13-letter words containing h, o, b
- hot-swappable — (of devices, disks, etc) capable of being inserted or removed from a computer system that is running, without causing damage or affecting performance
- hot-water bag — a bag, usually of rubber, for holding hot water to apply warmth to some part of the body, as the feet.
- hothouse lamb — a lamb born in the fall or early winter, usually reared indoors, specially fed, and marketed when from 9 to 16 weeks of age.
- housebreakers — Plural form of housebreaker.
- housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- housebuilding — The trade or activity of building houses.
- 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.
- humboldt peak — a mountain in S Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo range. 14,064 feet (4290 meters).
- hummle bonnet — a cap formerly worn by Scottish soldiers
- 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.
- hunter's robe — pothos.
- hybrid vigour — the increased size, strength, etc, of a hybrid as compared to either of its parents
- hybridisation — Alternative form of hybridization.
- hybridization — to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
- hydroaerobics — aerobic exercises performed in water, as in a swimming pool.
- hydroboration — (chemistry) the production or organoboranes by the addition of diborane to unsaturated organic compounds.
- hydrogen bomb — a bomb, more powerful than an atomic bomb, that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes.
- hydrogen bond — a type of chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom that has a covalent link with one of the electronegative atoms (F, N, O) forms an electrostatic link with another electronegative atom in the same or another molecule.
- hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperboloidal — Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid.
- hypermobility — An excess amount of elasticity in a bodily joint.
- hypnobirthing — the use of hypnotic techniques during labour by an expectant mother to reduce the pain and emotional stress of delivery
- hypobaropathy — a condition produced in high altitudes, caused by diminished air pressure and reduced oxygen intake; mountain sickness.
- hypobranchial — situated below the gills or beneath the branchial arches.
- hypometabolic — Relating to hypometabolism.
- in sb's honor — If something is arranged or happens in someone's honor, it is done specially to show appreciation of them.
- inhabitations — Plural form of inhabitation.
- inner harbour — a part of a harbour which is further inland
- into the blue — into the unknown or the far distance
- isobathytherm — a line on a chart or diagram of a body of water, connecting depths having the same temperature.
- isothermobath — a line drawn on a diagram of a vertical section of the ocean connecting all points having equal temperature.
- john q public — the average or typical U.S. citizen: an entertainment aimed at Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Public.
- john sobieski — John, John III (def 2).
- know by heart — have memorized
- know by sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- leghemoglobin — a hemoglobinlike red pigment in the root nodules of leguminous plants, as soybean, that is essential for nitrogen fixation.
- liberty horse — (in a circus) a riderless horse that performs movements to verbal commands
- 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.
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- 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.
- lower chamber — lower house.
- lubber's hole — (in a top on a mast) an open space through which a sailor may pass instead of climbing out on the futtock shrouds.
- luncheon club — (in Britain) an arrangement or organization for serving hot midday meals for a small charge to old people in clubs or daycentres
- luxembourgish — Also, Luxembourgish [luhk-suh m-bur-gish] /ˈlʌk səmˌbɜr gɪʃ/ (Show IPA). Letzeburgesch.
- lymphoblastic — (US, cytology, immunology) Of or pertaining to a lymphoblast.
- 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.
- marx brothers — the. a US family of film comedians, esp Arthur Marx, known as Harpo (1888–1964), Herbert Marx, known as Zeppo (1901–79), Julius Marx, known as Groucho (1890–1977), and Leonard Marx, known as Chico (1886–1961). Their films include Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horsefeathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933), and A Day at the Races (1937)
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- megaherbivore — a large herbivore, such as an elephant, weighing more than 1000kg