16-letter words containing b, e, d, h

hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
hydrogen bromide — a colorless gas, HBr, having a pungent odor: the anhydride of hydrobromic acid.
invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
jude the obscure — a novel (1895) by Thomas Hardy.
lead by the nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
lobe-finned fish — any fish that has rounded scales and lobed fins, as the coelacanth.
long-established — having a long history; old
lord chamberlain — (in Britain) the chief official of the royal household
machine readable — of or relating to data encoded on an appropriate medium and in a form suitable for processing by computer.
machine-readable — of or relating to data encoded on an appropriate medium and in a form suitable for processing by computer.
modersohn-becker — Paula [pou-lah] /ˈpaʊ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1907, German painter.
mönchen-gladbach — city in WC Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: pop. 266,000
munchen-gladbach — former name of Mönchengladbach.
non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
norwegian buhund — a slightly-built medium-sized dog of a breed with erect pointed ears and a short thick tail carried curled over its back
of human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
on her beam-ends — (of a vessel) heeled over through an angle of 90°
on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
on the beam-ends — tipping so far to the side as to be in danger of capsizing
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
prometheus bound — a tragedy (c457 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
redbank whiteoak — a city in S Tennessee.
rhythm and blues — a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
rhythm-and-blues — a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
rough and tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
rough-and-tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
round lake beach — a town in NE Illinois.
run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
scottish borders — a council area in SE Scotland, on the English border: created in 1996, it has the same boundaries as the former Borders Region: it is mainly hilly, with agriculture (esp sheep farming) the chief economic activity. Administrative centre: Newtown St Boswells. Pop: 108 280 (2003 est). Area: 4734 sq km (1827 sq miles)
shoot-to-disable — of or relating to shooting by soldiers or police that is intended to disable rather than kill
sir herbert read — George, 1733–98, American political leader: served in the Continental Congress 1774–77.
st. john's-bread — carob (def 2).
thalidomide baby — a baby that has physical abnormalities due to the drug thalidomide being taken by the mother while the baby was still a developing fetus
the barren lands — a region of tundra in N Canada, extending westwards from Hudson Bay: sparsely inhabited, chiefly by Inuit
the body politic — the people of a nation or the nation itself considered as a political entity; the state
the red brigades — a group of urban guerrillas, based in Italy, who kidnapped and murdered the former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro (1916–78) in 1978
the subsidiariat — a collective term for the news sources that would not survive without being subsidized directly (by a government, etc), or indirectly (through sharing a parent company with another more profitable revenue source)
the war-disabled — those people who have been disabled by war
three blind mice — nursery rhyme
thrilled to bits — If someone is thrilled, they are extremely pleased about something.
tibetan buddhism — the form of Mahayana Buddhism that developed and is practiced primarily in Tibet and some nearby nations: its spiritual leader is the Dalai Lama
to beat the band — a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop: a band of protesters.
to bite the dust — If you say that something has bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed.
tread the boards — to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
under sb's thumb — If you are under someone's thumb, you are under their control, or very heavily influenced by them.
uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
unpublished work — a literary work that has not been reproduced for sale or publicly distributed.
valet de chambre — valet (def 1).
verbal diarrhoea — a tendency to speak at excessive length

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