12-letter words containing n, b, e
- hebetudinous — the state of being dull; lethargy.
- hedenbergite — a contact metamorphic mineral of the pyroxene family, calcium ferrous silicate, CaFe(SiO 3) 2 , that forms black prismatic crystals in crystalline limestone.
- helleborines — Plural form of helleborine.
- helping verb — auxiliary verb.
- hereinbefore — before in this document, statement, etc.
- heron's-bill — stork's-bill (def 1).
- herring boat — a fishing boat that specializes in catching herring
- herringboned — Simple past tense and past participle of herringbone.
- herringbones — Plural form of herringbone.
- hessian boot — a knee-high tasseled boot, fashionable in England in the early 19th century.
- hexacarbonyl — (inorganic chemistry) Any compound having six carbonyl groups.
- hibernaculum — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- hibernations — Plural form of hibernation.
- hispanophobe — a person who dislikes Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.
- home banking — a system whereby a person at home or in an office can use a computer with a modem to call up information from a bank or to transfer funds electronically
- homebuilding — the designing or constructing of houses.
- honey badger — ratel.
- honey bucket — a container for excrement, as in an outdoor toilet.
- honeycombing — Present participle of honeycomb.
- hop hornbeam — any of several Eurasian and North American trees of the genus Ostrya, of the birch family, especially O. virginiana, bearing hoplike fruiting clusters.
- horn balance — an extension of an aircraft control surface that projects in front of the hinge providing aerodynamic assistance in moving the control
- horribleness — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- hosepipe ban — a ban, due to water shortage, on using hosepipes to water the garden or wash cars
- 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.
- househusband — a man whose spouse works and who stays home to manage their household.
- hugh loebner — (person) Dr. Hugh Gene Loebner, the instigator of the Loebner Prize in artificial intelligence. E-mail address: Hugh Loebner <[email protected]>.
- hull balance — (of a sailing ship) the property of maintaining satisfactory trim and steering qualities when heeled at a normal angle.
- humble plant — sensitive plant (def 1).
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
- ice climbing — sport: scaling icy cliffs
- identifiable — to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the identity of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check.
- identifiably — In a manner or state that is capable of being distinguished or named.
- illusionable — Liable to illusion.
- immensurable — immeasurable.
- impardonable — (obsolete) unpardonable.
- impenetrable — not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
- impenetrably — not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
- imponderable — not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated.
- imprisonable — capable of being imprisoned or incarcerated
- in (the) bud — in the time of budding
- in behalf of — in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for: On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
- in sb's life — If you talk about the man or woman in someone's life, you mean the person they are having a relationship with, especially a sexual relationship.
- in sb's wake — If you leave something or someone in your wake, you leave them behind you as you go.
- in substance — that of which a thing consists; physical matter or material: form and substance.
- in the black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- in-betweener — a person or thing that is between two extremes, two contrasting conditions, etc.: yeses, noes, and in-betweens; a tournament for professional, amateur, and in-between.
- inabstinence — a lack of abstinence or abstention
- inacceptable — Unacceptable.