18-letter words containing a, l, h, b
- not by a long shot — absolutely not
- octachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.
- one's heart bleeds — used to express sympathetic grief, but often used ironically
- optical brightener — an additive that dyes and brightens fabric or paper
- palm beach gardens — a city in SE Florida, near North Palm Beach.
- play catch-up ball — to adjust one's style of play so as to make up for a lack of points, runs, etc.
- plumber's merchant — a shop or business that sells things needed for the job of installing and repairing pipes, fixtures, etc, for water, drainage, and gas
- probability theory — the theory of analyzing and making statements concerning the probability of the occurrence of uncertain events. Compare probability (def 4).
- publishing company — a firm which publishes books
- put the clock back — to regress
- rheims-douay bible — Douay Bible.
- richard p. gabriel — Richard Gabriel
- rosebay willowherb — a perennial onagraceous plant, Chamerion (formerly Epilobium) angustifolium, that has spikes of deep pink flowers and is widespread in open places throughout N temperate regions
- schofield barracks — a town on central Oahu, in central Hawaii.
- scottish blackface — a common breed of hardy mountain sheep having horns and a black face, kept chiefly on the mainland of Scotland
- see the last of sb — not encounter sb anymore
- september holidays — a period of time in September when people do not have to go to school, college or work
- sindbad the sailor — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments), a wealthy citizen of Baghdad who relates the adventures of his seven wonderful voyages.
- talk between ships — TBS (def 1).
- the beautiful game — football
- the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
- the black and tans — a specially recruited armed auxiliary police force sent to Ireland in 1921 by the British Government to combat Sinn Féin
- the black mountain — a mountain range in S Wales, in E Carmarthenshire and W Powys. Highest peak: Carmarthen Van, 802 m (2632 ft)
- the blue hen state — a nickname for the state of Delaware
- the general public — the people in a society; people in general
- the welsh assembly — the elected assembly for Wales, based in Cardiff, that has certain powers devolved from the UK government
- the-master-builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
- thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
- tick all the boxes — to satisfy all of the apparent requirements for success
- to spill the beans — If you spill the beans, you tell someone something that people have been trying to keep secret.
- too clever by half — If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
- up to the eyeballs — You use up to the eyeballs to emphasize that someone is in an undesirable state to a very great degree.
- widemouth blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
- without obligation — In advertisements, if a product or a service is available without obligation, you do not have to pay for that product or service until you have tried it and are satisfied with it.