12-letter words containing h
- beach-la-mar — an English-based creole language spoken in Vanuatu and Fiji, and formerly much more widespread
- beachcombers — Plural form of beachcomber.
- beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
- 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
- bean-shooter — peashooter.
- beat the air — to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.
- beat the rap — If you beat the rap, you avoid being blamed for something wrong that you have done.
- beaumarchais — Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)
- beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
- beche-de-mer — trepang
- bechuanaland — former British territory (1884-1966) in S Africa: now the country of Botswana
- bedfordshire — a county of S central England, administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the south: the geographical county includes Luton, which became a separate unitary authority in 1997. Area (excluding Luton): 1192 sq km (460 sq miles)
- beech marten — stone marten.
- beefheartian — of or recalling the music of Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band, an avant-garde rock/blues band (1966–1982); incorporating strange rhythms, free jazz elements, bizarre lyrics, and growling vocals
- beehive tomb — a type of subterranean tomb of the Mycenaean civilization consisting of a domed chamber entered by a passage through a hillside.
- beetleheaded — like a beetlehead; stupid
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- behaviourism — Behaviourism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
- behenic acid — a crystalline, saturated fatty acid, C 22 H 44 O 2 , obtained from plant sources, used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics, waxes, and plasticizers.
- 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.
- bench jockey — a player on the bench who taunts opposing players, the officials, etc.
- bench-warmer — a substitute who rarely gets to play in a game.
- benchmarking — In business, benchmarking is a process in which a company compares its products and methods with those of the most successful companies in its field, in order to try to improve its own performance.
- 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
- benzophenone — a white sweet-smelling crystalline solid used mainly in the manufacture of organic compounds and in perfume. Formula: C6H5COC6H5
- bequeathable — capable of being given to or bequeathed
- bequeathment — to dispose of (personal property, especially money) by last will: She bequeathed her half of the company to her niece.
- berlichingen — Götz von (ɡœts fɔn), called the Iron Hand. 1480–1562, German warrior knight, who robbed merchants and kidnapped nobles for ransom
- bermuda high — a subtropical high centered near Bermuda.
- berwickshire — (until 1975) a county of SE Scotland: part of the Borders region from 1975 to 1996, now part of Scottish Borders council area
- beseechingly — to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
- best in show — an award to the dog, cat, or other animal judged best of all breeds in a competition.
- betanaphthol — a colorless, crystalline isomer of naphthol, C10H8O, used as an antiseptic and parasiticide
- beth midrash — a place where Jews gather to study the Talmud and other religious writings; a small synagogue.
- beth shammai — the school of Jewish legal thought and hermeneutics founded in Jerusalem in the 1st century b.c. by the Jewish teacher Shammai and characterized by an austere or rigid interpretation of Jewish law and tradition.
- betting shop — A betting shop is a place where people can go to bet on something such as a horse race.
- beyond reach — inaccessible
- bhakti-marga — any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
- bhubaneshwar — a state in E India. 60,136 sq. mi. (155,752 sq. km). Capital: Bhubaneshwar.
- bhutatathata — Tathata.
- bible school — a school or study program devoted to Bible study, esp at a church