16-letter words containing s, t, h, b
- the war-disabled — those people who have been disabled by war
- the wheel blacks — the international wheelchair rugby football team of New Zealand
- 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.
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- tibetan buddhism — the form of Mahayana Buddhism that developed and is practiced primarily in Tibet and some nearby nations: its spiritual leader is the Dalai Lama
- 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 cut both ways — If you say that something cuts both ways, you mean that it can have two opposite effects, or can have both good and bad effects.
- 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.
- typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
- under sb's thumb — If you are under someone's thumb, you are under their control, or very heavily influenced by them.
- 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.
- well-established — permanently founded; settled; firmly set: a well-established business; a well-established habit.
- whatever sb does — You say whatever you do when giving advice or warning someone about something.
- witches' sabbath — Sabbat.
- yah-boo politics — adversarial politics in which politicians constantly deride their opponents and dismiss everything suggested by them