21-letter words containing h, i, b, e, r

irish republican army — an underground Irish nationalist organization founded to work for Irish independence from Great Britain: declared illegal by the Irish government in 1936, but continues activity aimed at the unification of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Abbreviation: IRA, I.R.A.
keep the ball rolling — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
laboratory technician — sb who assists in a laboratory
lambeth quadrilateral — the four essentials agreed upon at the Lambeth Conference of 1888 for a United Christian Church, namely, the Holy Scriptures, the Apostles' Creed, the sacraments of baptism and Holy Communion, and the historic episcopate
leave sb in the lurch — If someone leaves you in the lurch, they go away or stop helping you at a very difficult time.
maître d'hôtel butter — melted butter mixed with parsley and lemon juice
member of the wedding — a novel (1946) and play (1950) by Carson McCullers.
methyltrinitrobenzene — TNT.
mistress of the robes — (in Britain) a lady of high rank in charge of the Queen's wardrobe
night-blooming cereus — any of various cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Peniocereus, Nyctocereus, or Selenicereus, having large, usually white flowers that open at night.
northumberland strait — the part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence that separates Prince Edward Island from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. About 200 miles (320 km) long; 9–30 miles (15–48 km) wide.
on o's best behaviour — If someone is on their best behaviour, they are trying very hard to behave well.
open graphics library — (graphics, library) (OpenGL) A multi-platform software interface to graphics hardware, supporting rendering and imaging operations. The OpenGL interface was developed by Silicon Graphics, who license it to other vendors. The OpenGL graphics interface consists of several hundred functions operating on 2D and 3D objects, supporting basic techniques, such as modelling and smooth shading, and advanced techniques, such as texture mapping and motion blur. Many operations require a frame buffer. OpenGL is network-transparent, and a common extension to the X Window System allows an OpenGL client to communicate across a network with a different vendor's OpenGL server. OpenGL is based on Silicon Graphics' proprietary IRIS GL.
ortho-dichlorobenzene — a colorless liquid with a pleasant odor, C 6 H 4 Cl 2 , used as a solvent for a wide range of organic materials.
pipelined burst cache — Pipeline Burst Cache
propantheline bromide — a substance, C 2 3 H 3 0 BrNO 3 , used in the treatment of peptic ulcers.
public health service — the agency that is responsible for the health of the general public
put sb in the picture — If you put someone in the picture, you tell them about a situation which they need to know about.
put sb in their place — If you put someone in their place, you show them that they are less important or clever than they think they are.
rayleigh distribution — (mathematics) A curve that yields a good approximation to the actual labour curves on software projects.
reciprocal inhibition — the theory that the pairing of an anxiety-provoking stimulus with anxiety-reducing reactions will weaken the association between the stimulus and the anxiety.
recompression chamber — hyperbaric chamber.
rehabilitation centre — a centre or clinic where people with an alcohol or drug addiction are treated
reverberation chamber — a room with walls that reflect sound. It is used to make acoustic measurements and as a source of reverberant sound to be mixed with direct sound for recording or broadcasting
salam-weinberg theory — the electroweak theory.
satisficing behaviour — the form of behaviour demonstrated by firms who seek satisfactory profits and satisfactory growth rather than maximum profits
sb/sth reigns supreme — Someone or something that reigns supreme is the most important or powerful element in a situation or period of time.
single spanish burton — a tackle having a runner as well as the fall supporting the load, giving a mechanical advantage of three, neglecting friction.
space shuttle orbiter — orbiter (def 1).
splice the main brace — to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands.
sympathetic vibration — a vibration induced by resonance.
take sb at their word — If you take someone at their word, you believe what they say, when they did not really mean it or when they meant something slightly different.
take sb/sth seriously — If you take someone or something seriously, you believe that they are important and deserve attention.
the barber of seville — Italian Il barbiere di Siviglia. a comic opera (1816) by Gioacchino Rossini based on a comedy (1775) by Beaumarchais.
the battle of britain — from August to October 1940, the prolonged bombing of S England by the German Luftwaffe and the successful resistance by the RAF Fighter Command, which put an end to the German plan of invading Britain
the birth of a nation — an American film (1915), directed by D. W. Griffith.
the built environment — the buildings and all other things constructed by human beings
the probation service — a criminal justice service that is mainly responsible for dealing with offenders by placing them under the supervision of a probation officer
the rock of gibraltar — a limestone promontory at the tip of S Spain
the yellow brick road — the road to success or happiness (in the film the Wizard of Oz the yellow brick road leads to Oz)
the-ring-the-nibelung — Richard Wagner's tetralogy of music dramas: Das Rheingold (completed 1869), Die Walküre (completed 1870), Siegfried (completed 1876), and Götterdämmerung (completed 1876): the cycle was first performed at Bayreuth, 1876.
threatening behaviour — intimidation or intentional behaviour that causes another person to fear injury or harm
three-quarter binding — a binding in which the material used for the back extends further over the covers than in half binding.
to be killed outright — If someone is killed outright, they die immediately, for example in an accident.
to lay something bare — If you lay something bare, you uncover it completely so that it can then be seen.
to rub shoulders with — If you rub shoulders with famous people, you meet them and talk to them. You can also say that you rub elbows with someone, especially in American English.
to think better of it — If you intend to do something and then think better of it, you decide not to do it because you realize it would not be sensible.
undesirable discharge — a discharge under other than honorable conditions of a person from military service by administrative action.
weinberg-salam theory — electroweak theory.
with one's bare hands — If someone does something with their bare hands, they do it without using any weapons or tools.

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