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12-letter words containing r, e, b, i, t, h

  • hedenbergite — a contact metamorphic mineral of the pyroxene family, calcium ferrous silicate, CaFe(SiO 3) 2 , that forms black prismatic crystals in crystalline limestone.
  • helicobacter — Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.
  • heritability — capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
  • herring boat — a fishing boat that specializes in catching herring
  • heterophobia — Fear or resentment of what is different.
  • hexobarbital — a barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative properties
  • hibernations — Plural form of hibernation.
  • hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
  • incharitable — Obsolete form of uncharitable.
  • inter-branch — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
  • interborough — between boroughs.
  • labyrinthine — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
  • liberty hall — a place or condition of complete liberty
  • liberty ship — a slow cargo ship built in large numbers for the U.S. merchant marine during World War II and having a capacity of about 11,000 deadweight tons.
  • light bomber — a small airplane designed to carry light bomb loads relatively short distances, especially one having a gross loaded weight of less than 100,000 pounds (45,000 kg).
  • light breeze — a wind of 4–7 miles per hour (2–3 m/sec). Compare breeze1 (def 2).
  • light bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
  • mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
  • new brighton — a town in E Minnesota.
  • nightclubber — One who visits a nightclub.
  • nonbreathing — not breathing
  • nonheritable — Not heritable.
  • on the brain — constantly in mind
  • pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
  • preestablish — to establish beforehand.
  • rabbitfishes — Plural form of rabbitfish.
  • re-establish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
  • reachability — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
  • rehabilitant — a person who is undergoing rehabilitation, especially for a physical disability.
  • rehabilitate — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
  • saint hubert — a borough in S Quebec, Canada, just E of Montreal.
  • saint-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
  • second birth — spiritual rebirth.
  • shareability — the state or property of being able to be shared
  • slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
  • straightbred — (of animals) purebred; having parents of the same breed
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • tablet chair — a chair with one arm extending and expanding into a writing surface.
  • teacher bird — the ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, a songbird that builds a nest shaped like a dome.
  • teratophobia — fear of giving birth to a monster
  • terebinthine — terebinthinate.
  • the barbican — a building complex in the City of London: includes residential developments and the Barbican Arts Centre (completed 1982) housing concert and exhibition halls, theatres, cinemas, etc
  • the big four — a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc, esp the four largest banks in Britain (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and NatWest)
  • the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
  • the cambrian — the Cambrian period or rock system
  • the crucible — a Sheffield theatre, venue of the annual world professional snooker championship
  • the hebrides — a group of over 500 islands off the W coast of Scotland: separated by the North Minch, Little Minch, and the Sea of the Hebrides: the chief islands are Skye, Raasay, Rum, Eigg, Coll, Tiree, Mull, Jura, Colonsay, and Islay (Inner Hebrides), and Lewis with Harris, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, and Barra (Outer Hebrides)
  • the-firebird — a ballet (1910) with music by Stravinsky.
  • thermolabile — subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
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