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14-letter words containing a, b, h, i, n

  • helium balloon — a balloon that is filled with helium and rises up into the air if not held
  • hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
  • horizontal bar — on a bar chart
  • hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.
  • husein ibn-ali — 1856–1931, 1st king of Hejaz 1916–24.
  • in a bad light — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
  • in the balance — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
  • in the bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
  • inapproachable — not approachable.
  • indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
  • indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
  • inhabitability — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
  • inhabitiveness — the disposition to remain in one place; the inclination not to leave home
  • inheritability — capable of being inherited.
  • interbehaviour — interaction between multiple individuals
  • interchangable — Misspelling of interchangeable.
  • into the black — into a profitable condition financially
  • invisible hand — (in the economics of Adam Smith) an unseen force or mechanism that guides individuals to unwittingly benefit society through the pursuit of their private interests.
  • khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
  • labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
  • labyrinthodont — any member of several orders of small to large lizardlike terrestrial and freshwater amphibians, some ancestral to land vertebrates, forming the extinct subclass Labyrinthodonta that flourished from the Devonian through the Triassic periods, characterized by a solid, flattened skull and conical teeth.
  • latin alphabet — the alphabetical script derived from the Greek alphabet through Etruscan, used from about the 6th century b.c. for the writing of Latin, and since adopted, with modifications and additions of letters such as w, by the languages of Western Europe, including English, as well as many other languages.
  • left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
  • mandibulohyoid — (anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch.
  • mashie niblick — a club with an iron head whose face has more slope than a mashie but less slope than a pitcher.
  • merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
  • methaemoglobin — a brownish compound of oxygen and hemoglobin, formed in the blood, as by the use of certain drugs.
  • nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
  • non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
  • nonbehavioural — not related to or concerned with behaviour
  • nonestablished — without the official support of the government
  • noninheritable — Not inheritable.
  • nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
  • opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
  • oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
  • phenobarbitone — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
  • phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
  • rehabilitation — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
  • sandwich board — two connected posters or signboards that hang in front of and behind a person and usually bear some advertisement, notice, exhortation, or the like.
  • shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
  • shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
  • shooting brake — station wagon.
  • siberian husky — one of a Siberian breed of medium-size dogs having a thick, soft coat, raised originally as sled dogs.
  • snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
  • son of a bitch — a contemptible or thoroughly disagreeable person; scoundrel.
  • spanish arabic — the Arabic language as used in Spain during the period of Moorish domination and influence, c900–1500. Abbreviation: SpAr.
  • spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
  • special branch — The Special Branch is the department of the British police that is concerned with political security and deals with things such as terrorism and visits by foreign leaders.
  • square-bashing — drill on a barrack square
  • submachine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
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