18-letter words containing b, o, s, t, h, n
- prometheus unbound — a drama in verse (1820) by Shelley.
- protease inhibitor — 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.
- rubbish collection — the collection of domestic refuse for disposal
- saint john's bread — carob (def 2).
- shorthand notebook — a notebook used by a shorthand writer
- sindbad the sailor — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments), a wealthy citizen of Baghdad who relates the adventures of his seven wonderful voyages.
- take a shine to sb — If you say that someone has taken a shine to another person, you mean that he or she liked them very much at their first meeting.
- the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
- the queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
- tighten one's belt — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- to be on the rocks — if something such as a marriage or a business is on the rocks, it is experiencing very severe difficulties and looks likely to end very soon
- to spill the beans — If you spill the beans, you tell someone something that people have been trying to keep secret.
- under one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
- westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.