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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.
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