13-letter words containing b, r, e, h
- breech-loader — a firearm that is loaded at the breech
- breeches buoy — a ring-shaped life buoy with a support in the form of a pair of short breeches, in which a person is suspended for safe transfer from a ship
- breeches part — a male role played by an actress.
- 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
- brie (cheese) — a ripened soft, white cheese made in France, or a similar cheese made elsewhere
- bring home to — to convince of
- bristle brush — a brush made with animal bristles
- british isles — a group of islands in W Europe, consisting of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Orkney, Shetland, the Channel Islands belonging to Great Britain, and the islands adjacent to these
- british white — a British breed of medium-sized white cattle with black points, bred mainly for meat
- broad hatchet — a hatchet with a broad cutting edge.
- broiler house — a building in which broiler chickens are reared in confined conditions
- brokenhearted — Someone who is brokenhearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
- bronze whaler — a shark, Carcharhinus brachyurus, of southern Australian waters, having a bronze-coloured back
- brotherliness — of, like, or befitting a brother; affectionate and loyal; fraternal: brotherly love.
- bulbourethral — of or relating to the rounded mass of tissue surrounding the urethra at the root of the penis.
- bullhead rail — a rail having a cross section with a bulbous top and bottom, the top being larger
- buprenorphine — an opiate used medicinally as a powerful analgesic
- burgess shale — a bed of Cambrian sedimentary rock in the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia containing many unique invertebrate fossils
- burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
- busheled iron — heterogeneous iron made from scrap iron and steel.
- butcher block — designating or of a thick slab made by gluing together strips of hardwood, as maple or oak, used for counter and table tops, etc.
- butcher knife — a large, very sharp knife for cutting or trimming meat.
- butcher linen — a strong, heavy fabric made of rayon or rayon and cotton with a linen finish, constructed in plain weave.
- butcher paper — heavy, moisture-resistant paper, as used for wrapping meat.
- butcher's boy — a boy doing deliveries for a butcher and perhaps also learning the butchery trade, esp in the past
- butcher's saw — a type of hacksaw used especially by butchers for cutting through meat and bones.
- butterflyfish — any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
- butyraldehyde — a colourless flammable pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins. Formula: CH3(CH2)2CHO
- butyrophenone — a drug used to treat psychiatric disorders
- calabash tree — a tropical American evergreen tree, Crescentia cujete, that produces large round gourds: family Bignoniaceae
- cancerophobia — a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
- carte blanche — If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right.
- catcher's box — box1 (def 16d).
- chamber music — Chamber music is classical music written for a small number of instruments.
- chamber opera — an opera requiring few performers and a small orchestra.
- chamber organ — a small compact organ used esp for the authentic performance of preclassical music
- chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- charles abbot — Charles Greeley, 1872–1973, U.S. astrophysicist.
- 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)
- checkerblooms — Plural form of checkerbloom.
- cheeseburgers — Plural form of cheeseburger.
- cherry brandy — a red liqueur made of brandy flavoured with cherries
- chickenburger — A hot sandwich made of a patty of chicken in a bun, often with other ingredients.
- 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