14-letter words containing b, i, s, h
- ethnobotanists — Plural form of ethnobotanist.
- euphorbiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, a family of plants typically having capsular fruits: includes the spurges, the castor oil and cassava plants, cascarilla, and poinsettia
- exercise bench — (in a gymnasium) a low table, which may be inclined, used for various exercises
- exhaustibility — The property of being exhaustible.
- exhibitionists — Plural form of exhibitionist.
- extinguishable — Able to be extinguished.
- extra-base hit — any hit greater than a single; double, triple, or home run
- fashionability — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- gambling house — a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.
- garden rubbish — organic refuse generated by gardening
- haberdasheries — Plural form of haberdashery.
- haight-ashbury — a district of San Francisco, in the central part of the city: a center for hippies and the drug culture in the 1960s.
- hair's breadth — A hair's breadth is a very small degree or amount.
- hair's-breadth — a very small space or distance: We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.
- hamilton basso — Hamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.
- hanging basket — suspended woven container for plants
- hasan al-basri — died 728 ad, Muslim religious thinker
- hastings banda — Hastings Kamuzu [kah-moo-zoo] /kɑˈmu zu/ (Show IPA), 1906–97, Malawi physician, political leader, and public official: 1st president of Malawi 1966–94.
- heath robinson — (of a mechanical device) absurdly complicated in design and having a simple function
- hebetudinosity — mental dullness; insipidity
- heebie-jeebies — a condition of extreme nervousness caused by fear, worry, strain, etc.; the jitters; the willies (usually preceded by the): Just thinking about ghosts gives me the heebie-jeebies.
- hemimetabolism — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hit the bricks — a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
- hobbledehoyish — of or like a hobbledehoy
- holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
- holometabolism — The complete metamorphosis of an insect.
- hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.
- hospital board — the group of people responsible for the safe and efficient running of a hospital
- husein ibn-ali — 1856–1931, 1st king of Hejaz 1916–24.
- hybrid testing — (testing) A combination of top-down testing with bottom-up testing of prioritised or available components.
- hybristophilia — A paraphilia involving attraction to somebody who has committed a crime or outrage.
- hydrobiologist — someone who studies or specializes in hydrobiology
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- in sb's honour — If something is arranged or happens in someone's honour, it is done specially to show appreciation of them.
- inhabitiveness — the disposition to remain in one place; the inclination not to leave home
- inner hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- invisible hand — (in the economics of Adam Smith) an unseen force or mechanism that guides individuals to unwittingly benefit society through the pursuit of their private interests.
- it's no bother — If you say 'it's no bother' after offering to do something for someone, you are emphasizing that you really want to do it and that it will take very little effort.
- john steinbeck — John (Ernst) [urnst] /ɜrnst/ (Show IPA), 1902–68, U.S. novelist: Nobel prize 1962.
- labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
- lee's birthday — Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, a legal holiday in several Southern states
- limburg cheese — a semihard white cheese of very strong smell and flavour
- mashie niblick — a club with an iron head whose face has more slope than a mashie but less slope than a pitcher.
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- military brush — one of a pair of matched hairbrushes having no handles, especially for men and boys.
- miller's thumb — any of several small, freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, of Europe and North America.
- miller's-thumb — any of several small, freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, of Europe and North America.