16-letter words containing h, a, b, e, r
- the urban league — a civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States
- the war-disabled — those people who have been disabled by war
- three-ball match — a match among three players each of whom plays a ball.
- thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
- to break the ice — If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
- to rock the boat — If you say that someone is rocking the boat, you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble.
- tracheobronchial — of, relating to, or affecting the trachea and bronchi.
- tread the boards — to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
- umbilical hernia — a hernia of the umbilicus.
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- valet de chambre — valet (def 1).
- verbal diarrhoea — a tendency to speak at excessive length
- whatever sb does — You say whatever you do when giving advice or warning someone about something.
- wheelbarrow race — a race in which one member of each team of two walks on his or her hands while the legs are held up by the partner.
- wheelchair-bound — unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relying on a wheelchair to move around
- white-haired boy — a favourite; darling
- write home about — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- xaverian brother — a member of a congregation of Roman Catholic laymen bound by simple vows and dedicated to education.
- your better half — If you talk about your better half or your other half you mean your wife, your husband, or the person of the opposite sex that you live with.