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16-letter words containing s, h, e, b, o

  • siberian mammoth — a shaggy-coated mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, that lived in cold regions across Eurasia and North America during the Ice Age, known from fossils, cave paintings, and well-preserved frozen carcasses.
  • simeon ben yohai — flourished 2nd century a.d, Palestinian rabbi.
  • slap on the back — to congratulate
  • smooth breathing — a symbol (') used in the writing of Greek to indicate that the initial vowel over which it is placed is unaspirated.
  • south sea bubble — the financial crash that occurred in 1720 after the South Sea Company had taken over the national debt in return for a monopoly of trade with the South Seas, causing feverish speculation in their stocks
  • southerly buster — a sudden violent cold wind on the SE coast of Australia causing a rapid drop in temperature
  • southern baptist — a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, founded in Augusta, Georgia, in 1845, that is strictly Calvinistic and active in religious publishing and education.
  • st. john's-bread — carob (def 2).
  • steamboat gothic — a florid architectural style suggesting the gingerbread-decorated construction of river boats of the Victorian period.
  • the amazon basin — the catchment area of the River Amazon
  • the best part of — most of
  • the black forest — a hilly wooded region of SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg: a popular resort area
  • the boys in blue — The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue.
  • the eastern bloc — (formerly) the Soviet bloc
  • the subconscious — subconscious mental activity
  • the unobservable — something that cannot be observed
  • thrilled to bits — If someone is thrilled, they are extremely pleased about something.
  • thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
  • thumb one's nose — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
  • to be out of sth — if you are out of something, you no longer have any of it
  • to bite the dust — If you say that something has bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed.
  • to miss the boat — If you say that someone has missed the boat, you mean that they have missed an opportunity and may not get another.
  • to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
  • tread the boards — to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
  • unaccomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
  • uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
  • union membership — members of a trade union
  • unpublished work — a literary work that has not been reproduced for sale or publicly distributed.
  • up to the elbows — deeply engaged (in work, etc.)
  • vestibule school — a school in an industrial establishment where new employees are given specific training in the jobs they are to perform.
  • whatever sb does — You say whatever you do when giving advice or warning someone about something.
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