13-letter words containing h, u, i
- azurmalachite — a blue-green ornamental stone consisting of a mixture of azurite and malachite.
- back-up light — a light on the rear of a motor vehicle to warn others that the vehicle is being reversed
- banking hours — the hours during which a bank is open for business
- banking house — a more formal term for a bank
- beehive house — a prehistoric circular building found in various parts of Europe, usually of stone and having a dome-shaped roof
- beehive round — an artillery shell that ejects thousands of naillike metal projectiles on exploding.
- behaviourally — from a behavioural point of view
- benjamin-bush — Also called spice-wood. a yellow-flowered, North American shrub, Lindera benzoin, of the laurel family, whose bark and leaves have a spicy odor.
- bible-thumper — an enthusiastic or aggressive exponent of the Bible
- bio-autograph — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
- bioautography — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
- birthday suit — If you are in your birthday suit, you are not wearing any clothes.
- bite the dust — to fail completely or cease to exist
- blanchisseuse — a washer-woman
- blue rockfish — a bluish-black rockfish, Sebastodes mystinus, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- blue whistler — blue norther.
- boardinghouse — a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
- bolt up right — a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- bone-crushing — powerful or constricting enough to crush one's bones: a bone-crushing handshake.
- bound up with — closely or inextricably linked with
- boutros-ghali — ˈBoutros (ˈbutroʊs ) ; bo̅oˈtrōs) 1922- ; Egypt. diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations (1992-96)
- brachiosaurus — a dinosaur of the genus Brachiosaurus, up to 30 metres long: the largest land animal ever known
- brigham young — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
- bristle brush — a brush made with animal bristles
- broiler house — a building in which broiler chickens are reared in confined conditions
- buff-tip moth — a large European moth, Phalera bucephala, having violet-brown buff-tipped forewings held at rest around the body so that it resembles a snapped-off twig
- buffalo chips — the dried dung of buffalo used as fuel, especially by early settlers on the western plains.
- buffing wheel — a wheel covered with a soft material, such as lamb's wool or leather, used for shining and polishing
- bullhead rail — a rail having a cross section with a bulbous top and bottom, the top being larger
- bumblebeefish — any of several gobies of the genus Brachygobius, inhabiting waters of the Malay Archipelago and having brown and yellow bands on the body that resemble the markings of a bumblebee.
- bundle of his — atrioventricular bundle.
- buprenorphine — an opiate used medicinally as a powerful analgesic
- burt standish — Burt L. pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
- bush sickness — an animal disease caused by a cobalt deficiency in old bush country
- busheled iron — heterogeneous iron made from scrap iron and steel.
- butch haircut — a short haircut for men, similar to a crew cut.
- butcher knife — a large, very sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat.
- butcher linen — a strong, heavy fabric made of rayon or rayon and cotton with a linen finish, constructed in plain weave.
- butterflyfish — any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
- cactus dahlia — a double-flowered variety of dahlia
- calcium light — limelight (sense 1)
- callithumpian — relating to or resembling a callithump
- carrantuohill — a mountain in SW Republic of Ireland, in Macgillicuddy's Reeks in Kerry: the highest peak in Ireland. Height: 1041 m (3414 ft)
- cash discount — a discount granted to a purchaser who pays before a stipulated date
- casting couch — a couch on which a casting director is said to seduce women seeking a part in a film or play
- catch up with — When people catch up with someone who has done something wrong, they succeed in finding them in order to arrest or punish them.
- ch'en tu-hsiu — 1879–1942, Chinese intellectual, journalist, and cofounder of the Chinese Communist Party.
- chain measure — measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).
- chaise longue — A chaise longue is a kind of sofa with only one arm and usually a back along half its length.
- chaise lounge — A chaise lounge is the same as a chaise longue.