12-letter words containing l, h
- bastel house — (on the Anglo-Scottish border) a partly fortified house, usually with a vaulted ground floor.
- bathetically — in a bathetic fashion
- bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
- bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
- battleworthy — capable of engaging in combat; ready for battle: a decline in the nation's battleworthy forces.
- 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.
- beach-la-mar — an English-based creole language spoken in Vanuatu and Fiji, and formerly much more widespread
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beaked whale — any of a worldwide family (Ziphiidae) of medium-sized toothed whales characterized by a long, narrow snout
- beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
- bechuanaland — former British territory (1884-1966) in S Africa: now the country of Botswana
- beetleheaded — like a beetlehead; stupid
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- belgian hare — a large red breed of domestic rabbit
- bell heather — an ericaceous shrub, Erica cinerea
- bell housing — A bell housing is a bell-shaped extension of an engine crankcase, that contains the flywheel and the clutch.
- bell the cat — to undertake a very dangerous mission
- bellows fish — snipefish.
- belly-aching — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- belt highway — beltway (def 1).
- belteshazzar — the Babylonian name given to Daniel. Dan. 1:7.
- bengal light — a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light, formerly used as a signal
- benzaldehyde — a yellowish fragrant volatile oil occurring in almond kernels and used in the manufacture of dyes, perfumes, and flavourings and as a solvent for oils and resins. Formula: C6H5CHO
- bequeathable — capable of being given to or bequeathed
- berlichingen — Götz von (ɡœts fɔn), called the Iron Hand. 1480–1562, German warrior knight, who robbed merchants and kidnapped nobles for ransom
- beseechingly — to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
- betanaphthol — a colorless, crystalline isomer of naphthol, C10H8O, used as an antiseptic and parasiticide
- 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.
- bicycle path — a path designed for bicyclists
- bicycle shed — a shed for bicycle storage
- bicycle shop — a shop that sells and usually repairs bicycles and bicycle parts
- big lie, the — a gross falsification or misrepresentation of the facts, with constant repetition and embellishment to lend credibility
- bilharziasis — schistosomiasis
- 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
- biographical — Biographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone's life.
- biotechnical — relating to biotechnology
- birch family — the plant family Betulaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves, male flowers in drooping catkins, female flowers in short clusters, and one-seeded nuts, and including the alder, birch, hazel, and hornbeam.
- birth family — one's biological parents and siblings, as contrasted with one's adoptive family.
- blabbermouth — a person who talks too much or indiscreetly
- black cherry — a tree of the species Prunus serotina, having a small fleshy rounded edible fruit containing a hard stone
- 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.
- black knight — a person or firm that makes an unwelcome takeover bid for a company
- blackhearted — wicked; evil
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery