry) Any of several anions containing hydrogen bound to boron, especially the simplest one BH4-; any salt or complex containing such an anion.
  • hydrobromic — of or derived from hydrobromic acid.
  • hydrocarbon — any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH 4 , an alkene, ethylene, C 2 H 4 , an alkyne, acetylene, C 2 H 2 , or an aromatic compound, benzene, C 6 H 6 .
  • hydrophobia — rabies.
  • hydrophobic — of or relating to hydrophobia.
  • hyperbolise — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
  • hyperbolism — the use of hyperbole.
  • hyperbolist — One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
  • hyperbolize — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
  • hyperboloid — a quadric surface having a finite center and some of its plane sections hyperbolas. Equation: x 2 / a 2 + y 2 / b 2 − z 2 / c 2 = 1.
  • hyperboreal — Hyperborean.
  • hyperborean — Classical Mythology. one of a people supposed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind.
  • hypnophobia — An abnormal fear of falling asleep.
  • hypoblastic — Of, or relating to the hypoblast.
  • hypsophobia — an extreme or abnormal fear of heights
  • lay brother — a man who has taken religious vows and habit but is employed by his order chiefly in manual labor.
  • lobachevsky — Nikolai Ivanovich [nyi-kuh-lahy ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1856, Russian mathematician.
  • lymphoblast — a large, metabolically active lymphocyte shortly before it enters into mitosis.
  • lyssophobia — a pathological fear of going insane.
  • maryborough — a seaport in E Australia.
  • monohybrids — Plural form of monohybrid.
  • neighbourly — (British, Canada) Showing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
  • nyctophobia — an abnormal fear of night or darkness.
  • oveta hobby — Oveta Culp [kuhlp] /kʌlp/ (Show IPA), 1905–1995, U.S. newspaper publisher and government official: first director of Women's Army Corps 1942–45; first Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1953–55.
  • perth amboy — a seaport in E New Jersey.
  • phlebectomy — the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein
  • prohibitory — prohibitive.
  • prudhoe bay — an inlet of the Beaufort Sea, N of Alaska: large oil and gas fields.
  • psychobilly — loud frantic rockabilly music
  • redhibitory — the nullification of a sale because of a defect in the article sold of such nature as to make it totally or virtually unusable or as to have prevented the purchase if known to the buyer.
  • rhabdomancy — divination by means of a rod or wand, especially in discovering ores, springs of water, etc.
  • rhabdomyoma — a benign tumor made up of striated muscular tissue.
  • royal burgh — (in Scotland) a burgh that was established by a royal charter granted directly by the sovereign
  • shabbas goy — a gentile who performs tasks for Jews in the home or synagogue on the Sabbath or on a holy day that are forbidden Jews on such occasions, as turning on the lights or heat.
  • snobography — an account or description of snobs
  • szombathely — a city in W Hungary: founded a.d. 48.
  • thrombocyte — platelet.
  • timbrophily — the love of stamps; stamp collecting
  • touch rugby — a limited-contact version of rugby in which players seek to evade being touched (rather than tackled) while in possession of the ball
  • tycho brahe — Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
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