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14-letter words containing s, t, h, b

  • keep the books — to keep written records of the finances of a business or other enterprise
  • labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
  • lake athabaska — a lake in W Canada, in NW Saskatchewan and NE Alberta. Area: about 7770 sq km (3000 sq miles)
  • lee's birthday — Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, a legal holiday in several Southern states
  • master butcher — a butcher who is fully qualified to practise his trade and to train others in it
  • military brush — one of a pair of matched hairbrushes having no handles, especially for men and boys.
  • miller's thumb — any of several small, freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, of Europe and North America.
  • miller's-thumb — any of several small, freshwater sculpins of the genus Cottus, of Europe and North America.
  • morse alphabet — the set of symbols used to represent letters in Morse code
  • nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
  • nonestablished — without the official support of the government
  • of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
  • opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
  • or thereabouts — You add or thereabouts after a number or date to indicate that it is approximate.
  • outer hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
  • preestablished — to establish beforehand.
  • prohibitionist — a person who favors or advocates prohibition.
  • rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
  • sabbath school — Sunday school.
  • scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
  • serve sb right — If you say it serves someone right when something unpleasant happens to them, you mean that it is their own fault and you have no sympathy for them.
  • shabby-genteel — trying to maintain dignity and self-respect despite shabbiness.
  • shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
  • sheva brachoth — the seven blessings said during the marriage service and repeated at the celebration thereafter
  • shit disturber — a person who enjoys causing controversy or upsetting people
  • shoot the bull — exaggerations; lies; nonsense.
  • shooting brake — station wagon.
  • sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
  • snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
  • sobriety coach — a person who is employed to help another to refrain from drinking alcohol
  • son of a bitch — a contemptible or thoroughly disagreeable person; scoundrel.
  • south suburban — a city in SE West Bengal, in E India: a suburb of Calcutta.
  • spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
  • starch blocker — a substance ingested in the belief that it inhibits the body's ability to metabolize starch and thereby promotes weight loss: declared illegal in the U.S. by the FDA.
  • stealth bomber — a type of US military aircraft using advanced technology to render it virtually undetectable to sight, radar, or infrared sensors
  • stretchability — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
  • subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
  • subject to sth — If an event will take place subject to a condition, it will take place only if that thing happens.
  • subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
  • sulphur-bottom — blue whale.
  • swimming baths — an indoor swimming pool
  • symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
  • talk about sth — You can say talk about before mentioning a particular expression or situation, when you mean that something is a very striking or clear example of that expression or situation.
  • the all blacks — the international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
  • the bear state — a name for the state of Arkansas
  • the beatitudes — the pronouncements in the Sermon on the Mount, which begin “Blessed are the poor in spirit”: Matt. 5:3-12
  • the betting is — If you say the betting is that something will happen or is true, you are suggesting that it is very likely to happen or to be true.
  • the black caps — the international cricket team of New Zealand
  • the black isle — a peninsula in NE Scotland, in Highland council area, between the Cromarty and Moray Firths
  • the ice blacks — the international ice hockey team of New Zealand
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