19-letter words containing h, a, b, i, t

hyperbolic cosecant — a hyperbolic function that is the reciprocal of hyperbolic sine
in the catbird seat — If you say that someone is in the catbird seat, you think that their situation is very good.
interchangeableness — Quality of being interchangeable.
isle of shoals boat — a sailing boat formerly used in Ipswich Bay, Massachusetts, rigged with two spritsails or gaff sails.
isthmus of san blas — the narrowest part of the Isthmus of Panama. Width: about 50 km (30 miles)
job creation scheme — a governmental scheme to increase the number of jobs in an area, organization, etc
junior bantamweight — a boxer weighing up to 115 pounds (51.7 kg), between flyweight and bantamweight.
label switched path — (networking) (LSP) The specific path through a network that a datagram follows, based on its MPLS labels.
liberation theology — a 20th-century Christian theology, emphasizing the Biblical and doctrinal theme of liberation from oppression, whether racial, sexual, economic, or political.
line-of-battle ship — ship of the line.
lobster-tail helmet — a burgonet fitted with a long, articulated tail of lames for protecting the nape of the neck, worn by cavalry in the 17th century.
make the best of it — cope
neighbourhood watch — a scheme under which members of a community agree together to take responsibility for keeping an eye on each other's property, as a way of preventing crime
non-distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
not by a long sight — on no account; not at all
olive-backed thrush — Swainson's thrush.
on the baker's list — in good health
on-the-job training — apprenticeship, learning by doing
palaeoethnobotanist — someone who studies fossil seeds and grains to further archaeological knowledge, esp of the domestication of cereals
phenylthiocarbamide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
phthalocyanine blue — a pigment used in painting, derived from copper phthalocyanine and characterized chiefly by its brilliant, dark-blue color and by permanence.
protease inhibitors — 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.
saber-toothed tiger — any of several extinct members of the cat family Felidae from the Oligocene to Pleistocene Epochs, having greatly elongated, saberlike upper canine teeth.
sabre-toothed tiger — any of various extinct Tertiary felines of the genus Smilodon and related genera, with long curved upper canine teeth
sb's spiritual home — your spiritual home is the place where you feel that you belong, usually because your ideas or attitudes are the same as those of the people who live there
semidetached binary — a pair of stars that are so close together that mass transfer occurs from one to the other
short-tail business — Short-tail business is insurance business where it is known that claims will be made and settled quickly.
simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
son-of-a-bitch stew — (in the Old West) a stew often prepared by chuck-wagon cooks for working cowboys, containing tripe and often also the heart, liver, brains, kidney, etc., of a slaughtered steer.
spaghetti bolognese — Italian dish of pasta and tomato sauce
starve the bardies! — an exclamation of surprise or protest
stochastic variable — a random variable.
switchblade (knife) — a large jackknife that snaps open when a release button on the handle is pressed
take sb/sth in hand — If you take something or someone in hand, you take control or responsibility over them, especially in order to improve them.
tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
the admiralty board — (formerly) a department of the British Ministry of Defence, responsible for the administration and planning of the Royal Navy
the british disease — the pattern of strikes and industrial unrest in the 1970s and early 1980s supposed by many during this time to be endemic in Britain and to weaken the British economy
the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
the gift of the gab — If someone has the gift of the gab, they are able to speak easily and confidently, and to persuade people. Also the gift of gab, mainly in American English.
the retail business — the business sector in which goods are sold individually or in small quantities to consumers
thermal equilibrium — the relationship between two systems connected only by a diathermic wall.
to be headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
to be in the charts — (of a record or pop group) to be popular
to fight for breath — If you fight for breath, you try to breathe but find it very difficult.
to make like sth/sb — If you make like you are doing something, you act as if you are doing it, and if you make like someone, you act as if you are that person.
to take the biscuit — If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the biscuit or that what they have done takes the biscuit, to emphasize your surprise at their behaviour.
toshiba corporation — (company) A Japanese technology manufacturer with 364 subsidiaries worldwide. Toshiba makes and sells electronics for home, office, industry and health care including information and communication systems, electronic components, heavy electrical apparatus, consumer products and medical diagnostic imaging equipment. In FY 2003-4, Toshiba employed 161,286 people.
tubular steel chair — a chair with a frame made of tubular steel
west dunbartonshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on Loch Lomond and the Clyde estuary: corresponds to part of the historical county of Dunbartonshire; part of Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: engineering industries. Administrative centre: Dumbarton. Pop: 92 320 (2003 est). Area: 162 sq km (63 sq miles)
wet behind the ears — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.

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