15-letter words containing h, u, r, l, b
- largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
- lithium battery — A lithium battery is a type of battery used for low-power, high-reliability, long-life applications, such as clocks, cameras and calculators.
- marlborough leg — a tapered leg having a square section.
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- muslim brothers — an organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna (1906–49), calling for a return to rigid orthodoxy, the overthrow of secular governments, and a restoration of the theocratic state.
- neighbourliness — Standard spelling of neighborliness.
- neurobehavioral — of or relating to an approach to studying behavior that stresses the importance of nerve and brain function.
- overthrust belt — an elongate area in which thick rock layers have been pushed over one another by compressional forces within the earth's crust.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- rough bluegrass — a grass, Poa trivialis, native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America, where it is used in mixtures for lawns and pasturage.
- rub elbows with — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
- rubbing alcohol — a poisonous solution of about 70 percent isopropyl or denatured ethyl alcohol, usually containing a perfume oil, used chiefly in massaging.
- schoolboy crush — an infatuation that a young boy has, usually for an older woman such as a teacher or an actress, which is seen as superficial and unlikely to last for long
- southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
- travel brochure — a brochure, often from a travel agency, which advertises holidays, hotels, etc
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- turn the tables — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- unapprehensible — not able to be understood or comprehended
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- under the table — of, relating to, or for use on a table: a table lamp.
- under-the-table — transacted in secret or in an underhanded manner.
- unrehabilitated — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- well-brought-up — If you say that someone, especially a child, is well-brought-up, you mean that they are very polite because they have been taught good manners.
- welsbach burner — a type of gaslight in which a mantle containing thorium and cerium compounds becomes incandescent when heated by a gas flame
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.