16-letter words containing b, h, a, i

multi-way branch — switch statement
murasaki shikibu — Lady, 978?–1031? Japanese poet and novelist.
nash equilibrium — (in game theory) a stable state of a system involving the interaction of two or more players in which no player can gain by a unilateral change of strategy if the strategies of the other players remain unchanged
non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
non-cohabitation — to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
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
oblique zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it between the poles and the equator
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
phenoxybenzamine — an alpha blocker, C 1 8 H 2 2 ClNO, used to dilate vascular peripheral blood vessels in the treatment of Raynaud's disease and in pheochromocytoma.
philip of swabia — 1180?–1208, king of Germany and uncrowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1198–1208 (son of Frederick I).
philip r. bagley — (person) A pioneer of computer document retrieval. See metadata.
port phillip bay — a bay in SE Australia: the harbor of Melbourne. 31 miles (50 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.
post-elizabethan — of or relating to the reign of Elizabeth I, queen of England, or to her times: Elizabethan diplomacy; Elizabethan music.
psychobiological — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
put in mothballs — to postpone work on (a project, activity, etc)
rainbow seaperch — an embiotocid fish, Hypsurus caryi, living off the Pacific coast of North America, having red, orange, and blue stripes on the body.
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.
research library — a general or specialized library that collects materials for use in intensive research projects.
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
roundabout chair — corner chair.
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).
scarborough lily — a plant, Vallota speciosa, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having clusters of funnel-shaped, scarlet flowers.
schaumburg-lippe — a former state in NW Germany.
school librarian — a librarian who works in or is in charge of a school library
semi-hibernation — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
shoot-to-disable — of or relating to shooting by soldiers or police that is intended to disable rather than kill
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.
simeon ben yohai — flourished 2nd century a.d, Palestinian rabbi.
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.
spanish bluebell — a bulbous plant, Endymion hispanicus, of the lily family, native to Spain and Portugal, having blue, white, or pink, bell-shaped flowers.
stab in the back — to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon: She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
steamboat gothic — a florid architectural style suggesting the gingerbread-decorated construction of river boats of the Victorian period.
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.
stroboradiograph — a stroboscopic radiograph.
submarine chaser — a small patrol vessel, 100–200 feet (30–60 meters) long, designed for military operations against submarines.
subtropical high — one of several highs, as the Azores and Pacific highs, that prevail over the oceans at latitudes of about 30 degrees N and S. Also called subtropical anticyclone. Compare high (def 37).
take the biscuit — Take the biscuit means the same as take the cake.
take the liberty — do sth without permission
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 amazon basin — the catchment area of the River Amazon
the arabian gulf — the arm of the Arabian Sea between SW Iran and Arabia; important for the oilfields on its shores
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

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