12-letter words containing h, o, s, e, b
- house number — the unique number given to each building on a street which forms part of that building's address
- house-broken — (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.
- housebreaker — a person who breaks into and enters a house with a felonious intent.
- housebuilder — One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.
- househusband — a man whose spouse works and who stays home to manage their household.
- hydrolysable — Alternative spelling of hydrolyzable.
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- inhospitable — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- johannesburg — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
- joseph brant — Joseph (Thayendanegea) 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
- just the job — If you say that something is just the job, you mean that it is exactly what you wanted or needed.
- kinesophobia — Fear of movement.
- lobster moth — a large sombre-hued prominent moth, Stauropus fagi, that when at rest resembles dead leaves. The modified thoracic legs of the larva, carried curled over its body, look like a lobster's claw
- mephibosheth — a son of Jonathan, and the grandson of Saul. II Sam 4:4.
- misbehaviour — (British) alternative spelling of misbehavior.
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- mother's boy — mama's boy.
- motherboards — Plural form of motherboard.
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- observership — someone or something that observes.
- omnishambles — Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences.
- on the books — registered
- one-base hit — single (def 24).
- oneg shabbat — a Jewish celebration in honor of the Sabbath that takes place on Friday evening or Saturday afternoon and usually includes a program of songs, a lecture, and refreshments.
- phlebotomist — a specialist in phlebotomy.
- phytobenthos — microscopic plants that live in the bottom of the ocean
- pollen brush — the mass of stiff hairs on the legs or abdomen of an insect, for collecting pollen.
- psychobabble — writing or talk using jargon from psychiatry or psychotherapy without particular accuracy or relevance.
- public house — British. a tavern.
- rhabdosphere — a minute sphere made up of rhabdoliths
- safe harbour — a place that offers protection from the weather, attack, etc
- schussboomer — a skier who is skilled at schussing.
- second birth — spiritual rebirth.
- shepherd boy — male child who herds sheep
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- sketch-books — Also, sketchpad. a book or pad of drawing paper for sketches.
- slobbishness — the state or characteristic of being a slob
- snobographer — a person who writes about snobs
- sober-headed — characterized by clear, logical thinking; not fanciful or capricious.
- sorghum beer — beer made from sorghum or millet
- soul brother — a black male, especially a fellow black male.
- stephen jobs — (person) Stephen P. Jobs (born 24 February 1955). The co-founder and ex-president of Apple Computer, leader of the team that produced the Macintosh. In 1979, when he was president of Apple, Steven Jobs saw a demonstration of Smalltalk at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center. He and other Apple employees were "very impressed with the unique and revolutionary user-friendly design". The first Macintosh was released in January 1984. Jobs described it as insanely great. Jobs was ousted from Apple in 1985 and founded Next, Inc.. In December 1996 he was re-employed by Apple when they bought NeXT. See also lithium lick, Mathematica.
- store-bought — commercially made rather than homemade.
- strobe light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.