15-letter words containing o, h, i, b, u
- mount suribachi — a volcanic hill in the Volcano Islands, on Iwo Jima: site of a US victory (1945) over the Japanese in World War II
- 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.
- non-exhaustible — to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: I have exhausted myself working.
- novokuibyshevsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, SW of Kuibyshev.
- outside the box — a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover.
- pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
- public footpath — a footpath along which the public has right of way
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- put the boot in — If someone puts the boot in, they attack another person by saying something cruel, often when the person is already feeling weak or upset.
- right-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
- rightabout-face — a turning directly about so as to face in the opposite direction
- rough breathing — the symbol (ʿ) used in the writing of Greek to indicate aspiration of the initial vowel or of the ρ (rho) over which it is placed.
- 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.
- snubfin dolphin — Australian dolphin with a small dorsal fin
- southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
- subtrochanteric — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
- thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
- thiobarbiturate — a barbiturate in which a sulphur atom has replaced one oxygen atom
- touch base with — the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests: a metal base for the table.
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- turkish tobacco — a strongly aromatic tobacco, grown chiefly in Turkey and Greece, used in cigarettes.
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- washing-up bowl — plastic bowl used for washing dishes
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.
- winesburg, ohio — a cycle of short stories (1919) by Sherwood Anderson.