10-letter words containing h, o, b
- basophilic — having an affinity for basic stains.
- batch mode — computer processing in which commands are input from a batch file, not interactively
- bath stone — a kind of limestone used as a building material, esp at Bath in England
- bath towel — A bath towel is a very large towel used for drying your body after you have had a bath.
- bathhouses — Plural form of bathhouse.
- batholiths — Plural form of batholith.
- bathometer — an instrument for measuring the depth of water
- batophobia — The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down.
- bawdyhouse — a house of prostitution
- bcs theory — Physics. a general quantum theory of superconductivity that describes many properties of superconducting materials.
- be hard on — to treat severely; be harsh toward
- be hell on — to be very difficult or painful for
- be of help — If someone or something is of help, they make a situation easier or better.
- be-thought — simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
- beachfront — A beachfront house, café, shop, or hotel is situated on or by a beach.
- beachgoers — Plural form of beachgoer.
- beaglehole — John. 1901–71, New Zealand historian and author. His works include Exploration of the Pacific (1934) and The Journals of James Cook (1955)
- bedclothes — Bedclothes are the sheets and covers which you put over yourself when you get into bed.
- bee orchid — a European orchid, Ophrys apifera, whose flower resembles a bumble bee in shape and colour
- beechdrops — a North American flowering plant, Epifagus virginiana, which is parasitic on beech trees
- beforehand — If you do something beforehand, you do it earlier than a particular event.
- behavioral — Behavioral means relating to the behavior of a person or animal, or to the study of their behavior.
- behaviours — manner of behaving or acting.
- bench hook — a device with a hooklike part fitting over the front edge of a workbench as a means of preventing an object from slipping toward the rear of the bench.
- bench show — an exhibition of small animals, esp. dogs, or cats, displayed on benches and competing for awards on the basis of how closely they conform to ideal standards for the breed
- bench stop — a metal device set flush with the top of a workbench and having a portion able to be raised to stop longitudinal movement of an object placed against it.
- bench work — work done at a workbench, worktable, etc., as in a factory or laboratory.
- betrothals — the act or state of being betrothed; engagement.
- bi-monthly — occurring every two months.
- bible oath — an oath sworn with one's hand on the Christian Bible
- bibliotaph — a person who caches or hoards books.
- bichloride — a binary compound containing two atoms of chlorine for each atom of another element; dichloride
- bichromate — dichromate
- bigmouthed — having a very large mouth.
- binghamton — city in SC N.Y., on the Susquehanna River: pop. 47,000
- bingo hall — a building owned by a commercial company in which bingo is played by large numbers of people
- biochemist — A biochemist is a scientist or student who studies biochemistry.
- bioethanol — a biofuel based on alcohol which may be combined with petrol for use in vehicles
- biographee — a person whose biography has been written
- biographer — Someone's biographer is a person who writes an account of their life.
- biographic — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
- biomorphic — having the form of a living organism
- biophysics — the physics of biological processes and the application of methods used in physics to biology
- biopsychic — of, relating to, or comprising psychological and biological phenomena.
- biospheric — relating to the biosphere
- biotherapy — the treatment of disease by means of substances, as serums, vaccines, penicillin, etc., secreted by or derived from living organisms
- birthstone — a precious or semiprecious stone associated with a month or sign of the zodiac and thought to bring luck if worn by a person born in that month or under that sign
- birthstool — a specially shaped seat formerly used in childbirth.
- bishopbird — any African weaverbird of the genus Euplectes (or Pyromelana), the males of which have black plumage marked with red or yellow
- bismuthous — of or containing bismuth in the trivalent state