17-letter words containing h, o, b, n

light dawns on sb — If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it.
lithium carbonate — a colorless crystalline compound, Li 2 CO 3 , slightly soluble in water: used in ceramic and porcelain glazes, pharmaceuticals, and luminescent paints.
little blue heron — a small heron, Egretta caerulea, of the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere, having bluish-gray plumage.
lombrosian school — a school of criminology, promulgating the theories and employing the methods developed by Lombroso.
methemoglobinemia — (medicine) A form of toxic anemia characterized by the presence of methemoglobin in the blood.
methyltheobromine — caffeine.
michigan bankroll — a large roll of paper money in small denominations.
monarch butterfly — a large, deep-orange butterfly, Danaus plexippus, having black and white markings, the larvae of which feed on the leaves of milkweed.
near-earth object — a comet or asteroid pushed by the gravitational attraction of nearby planets into an orbit that allows it to enter the earth's orbit and thereby pose a danger of collision. Abbreviation: NEO.
neath port talbot — a county borough in S Wales, created from part of West Glamorgan in 1996. Administrative centre: Port Talbot. Pop: 135 300 (2003 est). Area: 439 sq km (169 sq miles)
nicholas bourbaki — the pseudonym of a group of mainly French mathematicians that, since 1939, has been producing a monumental work on advanced mathematics, Eléments de Mathématique
nonalcoholic beer — Nonalcoholic beer is beer that does not contain any alcohol.
north miami beach — a city in SE Florida.
northeast by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of northeast. Abbreviation: NEbE.
northern bobwhite — any of several American quail of the genus Colinus, especially C. virginianus (northern bobwhite) having mottled reddish-brown, black, and white plumage.
northwest by west — a point on the compass, 11°15′ west of northwest. Abbreviation: NWbW.
not a happy bunny — deeply dissatisfied or discontented
number eight iron — a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a pitcher but less slope than a niblick.
number three wood — spoon (def 5).
old south arabian — a group of four closely related Semitic languages, having a writing system and used from about the eighth to the fifth centuries b.c. in the southern part of Arabia.
on one's deathbed — about to die
on the barrelhead — upon being presented for sale; at the time of delivery
on the debit side — the debit side of a situation is the aspect of it which is less positive, pleasant, or useful than its other aspects
on the pig's back — successful; established
on-the-job injury — On-the-job injury is bodily harm that is caused while you are doing your job.
one for the books — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
opisthobranchiate — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
palaeoethnobotany — the study of fossil seeds and grains to further archaeological knowledge, esp of the domestication of cereals
phantom limb pain — a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.
phonetic alphabet — an alphabet containing a separate character for each distinguishable speech sound.
plains of abraham — a high plain adjoining the city of Quebec, Canada: battlefield where the English under Wolfe defeated the French under Montcalm in 1759.
plymouth brethren — a religious sect founded c. 1827, strongly Puritanical in outlook and prohibiting many secular occupations for its members. It combines elements of Calvinism, Pietism, and millenarianism, and has no organized ministry
prohibition party — a U.S. political party organized in 1869, advocating the prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
put the kibosh on — nonsense.
republic of china — People's Republic of, a country in E Asia. 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Capital: Beijing.
republic-of-china — People's Republic of, a country in E Asia. 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Capital: Beijing.
rhinoceros beetle — any of several scarabaeid beetles, especially of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax.
rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
ribbon microphone — a microphone that utilizes a metal ribbon suspended in a magnetic field.
rub the wrong way — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
save one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
shake one's booty — to dance
shopping bag lady — bag lady (def 1).
shopping-bag lady — bag lady (def 1).
sinbad the sailor — a merchant in The Arabian Nights who makes seven adventurous voyages
spoonbill catfish — flathead catfish.
squash vine borer — the larva of a clearwing moth, Melittia satyriniformis, that bores into the stems of squash and related plants.
sunbury-on-thames — a town in SE England, in N Surrey. Pop: 27 415 (2001)
synchronous orbit — an orbit in which the orbital period of a satellite is identical to the spin period of the central body
synthetic biology — the application of computer science techniques to create artificial biological systems

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