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15-letter words containing h, i

  • beginning rhyme — the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words; alliteration, as in The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.
  • bello horizonte — a city in SE Brazil.
  • belt-tightening — If you need to do some belt-tightening, you must spend less money and manage without things because you have less money than you used to have.
  • belted sandfish — a sea bass, Serranus subligarius, inhabiting warm, shallow waters of the western Atlantic Ocean.
  • bench scientist — a scientist who does experiments in a laboratory
  • benzal chloride — a colorless, oily liquid, C 7 H 6 Cl 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of benzaldehyde, and in the manufacture of dyes.
  • benzyl chloride — a colorless, corrosive liquid, C 7 H 7 Cl, used chiefly as an intermediate in the synthesis of benzyl compounds.
  • berenice's hair — the constellation Coma Berenices
  • berkshire hills — region of wooded hills in W Mass.: resort area
  • beside the mark — not striking the point aimed at
  • biblical hebrew — the Hebrew language used in the Old Testament. Abbreviation: BiblHeb.
  • bibliographical — a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
  • big bang theory — In astronomy the big bang theory is a theory that suggests that the universe was created as a result of an extremely large explosion.
  • big white chief — an important person, boss, or leader
  • billing machine — a business machine used to itemize and total customer accounts, produce bills, post account records, etc.
  • billings method — a natural method of birth control that involves examining the colour and viscosity of the cervical mucus to discover when ovulation is occurring
  • biobibliography — a bibliography containing biographical sketches of the authors listed.
  • biogeochemistry — the science of biological, chemical, and geological aspects of the environment
  • biomathematical — relating to biomathematics
  • biomechanically — from a biomechanical point of view
  • biopsychologist — a field of psychology that deals with the effects of biological factors on behavior.
  • biostratigraphy — the examination of the ages of rock strata by using fossils
  • bipartite graph — complete graph
  • birch partridge — ruffed grouse
  • birthing center — a medical facility for the labor and childbirth experience in a family-friendly, homelike environment.
  • birthing centre — a private maternity hospital
  • bishop auckland — a town in N England, in central Durham: seat of the bishops of Durham since the 12th century: light industries. Pop: 24 764 (2001)
  • bit on the side — an extramarital affair
  • bite the bullet — to face up to (pain, trouble, etc) with fortitude; be stoical
  • biting housefly — a two-winged fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, having the mouthparts adapted for biting, and commonly a household and stable pest.
  • black and white — In a black and white photograph or film, everything is shown in black, white, and grey.
  • black-and-white — displaying only black and white tones; without color, as a picture or chart: a black-and-white photograph.
  • blackwall hitch — a knot for hooking tackle to the end of a rope, holding fast when pulled but otherwise loose
  • blended whiskey — whiskey that is a blend of straight whiskey and neutral spirits or of two or more straight whiskeys
  • blenheim orange — a type of apple tree bearing gold-coloured apples
  • blenheim palace — a palace in Woodstock in Oxfordshire: built (1705–22) by Sir John Vanbrugh for the 1st Duke of Marlborough as a reward from the nation for his victory at Blenheim; gardens laid out by Henry Wise and Capability Brown; birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill (1874)
  • blotch printing — a fabric-printing method in which the ground color is transferred from the cylinder and the motif retains the original hue of the cloth.
  • boarding school — A boarding school is a school which some or all of the pupils live in during the school term. Compare day school.
  • boating holiday — a holiday spent sailing or travelling in a canal boat, cruiser, etc
  • bohemia-moravia — a former German protectorate including Bohemia and Moravia, 1939–45.
  • bohemian forest — a mountain range between the SW Czech Republic and SE Germany. Highest peak: Arber, 1457 m (4780 ft)
  • boil-in-the-bag — (of food) able to be boiled in a sealed bag until ready to eat
  • booster cushion — an extra seat or cushion placed on an existing seat for a child to sit on in a car
  • borough council — a local government body elected by a borough
  • borough-english — (until 1925) a custom in certain English boroughs whereby the youngest son inherited land to the exclusion of his older brothers
  • borscht circuit — summer resort hotels in the Catskills and White Mountains, where entertainment is provided for the guests
  • boustrophedonic — of or relating to lines written in opposite directions
  • boys' night out — an evening spent outside of the home by a group of men
  • brachial plexus — a network of nerves in the armpits and neck, innervating the shoulders, arms, and hands.
  • brachiocephalic — of, relating to, or supplying the arm and head
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