12-letter words containing h, o, b
- bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
- baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
- battleworthy — capable of engaging in combat; ready for battle: a decline in the nation's battleworthy forces.
- be done with — to end relations with
- be no slouch — If you say that someone is no slouch at a particular activity, you mean that they are skilful at it or are willing to work hard at it.
- be one thing — You can say that the first of two ideas, actions, or situations is one thing when you want to contrast it with a second idea, action, or situation and emphasize that the second one is much more difficult, important, or extreme.
- beach-comber — a person who lives by gathering salable articles of jetsam, refuse, etc., from beaches.
- beachcombers — Plural form of beachcomber.
- beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- bean-shooter — peashooter.
- beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
- bedfordshire — a county of S central England, administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the south: the geographical county includes Luton, which became a separate unitary authority in 1997. Area (excluding Luton): 1192 sq km (460 sq miles)
- beehive tomb — a type of subterranean tomb of the Mycenaean civilization consisting of a domed chamber entered by a passage through a hillside.
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- behaviourism — Behaviourism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
- bell housing — A bell housing is a bell-shaped extension of an engine crankcase, that contains the flywheel and the clutch.
- bellows fish — snipefish.
- bench jockey — a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc.
- benzophenone — a white sweet-smelling crystalline solid used mainly in the manufacture of organic compounds and in perfume. Formula: C6H5COC6H5
- best in show — an award to the dog, cat, or other animal judged best of all breeds in a competition.
- betanaphthol — a colorless, crystalline isomer of naphthol, C10H8O, used as an antiseptic and parasiticide
- betting shop — A betting shop is a place where people can go to bet on something such as a horse race.
- beyond reach — inaccessible
- bible school — a school or study program devoted to Bible study, esp at a church
- bibliography — A bibliography is a list of books on a particular subject.
- bibliophilic — pertaining to a bibliophile
- bibliophobia — an aversion to books
- bibliothecal — relating to a bibliotheca
- bibliotheque — a library.
- bichon frise — a small white poodle-like dog of European origin, with a silky, loosely curling coat
- bicycle shop — a shop that sells and usually repairs bicycles and bicycle parts
- bimorph cell — a piezoelectric transducer consisting of two crystals cemented together, used in microphones, headphones, loudspeakers, etc. to convert vibrations into a voltage output or to convert a signal voltage into vibrations that can produce audible sounds
- biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
- biogeography — the branch of biology concerned with the geographical distribution of plants and animals
- biographical — Biographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone's life.
- biohazardous — a pathogen, especially one used in or produced by biological research.
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- biorhythmics — the study of biorhythms
- biosynthesis — the formation of complex compounds from simple substances by living organisms
- biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- bird's mouth — a right-angled notch cut in the underside of a rafter for fitting over a longitudinal member, as a wall plate.
- birth mother — the woman who gives birth to a child, regardless of whether she is the genetic mother or subsequently brings up the child
- birthday boy — the boy or man whose birthday is being celebrated
- bishop's-cap — any of a genus (Mitella) of small woodland plants of the saxifrage family, with two-lobed seedcases shaped like a bishop's hat
- blabbermouth — a person who talks too much or indiscreetly
- black cohosh — a plant of the ranunculaceous family, Cimicifuga racemosa, which is used as a natural alternative to hormone replacement therapy
- black heroin — a very potent and addictive form of heroin that is dark-colored.
- blastosphere — blastula