10-letter words containing h, u, b, a
- habitually — of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit: habitual courtesy.
- habituated — to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury.
- habituates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of habituate.
- half-bound — bound in half binding.
- hamburgers — Plural form of hamburger.
- hand-bound — (of books) bound by hand.
- hang about — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- harbourage — (British, nautical) A place for refuge for a vessel.
- harbourful — the amount that a harbour can hold
- harbouring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hard-bound — hardcover
- harquebuse — Alternative form of harquebus.
- harrisburg — a state in the E United States. 45,333 sq. mi. (117,410 sq. km). Capital: Harrisburg. Abbreviation: PA (for use with zip code), Pa., Penn., Penna.
- haubergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
- herbaceous — of, relating to, or characteristic of an herb; herblike.
- herbariums — Plural form of herbarium.
- hereabouts — about this place; in this neighborhood.
- honourable — (British spelling) Alternative form of honorable.
- honourably — (British) In a honourable manner.
- houseboats — Plural form of houseboat.
- housebreak — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- hu yaobang — 1915–89, Chinese Communist leader: general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party 1981–87.
- hudson bay — a large inland sea in N Canada. 850 miles (1370 km) long; 600 miles (965 km) wide; 400,000 sq. mi. (1,036,000 sq. km).
- hullabaloo — a clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar.
- human body — the physical structure and material substance of a human being, consisting of many billions of cells as well as components outside of the cells: The average adult human body is 50–65% water.
- humblebrag — a statement intended as a boast or brag but disguised by a humble apology, complaint, etc.
- humpbacked — having a hump on the back.
- hunchbacks — Plural form of hunchback.
- hunt board — English Furniture. a semicircular drinking table, often having a groove serving as a guide for coasters and a well for unopened bottles.
- hurlbarrow — a wheelbarrow
- husbandage — the fees and commissions of a ship's manager.
- husbanding — a married man, especially when considered in relation to his partner in marriage.
- husbandman — a farmer.
- husbandmen — Plural form of husbandman.
- kota bharu — a state in Malaysia, on the central Malay Peninsula. 5750 sq. mi. (14,893 sq. km). Capital: Kota Bharu.
- kubla khan — (italics) a poetic fragment (1797) by Coleridge.
- kumbh mela — a Hindu festival held once every twelve years in one of four sacred sites, where bathing for purification from sin is considered especially efficacious
- lubumbashi — a province in the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo: important mining area. 191,878 sq. mi. (496,964 sq. km). Capital: Lubumbashi.
- lunchbreak — A period of rest from work for the purpose of eating lunch.
- masherbrum — a mountain in N India, in the Himalayas. 25,660 feet (7821 meters).
- moucharaby — a projecting second-storey window or balcony enclosed with latticework
- mukhabarat — (in Middle Eastern countries) a secret police force
- musophobia — Fear of mice.
- nail brush — small brush for cleaning finger- and toe-nails
- nalbuphine — a potent synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 7 NO 4 , used as an analgesic for moderate to severe pain.
- nouadhibou — a seaport in SW Mauritania.
- nudibranch — a shell-less, marine snail of the suborder Nudibranchia, having external, often branched respiratory appendages on the back and sides.
- oberhausen — a city in W Germany, in the lower Ruhr valley.
- outbreathe — to breathe out
- paintbrush — a brush for applying paint, as one used in painting houses or one used in painting pictures.