19-letter words containing b, e, n, t, h

liberation theology — a 20th-century Christian theology, emphasizing the Biblical and doctrinal theme of liberation from oppression, whether racial, sexual, economic, or political.
lie down on the job — to put forth less than one's best efforts
lighten sb's burden — If someone or something lightens your burden or your load, they make a bad or difficult situation better for you.
line-of-battle ship — ship of the line.
mary mcleod bethune — Mary McLeod [muh-kloud] /məˈklaʊd/ (Show IPA), 1875–1955, U.S. educator and civil-rights leader.
membership function — fuzzy subset
neighbourhood watch — a scheme under which members of a community agree together to take responsibility for keeping an eye on each other's property, as a way of preventing crime
next door neighbour — a person who lives in the house, flat, etc, next to one's home
non-distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
nonthrombocytopenic — Not thrombocytopenic.
on the baker's list — in good health
on-the-job training — apprenticeship, learning by doing
palaeoethnobotanist — someone who studies fossil seeds and grains to further archaeological knowledge, esp of the domestication of cereals
paschen-back effect — a splitting of spectral lines observed when the source of a radiation is subjected to a strong magnetic field, caused when the vectors associated with the spin and orbital angular momentum exhibit individual rather than common precession.
phenylthiocarbamide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
phthalocyanine blue — a pigment used in painting, derived from copper phthalocyanine and characterized chiefly by its brilliant, dark-blue color and by permanence.
protease inhibitors — 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.
put on the feed bag — Also called nose bag. a bag for feeding horses, placed before the mouth and fastened around the head with straps.
redress the balance — to make a fair adjustment; see that justice is done
semidetached binary — a pair of stars that are so close together that mass transfer occurs from one to the other
short-tail business — Short-tail business is insurance business where it is known that claims will be made and settled quickly.
shortness of breath — respiratory difficulty
son-of-a-bitch stew — (in the Old West) a stew often prepared by chuck-wagon cooks for working cowboys, containing tripe and often also the heart, liver, brains, kidney, etc., of a slaughtered steer.
southern crab apple — a tree, Malus angustifolia, of the eastern U.S., having oblong leaves, fragrant, pink or rose-colored flowers, and small, round, yellow-green fruit.
spaghetti bolognese — Italian dish of pasta and tomato sauce
store refurbishment — Store refurbishment happens when a store needs to be redecorated, modernized or the layout changed. The store will often be closed to customers during this time.
substitution cipher — a cipher that replaces letters of the plain text with another set of letters or symbols.
switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
take sb/sth in hand — If you take something or someone in hand, you take control or responsibility over them, especially in order to improve them.
tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
the best of friends — If two people are the best of friends, they are close friends, especially when they have had a disagreement or fight in the past.
the bitter/very end — If you do something to the bitter end or to the very end, you continue to do it for as long as you can, although it may be very unpleasant or dangerous.
the boxer rebellion — an unsuccessful rebellion in 1900 led by a nationalistic Chinese secret society against foreign interests in China
the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
the labour movement — a movement campaigning for the interests of working people, for example for better working conditions, better treatment from employers, etc
the london assembly — the devolved legislature of London, based in City Hall, Southwark
the retail business — the business sector in which goods are sold individually or in small quantities to consumers
throw oneself at sb — If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
thumb one's nose at — to deride or mock, esp by placing the thumb on the nose with fingers extended
to be going on with — If you say that something is enough to be going on with, you mean that it is enough for your needs at the moment, although you will need something better at some time in the future.
to be headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
to be in the charts — (of a record or pop group) to be popular
to be reckoned with — of considerable importance or influence
to be running short — If you are running short of something or running low on something, you do not have much of it left. If a supply of something is running short or running low, there is not much of it left.
to be seeing things — to believe one is seeing or hearing something that is not really there
to hang by a thread — If you say that something is hanging by a thread, you mean that it is in a very uncertain state and is unlikely to survive or succeed.
to plumb new depths — If you say that something plumbs new depths, you mean that it is worse than all the things of its kind that have existed before, even though some of them have been very bad.
under the banner of — If someone does something under the banner of a particular cause, idea, or belief, they do it saying that they support that cause, idea, or belief.
wearable technology — a small computer or advanced electronic device that is worn or carried on the body: the trendiest wearable technologies.
west dunbartonshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on Loch Lomond and the Clyde estuary: corresponds to part of the historical county of Dunbartonshire; part of Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: engineering industries. Administrative centre: Dumbarton. Pop: 92 320 (2003 est). Area: 162 sq km (63 sq miles)

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