16-letter words containing b, e, r, i, t, h

hypersensibility — capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli.
hypersusceptible — hypersensitive (def 2).
hypervariability — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
intake of breath — When someone takes an intake of breath, they breathe in quickly and noisily, usually because they are shocked at something.
interbehavioural — relating to or involving interbehaviour
into the bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
phlebothrombosis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein.
projection booth — a soundproof compartment in a theater where a motion-picture projector is housed and from which the picture is projected on the screen.
re-establishment — the act or an instance of establishing.
reaction chamber — the chamber in a rocket engine in which the reaction or combustion of fuel occurs
redbank whiteoak — a city in S Tennessee.
rich tea biscuit — any of various semisweet biscuits
right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
right honourable — (in Britain and certain Commonwealth countries) a title of respect for a Privy Councillor or an appeal-court judge
saint-barthelemy — (Saint Bartholomew; Saint Barts; Saint Barths) a resort island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands, part of the French department of Guadeloupe. 6900; 8 sq. mi. (21 sq. km).
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)
semi-hibernation — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
showbiz reporter — a journalist who writes about the entertainment industry
siberian mammoth — a shaggy-coated mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, that lived in cold regions across Eurasia and North America during the Ice Age, known from fossils, cave paintings, and well-preserved frozen carcasses.
sir herbert read — George, 1733–98, American political leader: served in the Continental Congress 1774–77.
smooth breathing — a symbol (') used in the writing of Greek to indicate that the initial vowel over which it is placed is unaspirated.
southern baptist — a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, founded in Augusta, Georgia, in 1845, that is strictly Calvinistic and active in religious publishing and education.
sth rings a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
synthetic rubber — any of several substances similar to natural rubber in properties and uses, produced by the polymerization of an unsaturated hydrocarbon, as butylene or isoprene, or by the copolymerization of such hydrocarbons with styrene, butadiene, or the like.
take the liberty — do sth without permission
the arabian gulf — the arm of the Arabian Sea between SW Iran and Arabia; important for the oilfields on its shores
the foreign-born — immigrants of a country
the public purse — money from or controlled by the government
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.
thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
to break the ice — If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
tracheobronchial — of, relating to, or affecting the trachea and bronchi.
trinity brethren — the members of Trinity House
whirligig beetle — any of numerous aquatic beetles of the family Gyrinidae, commonly seen in groups circling about rapidly on the surface of the water.
white-haired boy — a favourite; darling
write home about — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
xaverian brother — a member of a congregation of Roman Catholic laymen bound by simple vows and dedicated to education.

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