13-letter words containing a, b, t, h, n
- bull elephant — an adult male elephant
- bundle sheath — a layer of cells in plant leaves and stems that surrounds a vascular bundle.
- burt standish — Burt L. pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
- cainotophobia — Alternative form of cainophobia.
- carte blanche — If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right.
- changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- chateaubriand — François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- china cabinet — a cabinet in which china is stored when not in use
- clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
- cocaine habit — an addiction to cocaine
- daytona beach — a city in NE Florida, on the Atlantic: a resort with a beach of hard white sand, used since 1903 for motor speed trials. Pop: 64 581 (2003 est)
- death benefit — the benefit payable if the holder of a life insurance policy dies before the policy matures
- demothballing — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- dzibilchaltun — a large, ancient Mayan ceremonial and commercial center near Mérida, Mexico, founded perhaps as early as 3000 b.c. and in continuous use until the 16th century.
- east by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of east. Abbreviation: EbN.
- eating habits — the way a person or group eats, considered in terms of what types of food are eaten, in what quantities, and when
- elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
- embranchments — Plural form of embranchment.
- establishment — The action of establishing something or being established.
- ethnobotanist — A scholar or researcher in the field of ethnobotany.
- featherbrains — Plural form of featherbrain.
- fingerbreadth — the breadth of a finger: approximately 3/4 inch (2 cm).
- gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
- habit of mind — If someone has a particular habit of mind, they usually think in that particular way.
- habit-forming — tending to cause or encourage addiction, especially through physiological dependence: habit-forming drugs.
- handleability — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hardenability — The quality or degree of being hardenable.
- harold burton — Harold Hitz [hits] /hɪts/ (Show IPA), 1888–1964, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1945–58.
- heartbreaking — causing intense anguish or sorrow.
- heartbrokenly — In a heartbroken manner.
- helianthine b — methyl orange.
- herb patience — a European plant, Rumex patientia, of the buckwheat family, naturalized in North America, having long, wavy-margined, basal leaves used for salads.
- herborization — the act or process of herborizing
- hessian boots — a knee-high tasseled boot, fashionable in England in the early 19th century.
- honourability — A state or condition or being honourable.
- hunt saboteur — A hunt saboteur is someone who tries to stop a hunt from taking place or being successful because they believe it is cruel to the animal being hunted.
- hyacinth bean — an Old World tropical vine, Dolichos lablab, of the legume family, having purple or white flowers and black or white seeds in a papery, beaked pod.
- hybridisation — Alternative form of hybridization.
- hybridization — to cause to produce hybrids; cross.
- hydroboration — (chemistry) the production or organoboranes by the addition of diborane to unsaturated organic compounds.
- immunity bath — the giving of testimony that is self-incriminating in order to avail oneself of the immunity granted a witness.
- inexhaustible — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
- inexhaustibly — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
- inhabitancies — Plural form of inhabitancy.
- inhabitations — Plural form of inhabitation.
- know by heart — have memorized
- labyrinthical — Labyrinthine; like or relating to a labyrinth.
- labyrinthitis — inflammation of the inner ear, or labyrinth, characterized by dizziness, nausea, and visual disturbances.
- low-bandwidth — [communication theory] Used to indicate a talk that, although not content-free, was not terribly informative. "That was a low-bandwidth talk, but what can you expect for an audience of suits!" Compare zero-content, bandwidth, math-out.