13-letter words containing e, a, t, h
- bethnal green — a former borough of London, England, N of the Thames.
- bibliothecary — a librarian
- bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
- big-heartedly — in a big-hearted manner
- birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
- birthday cake — a special cake eaten at a birthday party
- black panther — (in the US) a member of a militant Black political party (1965–82) founded to end the political dominance of White people
- black-hearted — evil, malicious, or wicked
- blandishments — Blandishments are pleasant things that someone says to another person in order to persuade them to do something.
- blanket chest — a chest, with or without drawers, having a rectangular space under a lifting lid or top, used for storing blankets, bedding, or clothing.
- blanket sheet — a newspaper of larger than average size, common in the mid 19th century.
- blepharoplast — a cylindrical cytoplasmic body in protozoa
- blow the gaff — to divulge a secret
- body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
- bohr magneton — a unit that is used to indicate the magnetic moment of the electron structure in an atom, equal to 9.27 × 10 −21 erg/gauss.
- bottle-washer — a menial or factotum
- boynton beach — a city in SE Florida.
- brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
- brachytherapy — a form of radiotherapy in which sealed sources of radioactive material are inserted temporarily into body cavities or directly into tumours
- brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
- break the ice — to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangers
- break through — If you break through a barrier, you succeed in forcing your way through it.
- breakthroughs — a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond an enemy's front-line defense.
- breathability — fitness to be breathed
- breathe again — to feel relief
- breeches part — a male role played by an actress.
- bridal wreath — any of several N temperate rosaceous shrubs of the genus Spiraea, esp S. prunifolia, cultivated for their sprays of small white flowers
- broad hatchet — a hatchet with a broad cutting edge.
- brokenhearted — Someone who is brokenhearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
- bulbourethral — of or relating to the rounded mass of tissue surrounding the urethra at the root of the penis.
- bull elephant — an adult male elephant
- bullet-headed — with a head shaped like a bullet
- bundle sheath — a layer of cells in plant leaves and stems that surrounds a vascular bundle.
- butcher paper — heavy, moisture-resistant paper, as used for wrapping meat.
- butcher's saw — a type of hacksaw used especially by butchers for cutting through meat and bones.
- butyraldehyde — a colourless flammable pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins. Formula: CH3(CH2)2CHO
- cabbage white — any large white butterfly of the genus Pieris, esp the Eurasian species P. brassicae, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of cabbages and related vegetables: family Pieridae
- cache storage — cache (def 3).
- cafe chantant — an intimate cabaret offering sophisticated musical entertainment.
- cage fighting — Cage fighting is a type of organized violent fighting that takes place in an enclosed space.
- calabash tree — a tropical American evergreen tree, Crescentia cujete, that produces large round gourds: family Bignoniaceae
- call the tune — to be in control of the proceedings
- call the turn — to predict successfully
- callisthenics — light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone, etc
- candidateship — candidature
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- cape hatteras — a promontory off the E coast of North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, which is situated between Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic: known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" for its danger to shipping
- capstan lathe — a lathe for repetitive work, having a rotatable turret resembling a capstan to hold tools for successive operations
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.