18-letter words containing b, u, s, h
- nebular hypothesis — the theory that the solar system evolved from a mass of nebular matter: prominent in the 19th century following its precise formulation by Laplace.
- plumber's merchant — a shop or business that sells things needed for the job of installing and repairing pipes, fixtures, etc, for water, drainage, and gas
- prometheus unbound — a drama in verse (1820) by Shelley.
- publishing company — a firm which publishes books
- punishment beating — a form of corporal punishment carried out by a paramilitary organization on a member of another sectarian organization, usually in Northern Ireland
- pyramus and thisbe — (in Greek legend) two lovers of Babylon: Pyramus, wrongly supposing Thisbe to be dead, killed himself and she, encountering him in his death throes, did the same
- rheims-douay bible — Douay Bible.
- rub shoulders with — to mix with socially or associate with
- rubbish collection — the collection of domestic refuse for disposal
- rufous hummingbird — a reddish-brown hummingbird, Selasphorus rufus, of western North America.
- shrubby cinquefoil — a small shrub, Potentilla fruticosa, of the rose family, native to the Northern temperate region, having pinnate leaves and numerous, showy, bright-yellow flowers.
- so much the better — You can say 'so much the better' or 'all the better' to indicate that it is desirable that a particular thing is used, done, or available.
- southeast by south — a point on the compass 11°15′ south of southeast. Abbreviation: SEbS.
- southwest by south — a point on the compass 11°15′ south of southwest. Abbreviation: SWbS.
- sub-saharan africa — the region of Africa to the south of the Sahara desert
- submarine sandwich — a sandwich made with a long cylindrical bread roll
- substitute teacher — educator: replaces sb temporarily
- the baptist church — any of various Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of believers
- the blue hen state — a nickname for the state of Delaware
- the queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
- the-master-builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
- to be caught short — If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet.
- to gussy sb/sth up — to give (a person or thing) a smarter or more interesting appearance
- under one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- up to the eyeballs — You use up to the eyeballs to emphasize that someone is in an undesirable state to a very great degree.
- urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
- westinghouse brake — a railroad air brake operated by compressed air.
- white man's burden — the alleged duty of white colonizers to care for nonwhite indigenous subjects in their colonial possessions.