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

know someone by sight — If you know someone by sight, you can recognize them when you see them, although you have never met them and talked to them.
lady macbeth strategy — a strategy in a takeover battle in which a third party makes a bid acceptable to the target company, appearing to act as a white knight but subsequently joining forces with the original (unwelcome) bidder
lap and shoulder belt — a car seat belt
leave sb in the lurch — If someone leaves you in the lurch, they go away or stop helping you at a very difficult time.
loch ness monster bug — (humour) (Or "Bugfoot") A bug which cannot be reproduced or has only been sighted by one person. Named after the mythical creature claimed to inhabit Loch Ness in Scotland.
lull before the storm — If you describe a situation as the lull before the storm, you mean that although it is calm now, there is going to be trouble in the future.
make (both) ends meet — to manage to keep one's expenses within one's income
mistress of the robes — (in Britain) a lady of high rank in charge of the Queen's wardrobe
night-blooming cereus — any of various cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Peniocereus, Nyctocereus, or Selenicereus, having large, usually white flowers that open at night.
northumberland strait — the part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence that separates Prince Edward Island from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. About 200 miles (320 km) long; 9–30 miles (15–48 km) wide.
not a patch on sb/sth — If you say that someone or something is not a patch on another person or thing, you mean that they are not as good as that person or thing.
not hold one's breath — If you say that you won't hold your breath, you mean that you do not expect something to happen even though someone has suggested that it might.
on o's best behaviour — If someone is on their best behaviour, they are trying very hard to behave well.
pipelined burst cache — Pipeline Burst Cache
public health service — the agency that is responsible for the health of the general public
push the panic button — an alarm button for use in an emergency, as to summon help.
put sb in the picture — If you put someone in the picture, you tell them about a situation which they need to know about.
put sb in their place — If you put someone in their place, you show them that they are less important or clever than they think they are.
rayleigh distribution — (mathematics) A curve that yields a good approximation to the actual labour curves on software projects.
salam-weinberg theory — the electroweak theory.
satisficing behaviour — the form of behaviour demonstrated by firms who seek satisfactory profits and satisfactory growth rather than maximum profits
sb/sth reigns supreme — Someone or something that reigns supreme is the most important or powerful element in a situation or period of time.
sealed-beam headlight — a headlight in which the reflector and lens are hermetically sealed together with the filament in a single unit.
single spanish burton — a tackle having a runner as well as the fall supporting the load, giving a mechanical advantage of three, neglecting friction.
snr bandwidth product — (communications) The integral of the SNR over frequency. The SNR bandwidth product is an important limit in the capacity of a communication channel.
sodium metabisulphite — an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Na2S2O5 that is used as a preservative, antioxidant and disinfectant
space shuttle orbiter — orbiter (def 1).
spicebush swallowtail — a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio troilus, having a dark body with yellow spots on the forewings and greenish hind wings.
splice the main brace — to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands.
steer clear of sb/sth — If you steer clear of someone or something, you deliberately avoid them.
sympathetic vibration — a vibration induced by resonance.
take sb at their word — If you take someone at their word, you believe what they say, when they did not really mean it or when they meant something slightly different.
take sb/sth seriously — If you take someone or something seriously, you believe that they are important and deserve attention.
the barber of seville — Italian Il barbiere di Siviglia. a comic opera (1816) by Gioacchino Rossini based on a comedy (1775) by Beaumarchais.
the best of the bunch — If you say someone or something is the best of the bunch or the pick of the bunch, you mean they are the best of a group of people or things.
the lower vertebrates — relatively simple and primitive vertebrates
the probation service — a criminal justice service that is mainly responsible for dealing with offenders by placing them under the supervision of a probation officer
the sooner the better — You say the sooner the better when you think something should be done as soon as possible.
theater of the absurd — theater in which standard or naturalistic conventions of plot, characterization, and thematic structure are ignored or distorted in order to convey the irrational or fictive nature of reality and the essential isolation of humanity in a meaningless world.
theatre of the absurd — drama in which normal conventions and dramatic structure are ignored or modified in order to present life as irrational or meaningless
think outside the box — to think in a different, innovative, or original manner, esp with regard to business practices, products, systems, etc
throw sb a curve ball — If someone throws you a curve or throws you a curve ball, they surprise you by doing something that you do not expect.
to be a hospital case — if you say that someone or something is a hospital case, you mean that they need urgent help because they are doing very badly
to be hard luck on sb — to be unfortunate or unlucky for someone
to be mixed up in sth — if you are mixed up in something, usually something bad, you are involved in it
to blow sth wide open — to expose something
to change the subject — When someone involved in a conversation changes the subject, they start talking about something else, often because the previous subject was embarrassing.
to hit the bookstands — (of a book) to be published
to lay something bare — If you lay something bare, you uncover it completely so that it can then be seen.
to put the wind up sb — If something or someone puts the wind up you, they frighten or worry you.

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