12-letter words containing s, h, e, b, o
- bronchoscope — an instrument for examining and providing access to the interior of the bronchial tubes
- brush border — a layer of tightly packed minute finger-like protuberances on cells that line absorptive surfaces, such as those of the intestine and kidney
- brush flower — a flower or inflorescence with numerous long stamens, usually pollinated by birds or bats
- butcher shop — a shop in which meat, poultry, and sometimes fish are sold.
- butterscotch — Butterscotch is a hard yellowish-brown sweet made from butter and sugar boiled together.
- by the score — If things happen or exist by the score, they happen or exist in large numbers.
- by wholesale — at wholesale
- carbohydrase — a digestive enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates through hydrolysis
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- chatterboxes — Plural form of chatterbox.
- cheese board — A cheese board is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
- cheeseboards — Plural form of cheeseboard.
- chokeberries — Plural form of chokeberry.
- clothesbrush — A brush for the clothes.
- cohesibility — the nature of being cohesible
- crossbencher — A member of the British parliament, or a similar assembly, who does not vote regularly with either the government or the main opposition party.
- dasher block — a block at the end of a yard or gaff for supporting a signal or ensign halyard.
- debaucherous — tending toward or involving debauchery, or excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures: a night of debaucherous fun.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
- e-thrombosis — a clot in the bloodstream caused by long periods spent being physically inactive at a computer
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- english bond — a bond used in brickwork that has a course of headers alternating with a course of stretchers
- erythroblast — An immature erythrocyte containing a nucleus.
- flemish bond — a brickwork bond having alternate stretchers and headers in each course, each header being centered above and below a stretcher.
- for the best — of the highest quality, excellence, or standing: the best work; the best students.
- ghostbusters — Plural form of ghostbuster.
- haematoblast — any of the undifferentiated cells in the bone marrow that develop into blood cells
- harbormaster — A harbormaster is the official in charge of a harbor.
- harbour dues — the fees or charges paid for using a harbour
- harbour seal — a common earless seal, Phoca vitulina, that is greyish-black with paler markings: found off the coasts of North America, N Europe, and NE Asia
- hebetudinous — the state of being dull; lethargy.
- heliogabalus — (Varius Avitus Bassianus"Marcus Aurelius Antoninus") a.d. 204–222, Roman emperor 218–222.
- helleborines — Plural form of helleborine.
- hematoblasts — Plural form of hematoblast.
- herbivourous — Misspelling of herbivorous.
- heron's-bill — stork's-bill (def 1).
- herringbones — Plural form of herringbone.
- hessian boot — a knee-high tasseled boot, fashionable in England in the early 19th century.
- heteroblasty — the morphological changes that occur in plants between juvenility and adulthood
- hibernations — Plural form of hibernation.
- hispanophobe — a person who dislikes Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- hobblebushes — Plural form of hobblebush.
- hobbledehoys — Plural form of hobbledehoy.
- homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
- horribleness — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- horsebreaker — One who trains, or breaks in, horses.
- hosepipe ban — a ban, due to water shortage, on using hosepipes to water the garden or wash cars
- hospital bed — a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.