15-letter words containing b, a, h, d
- pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
- put sb to death — If someone is put to death, they are executed.
- reuben sandwich — a grilled sandwich of corned beef, Swiss cheese, and sauerkraut on rye bread.
- richard gabriel — (person) (Dick, RPG) Dr. Richard P. Gabriel. A noted SAIL LISP hacker and volleyball fanatic. Consulting Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. Richard Gabriel is a leader in the Lisp and OOP community, with years of contributions to standardisation. He founded the successful company, Lucid Technologies, Inc.. In 1996 he was Distinguished Computer Scientist at ParcPlace-Digitalk, Inc. (later renamed ObjectShare, Inc.). See also gabriel, Qlambda, QLISP, saga.
- right-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
- robe-de-chambre — a dressing gown.
- root and branch — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- root-and-branch — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- straight-backed — having a straight, usually high, back: a straight-backed chair.
- strawberry dish — a shallow, circular fruit dish with a fluted or pierced border.
- subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
- sweep the board — (in gambling) to win all the cards or money
- the black death — a form of bubonic plague pandemic in Europe and Asia during the 14th century, when it killed over 50 million people
- the job in hand — The job or problem in hand is the job or problem that you are dealing with at the moment.
- the-ambassadors — a novel (1903) by Henry James.
- thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
- throw overboard — to reject or abandon
- tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
- to grab hold of — Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of, catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling.
- tree-and-branch — denoting a cable television system in which all available programme channels are fed to each subscriber
- under the table — of, relating to, or for use on a table: a table lamp.
- under-the-table — transacted in secret or in an underhanded manner.
- unrehabilitated — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
- wheatgerm bread — bread made with wheat germ
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.