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

  • brahma vihara — vihara (def 3).
  • brahma-vihara — (initial capital letter). Also called Brahma Vihara. one of the four states of mind, namely love, compassion, sympathetic gladness, and equanimity, to be developed by every Buddhist.
  • brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
  • branch office — the local branch of a bank, shop, or other business
  • branch rickey — (Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.
  • break the ice — to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangers
  • breathability — fitness to be breathed
  • breathe again — to feel relief
  • breechloading — loaded at the breech.
  • breidha fjord — an inlet of Denmark Strait on the NW coast of Iceland.
  • bridal shower — a party, held for a woman before her wedding, to which her friends bring gifts
  • bridal wreath — any of several N temperate rosaceous shrubs of the genus Spiraea, esp S. prunifolia, cultivated for their sprays of small white flowers
  • brigham young — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
  • brinksmanship — the technique or practice of maneuvering a dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance or safety in order to secure the greatest advantage, especially by creating diplomatic crises.
  • british asian — A British Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain.
  • british india — the 17 provinces of India formerly governed by the British under the British sovereign: ceased to exist in 1947 when the independent states of India and Pakistan were created
  • broca-aphasia — a type of aphasia caused by a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, characterized by misarticulated speech and lack of grammatical morphemes.
  • buffalo chips — the dried dung of buffalo used as fuel, especially by early settlers on the western plains.
  • bullhead rail — a rail having a cross section with a bulbous top and bottom, the top being larger
  • burt standish — Burt L. pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
  • butch haircut — a short haircut for men, similar to a crew cut.
  • cabbage aphid — a small, blue aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae, that feeds on cabbage and related plants.
  • cabbage white — any large white butterfly of the genus Pieris, esp the Eurasian species P. brassicae, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and related vegetables: family Pieridae
  • cainotophobia — Alternative form of cainophobia.
  • cancerophobia — a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer
  • carcinophobia — Inordinate dread of contracting cancer.
  • chalcostibite — a mineral, antimony copper sulfide, CuSbS 2 , occurring in lead-gray crystals.
  • chamber music — Chamber music is classical music written for a small number of instruments.
  • changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
  • charitability — Charitableness.
  • chastity belt — a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse
  • 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)
  • chemical bond — a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons
  • chiaochou bay — an inlet of the Yellow Sea, in E China, in Shandong province. 20 miles (32 km) long; 15 miles (24 km) wide.
  • child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
  • 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
  • christmas box — a tip or present given at Christmas, esp to postmen, tradesmen, etc
  • cinchona bark — the dried bark of any of a cinchona tree, which yields quinine and other medicinal alkaloids
  • city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
  • clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
  • club sandwich — a sandwich consisting of three or more slices of toast or bread with a filling
  • coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
  • coachbuilding — the manufacture of bodies for cars, buses, and coaches
  • cocaine habit — an addiction to cocaine
  • copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
  • crash barrier — A crash barrier is a strong low fence built along the side of a road or between the two halves of a motorway in order to prevent accidents.
  • crush barrier — a barrier erected to separate sections of large crowds in order to prevent crushing
  • crystal habit — the external shape of a crystal
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