10-letter words containing ho
- baphometic — relating to the worship of the idol Baphomet, whom the Knights Templar were accused of worshipping during the Crusades
- barbershop — Barbershop is a style of singing where a small group of people, usually men, sing in close harmony and without any musical instruments accompanying them.
- barophobia — The fear of gravity or objects falling.
- bathhouses — Plural form of bathhouse.
- batholiths — Plural form of batholith.
- bathometer — an instrument for measuring the depth of water
- batophobia — The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down.
- bawdyhouse — a house of prostitution
- be-thought — simple past tense and past participle of bethink.
- beaglehole — John. 1901–71, New Zealand historian and author. His works include Exploration of the Pacific (1934) and The Journals of James Cook (1955)
- bench hook — a device with a hooklike part fitting over the front edge of a workbench as a means of preventing an object from slipping toward the rear of the bench.
- bench show — an exhibition of small animals, esp. dogs, or cats, displayed on benches and competing for awards on the basis of how closely they conform to ideal standards for the breed
- bishopbird — any African weaverbird of the genus Euplectes (or Pyromelana), the males of which have black plumage marked with red or yellow
- bismuthous — of or containing bismuth in the trivalent state
- black hole — Black holes are areas in space, where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from them. Black holes are thought to be formed by collapsed stars.
- blackthorn — a thorny Eurasian rosaceous shrub, Prunus spinosa, with black twigs, white flowers, and small sour plumlike fruits
- blind hole — a hole whose green cannot be seen by the approaching golfer because of trees or other obstructions.
- blockhouse — (formerly) a wooden fortification with ports or loopholes for defensive fire, observation, etc
- bloodhound — A bloodhound is a large dog with a very good sense of smell. Bloodhounds are often used to find people or other animals by following their scent.
- boat shoes — shoes for wearing on board boats, often laced moccasins
- bogey hole — a natural pool used for swimming
- bogey-hole — a swimming hole.
- bondholder — A bondholder is a person who owns one or more investment bonds.
- bonhoeffer — Dietrich (ˈdiːtrɪç). 1906–45, German Lutheran theologian: executed by the Nazis
- boozehound — a person who drinks excessive amounts of alcohol regularly
- borgerhout — a town in N Belgium, near Antwerp. Pop: 40 142 (2002 est)
- bottomhole — The bottomhole is the lowest or deepest part of a well.
- brake shoe — the curved metal casting to which the brake lining is riveted in a drum brake
- bread shop — a baker's shop
- bring home — introduce to parents
- brockhouse — Bertram Neville, 1918–2003, Canadian physicist: Nobel Prize 1994.
- bsp method — (programming) A CASE method from IBM.
- buddhahood — the attainment of enlightenment as a Buddha.
- buddhology — the study of Buddha and of Buddhahood.
- bunny chow — a dish consisting of a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry
- bush house — a shed or hut in the bush or a garden
- bust chops — Usually, chops. the jaw.
- bute house — a house in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh: official residence of the First Minister of Scotland
- buttonhold — to buttonhole a person
- buttonhole — A buttonhole is a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing.
- buttonhook — a thin tapering hooked instrument formerly used for pulling buttons through the buttonholes of gloves, shoes, etc
- cabin hook — a hook and eye for fastening a cabinet door or the like.
- cablephoto — a photographic image transmitted via cable, especially for use by newspapers or in police work.
- cacophobia — The fear of ugliness.
- cacophonic — Discordant.
- calciphobe — calcifuge.
- call house — a house or apartment used by prostitutes for arranging or keeping assignations.
- camphorate — to apply, treat with, or impregnate with camphor
- canephoros — in ancient Greece, any of the maidens who carried on her head a basket holding the sacred things used at feasts
- canophobia — an abnormal fear of dogs