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13-letter words containing h, o, t, b, e

  • on the bounce — in succession; one after the other
  • on the bubble — in a situation in which the outcome is uncertain but already in the process of being determined or decided
  • on the button — a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop.
  • on the double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
  • open brethren — one of the two main divisions of the Plymouth Brethren that, in contrast to the Exclusive Brethren, permits contacts with members outside the sect
  • optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
  • out of breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
  • overbreathing — hyperventilation
  • overnight bag — a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.
  • peccatophobia — an abnormal fear of sinning.
  • phenobarbital — 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.
  • photocopiable — able or legally permitted to be photocopied
  • polythene bag — a bag made of polythene, esp one used to store or protect food or household articles
  • prohibitively — serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something.
  • rehabilitator — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
  • robber trench — a trench that originally contained the foundations of a wall, the stones of which have been taken away
  • rock the boat — to move or sway to and fro or from side to side.
  • rosebud mouth — a mouth that resembles the unopened flower of a rose in shape
  • rule of thumb — a general or approximate principle, procedure, or rule based on experience or practice, as opposed to a specific, scientific calculation or estimate.
  • saber-toothed — having long, saberlike upper canine teeth, sometimes extending below the margin of the lower jaw.
  • scotch bonnet — a small, irregularly shaped, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum chinense related to the habanero and ranging from yellow to red.
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • short subject — a short film, as a documentary or travelogue, shown as part of a program with a feature-length film.
  • siphon bottle — a bottle for aerated water, fitted with a bent tube through the neck, the water being forced out, when a valve is opened, by the pressure on its surface of the gas accumulating within the bottle.
  • south by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of south. Abbreviation: SbE.
  • south by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of south. Abbreviation: SbW.
  • southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
  • subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
  • table--d-hote — a meal of preselected courses served at a fixed time and price to the guests at a hotel or restaurant.
  • techno-babble — technical jargon relating to computing and other technological subjects
  • telephone box — a more or less soundproof booth containing a public telephone.
  • the better of — having recovered from
  • the big house — a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
  • the big smoke — a large city, esp London
  • the boat race — a rowing event held annually in the spring, in which an eight representing Oxford University rows against one representing Cambridge University on the Thames between Putney and Mortlake
  • the dust bowl — the area of the south central US that became denuded of topsoil by wind erosion during the droughts of the mid-1930s
  • the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
  • the heavy mob — a group of heavies or enforcers
  • the noble art — boxing
  • thereinbefore — before that
  • thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
  • thiabendazole — a drug used as an antifungal treatment and as an anthelmintic
  • thiocarbamide — thiourea.
  • thomas becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
  • thomas hobbes — Thomas, 1588–1679, English philosopher and author.
  • thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
  • thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • throttle back — If you throttle back, or you throttle back the engine, when driving a motor vehicle or flying an aircraft, you make it go slower by reducing the quantity of fuel entering the engine.
  • to begin with — You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process.
  • tobacco heart — a functional disorder of the heart, characterized by a rapid and often irregular pulse, caused by excessive use of tobacco.
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