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14-letter words containing h, a, b, n

  • nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
  • on sb's behalf — If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for that person as their representative.
  • on the back of — If you say that one thing happens on the back of another thing, you mean that it happens after that other thing and in addition to it.
  • on the wallaby — (of a person) wandering about looking for work
  • opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
  • orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
  • oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
  • phenobarbitone — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
  • phenylbutazone — a potent substance, C 1 9 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used to reduce pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and gout, and used in veterinary medicine for musculoskeletal disorders.
  • phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
  • plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
  • queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
  • rehabilitation — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
  • roman alphabet — Latin alphabet.
  • sandwich board — two connected posters or signboards that hang in front of and behind a person and usually bear some advertisement, notice, exhortation, or the like.
  • second chamber — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
  • shabby-genteel — trying to maintain dignity and self-respect despite shabbiness.
  • shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
  • shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
  • shooting brake — station wagon.
  • siberian husky — one of a Siberian breed of medium-size dogs having a thick, soft coat, raised originally as sled dogs.
  • slash and burn — Slash and burn is a method of farming that involves clearing land by destroying and burning all the trees and plants on it, farming there for a short time, and then moving on to clear a new piece of land.
  • slash-and-burn — of a method of agriculture used in the tropics, in which forest vegetation is felled and burned, the land is cropped for a few years, then the forest is allowed to reinvade.
  • smash-and-grab — A smash-and-grab is a robbery in which a person breaks a shop window, takes the things that are on display there, and runs away with them.
  • snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
  • son of a bitch — a contemptible or thoroughly disagreeable person; scoundrel.
  • south suburban — a city in SE West Bengal, in E India: a suburb of Calcutta.
  • spanish arabic — the Arabic language as used in Spain during the period of Moorish domination and influence, c900–1500. Abbreviation: SpAr.
  • spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
  • special branch — The Special Branch is the department of the British police that is concerned with political security and deals with things such as terrorism and visits by foreign leaders.
  • square-bashing — drill on a barrack square
  • submachine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
  • swimming baths — an indoor swimming pool
  • telephone bank — an array of telephones used in large-scale telephoning operations, as for a political campaign.
  • terebinthinate — of, relating to, or resembling turpentine.
  • the blue angel — a legendary German expressionist film of 1930, the first major German sound film, starring Marlene Dietrich
  • the honourable — a title of respect placed before a name: employed before the names of various officials in the English-speaking world, as a courtesy title in Britain for the children of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls, and in Parliament by one member speaking of another
  • the inevitable — something that is unavoidable
  • the mabinogion — a collection of Welsh tales based on old Celtic legends and mythology in which magic and the supernatural play a large part
  • the unknowable — the ultimate reality that underlies all phenomena but cannot be known
  • the-bostonians — a novel (1886) by Henry James.
  • the-mabinogion — a collection of medieval Welsh romances that were translated (1838–49) by Lady Charlotte Guest.
  • thenard's blue — cobalt blue.
  • thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • thrust bearing — a bearing designed to absorb thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution.
  • treasury bench — (in Britain) the front bench to the right of the Speaker in the House of Commons, traditionally reserved for members of the Government
  • turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
  • unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
  • undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
  • undiminishable — unable to be diminished
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