13-letter words containing b, e, n, t, h
- bull elephant — an adult male elephant
- bundle sheath — a layer of cells in plant leaves and stems that surrounds a vascular bundle.
- butcher knife — a large, very sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat.
- butcher linen — a strong, heavy fabric made of rayon or rayon and cotton with a linen finish, constructed in plain weave.
- butyrophenone — a drug used to treat psychiatric disorders
- 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)
- child benefit — In Britain, child benefit is an amount of money paid weekly by the state to families for each of their children.
- 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
- counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
- 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
- debt of honor — a gambling debt: not legally enforceable
- demothballing — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- down the tube — a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- 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.
- embellishment — A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.
- embranchments — Plural form of embranchment.
- establishment — The action of establishing something or being established.
- ethnobotanist — A scholar or researcher in the field of ethnobotany.
- exhibitioners — Plural form of exhibitioner.
- exhibitionism — Extravagant behavior that is intended to attract attention to oneself.
- exhibitionist — A person who behaves in an extravagant way in order to attract attention.
- featherbrains — Plural form of featherbrain.
- fingerbreadth — the breadth of a finger: approximately 3/4 inch (2 cm).
- flight number — the identifying number of a scheduled flight
- gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
- handleability — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hardenability — The quality or degree of being hardenable.
- 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
- hertogenbosch — 's Hertogenbosch.
- hessian boots — a knee-high tasseled boot, fashionable in England in the early 19th century.
- honest broker — a neutral person or organization that mediates disputes; an impartial mediator.
- hummle bonnet — a cap formerly worn by Scottish soldiers
- 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.
- hunter's robe — pothos.
- 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.
- 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.