18-letter words containing b, a, t, h, o, r

have money to burn — to have more money than one needs, so that some can be spent foolishly
have the better of — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
have words with sb — If one person has words with another, or if two or more people have words, they have a serious discussion or argument, especially because one has complained about the other's behaviour.
hermaphrodite brig — a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the mainmast.
honourable mention — If something that you do in a competition is given an honourable mention, it receives special praise from the judges although it does not actually win a prize.
indecent behaviour — the offence of committing indecent acts
ionization chamber — a device for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation, consisting of a tube containing a low pressure gas and two electrodes between which a high voltage is maintained. The current between the electrodes is a function of the intensity of the radiation
johannes gutenberg — Johannes [yoh-hahn-uh s] /yoʊˈhɑn əs/ (Show IPA), (Johann Gensfleisch) c1400–68, German printer: credited with invention of printing from movable type.
lambeth conference — a convention of the bishops of the Anglican communion, held about every 10 years at Lambeth Palace to confer but not to define doctrine or to legislate on ecclesiastical matters.
lincoln's birthday — February 12, a legal holiday in some states of the U.S., in honor of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
lonely hearts club — a club for people who are trying to find a lover or a friend
nebular hypothesis — the theory that the solar system evolved from a mass of nebular matter: prominent in the 19th century following its precise formulation by Laplace.
neighborhood watch — a neighborhood surveillance program or group in which residents keep watch over one another's houses, patrol the streets, etc., in an attempt to prevent crime.
noninterchangeable — That cannot be interchanged with another.
north attleborough — a city in SE Massachusetts.
northeast by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of northeast. Abbreviation: NEbN.
not breathe a word — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
octachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.
on the back burner — low priority
one's heart bleeds — used to express sympathetic grief, but often used ironically
optical brightener — an additive that dyes and brightens fabric or paper
probability theory — the theory of analyzing and making statements concerning the probability of the occurrence of uncertain events. Compare probability (def 4).
protease inhibitor — a drug that inhibits the action of protease, especially any of a class of antiviral drugs that prevent the cleavage and replication of HIV proteins.
saint john's bread — carob (def 2).
september holidays — a period of time in September when people do not have to go to school, college or work
shorthand notebook — a notebook used by a shorthand writer
sindbad the sailor — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments), a wealthy citizen of Baghdad who relates the adventures of his seven wonderful voyages.
stomach sweetbread — sweetbread (def 1).
the better part of — a large part of
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the powers that be — You can refer to people in authority as the powers that be, especially when you want to say that you disagree with them or do not understand what they say or do.
thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
to be caught short — If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet.
to be on the radar — to be noticed or important
to be said for sth — If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.
to sweep the board — If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
to the manner born — a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.: I don't like the manner in which he complained.
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.
two-chamber system — the system of having two parliamentary chambers, as the House of Lords and the House of Commons in the United Kingdom
under one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
under the jackboot — If a country or group of people is under the jackboot, they are suffering because the government is cruel and undemocratic.
urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
water on the brain — hydrocephalus.
westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.

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