12-letter words containing t, e, b, i
- gentian blue — a purplish-blue colour
- geobotanical — of or relating to geobotany
- get the bird — to be fired or dismissed
- gold-beating — the art or process of beating out gold into gold leaf.
- gradeability — a measure of a truck's pulling power expressed as the steepest grade the truck can climb with a full load.
- habilimented — Clothed.
- habilitative — to clothe or dress.
- habitualness — The characteristic of being habitual.
- hairsbreadth — a very small space or distance: We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.
- halobacteria — Plural form of halobacterium.
- hambletonian — one of a superior strain of American trotting horses descended from the stallion Hambletonian.
- haricot bean — Haricot beans are small white beans that are eaten as a vegetable. They are often sold dried rather than fresh.
- heartburning — rankling discontent, especially from envy or jealousy; grudge.
- heat barrier — thermal barrier.
- heating bill — a bill for the supply of energy to heat a building
- 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.
- helicobacter — Any member of the Helicobacter bacteria.
- hematophobia — Fear of bleeding or the sight of blood.
- hemimetaboly — Hemimetabolism.
- heritability — capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
- herring boat — a fishing boat that specializes in catching herring
- hessian boot — a knee-high tasseled boot, fashionable in England in the early 19th century.
- 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.
- 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.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
- ibota privet — a Japanese spreading shrub, Ligustrum obtusifolium, of the olive family, having hairy leaves and nodding white flower clusters.
- 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.
- illegibility — not legible; impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc.: This letter is completely illegible.
- illiberality — narrowminded; bigoted.
- impenetrable — not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
- impenetrably — not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
- in (the) bud — in the time of budding
- 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.
- incharitable — Obsolete form of uncharitable.
- incommutable — not exchangeable.
- incompatible — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- inconfutable — (obsolete) Not confutable.
- increditable — (rare) Incapable of being believed; not creditable.
- incumbent on — holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently: the incumbent officers of the club.