13-letter words containing h, a, b, n
- swashbuckling — characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler.
- swimming bath — swimming pool.
- teachableness — the quality or condition of being teachable
- team handball — a game, similar to soccer, played between two teams of seven players who catch, dribble, throw, or hit the ball with the hands.
- techno-babble — technical jargon relating to computing and other technological subjects
- thanatophobia — an abnormal fear of death.
- the caribbean — the states and islands of the Caribbean Sea, including the West Indies, when considered as a geopolitical region
- the new black — If you say that a particular colour is the new black, you mean that it has become fashionable.
- the noble art — boxing
- the west bank — a semi-autonomous Palestinian region in the Middle East on the W bank of the River Jordan, comprising the hills of Judaea and Samaria and part of Jerusalem: formerly part of Palestine (the entity created by the League of Nations in 1922 and operating until 1948): became part of Jordan after the ceasefire of 1949: occupied by Israel since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. In 1993 a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization provided for the West Bank to become a self-governing Palestinian area; a new Palestinian National Authority assumed control of parts of the territory in 1994–95, but subsequent talks broke down and Israel reoccupied much of this in 2001–02 and continues to maintain most existing Israeli settlements. Pop: 2 676 740 (2013 est). Area: 5879 sq km (2270 sq miles)
- thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
- thiabendazole — a drug used as an antifungal treatment and as an anthelmintic
- thinkableness — the state or quality of being conceivable or thinkable
- third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- treble chance — a method of betting in football pools in which the chances of winning are related to the number of draws and the number of home and away wins forecast by the competitor
- tubing hanger — A tubing hanger is a device which is attached to the top tubing joint and supports the tubing.
- turban squash — a turban-shaped variety of winter squash, Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis.
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- un-attachable — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
- unchastisable — not deserving to be chastised; beyond reproach
- unestablished — not established.
- unfashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- unfashionably — in an unfashionable manner
- unimpeachable — above suspicion; impossible to discredit; impeccable: unimpeachable motives.
- unimpeachably — above suspicion; impossible to discredit; impeccable: unimpeachable motives.
- uninhabitable — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
- unpublishable — not capable of being made available in print for distribution and sale
- unscratchable — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- unsmotherable — unquenchable
- unstaunchable — incapable of being stopped
- unstretchable — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- untarnishable — to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
- unwhistleable — incapable of being whistled
- vannevar bush — (person) Dr. Vannevar Bush, 1890-1974. The man who invented hypertext, which he called memex, in the 1930s. Bush did his undergraduate work at Tufts College, where he later taught. His masters thesis (1913) included the invention of the Profile Tracer, used in surveying work to measure distances over uneven ground. In 1919, he joined MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering, where he stayed for twenty-five years. In 1932, he was appointed vice-president and dean. At this time, Bush worked on optical and photocomposition devices, as well as a machine for rapid selection from banks of microfilm. Further positions followed: president of the Carnegie Institute in Washington, DC (1939); chair of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (1939); director of Office of Scientific Research and Development. This last role was as presidential science advisor, which made him personally responsible for the 6,000 scientists involved in the war effort. During World War II, Bush worked on radar antenna profiles and the calculation of artillery firing tables. He proposed the development of an analogue computer, which later became the Rockefeller Differential Analyser. Bush is the pivotal figure in hypertext research. His ground-breaking 1945 paper, "As We May Think," speculated on how a machine might be created to assist human reasoning, and introduced the idea of an easily accessible, individually configurable storehouse of knowledge. This machine, which he dubbed "memex," in various ways anticipated hypermedia and the World Wide Web by nearly half a century.
- vasoinhibitor — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- weather-bound — delayed or shut in by bad weather.
- weatherbeaten — Alternative spelling of weather-beaten.
- yitzhak rabin — Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.