16-letter words containing t, h, e, a, b, o

exhibition match — a sports match which is not part of a competition but instead serves the function of demonstrating the skills of the players
flatheaded borer — the larva of a metallic wood-boring beetle, having an expanded and flattened anterior end.
forbid the banns — to raise an objection to a marriage announced in this way
freeboard length — the length of a vessel, measured on the summer load line from the fore side of the stem to some part of the stern, usually the after side of the rudderpost.
great blue heron — a large American heron, Ardea herodias, having bluish-gray plumage.
growth substance — any substance, produced naturally by a plant or manufactured commercially, that, in very low concentrations, affects plant growth; a plant hormone
have a big mouth — to speak indiscreetly, loudly, or excessively
have sb to thank — If you say that you have someone to thank for something, you mean that you are grateful to them because they caused it to happen.
hayes-compatible — (communications) A description of a modem which understands the same set of commands as one made by Hayes.
hemangioblastoma — (medicine) Any of several benign neoplasm tumours of the brain.
heterometabolism — insect development in which the young hatch in a form very similar to the adult and then mature without a pupal stage
heterometabolous — undergoing development in which the young are born adultlike in form, often maturing without a pupal stage.
hot and bothered — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
hot-cathode tube — thermionic tube.
hot-water bottle — a bag, usually of rubber, for holding hot water to apply warmth to some part of the body, as the feet.
huntington beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
hydration number — the number of molecules of water with which an ion can combine in an aqueous solution of given concentration.
in the same boat — a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
inhospitableness — The quality of being inhospitable.
intake of breath — When someone takes an intake of breath, they breathe in quickly and noisily, usually because they are shocked at something.
interbehavioural — relating to or involving interbehaviour
into the bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
john the baptist — the forerunner and baptizer of Jesus. Matt. 3.
labtech notebook — (tool, product) Commercial data aquisition software.
lead by the nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
long-established — having a long history; old
make the best of — do what you can
non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
non-carbohydrate — any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones, or change to such substances on simple chemical transformations, as hydrolysis, oxidation, or reduction, and that form the supporting tissues of plants and are important food for animals and people.
north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
northanger abbey — a novel (1818) by Jane Austen.
oblique zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it between the poles and the equator
on the back foot — at a disadvantage; outmanoeuvred or outclassed by an opponent
on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
on the beam-ends — tipping so far to the side as to be in danger of capsizing
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
peach tree borer — the larva of any of several clearwing moths, as Sanninoidea exitiosa, that bore into the wood of the peach and other drupaceous trees.
post-boost phase — the part of a multistage missile flight when the warheads are released.
post-elizabethan — of or relating to the reign of Elizabeth I, queen of England, or to her times: Elizabethan diplomacy; Elizabethan music.
reaction chamber — the chamber in a rocket engine in which the reaction or combustion of fuel occurs
redbank whiteoak — a city in S Tennessee.
right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
right honourable — (in Britain and certain Commonwealth countries) a title of respect for a Privy Councillor or an appeal-court judge
rough and tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
rough-and-tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
scotch blackface — one of a Scottish breed of mountain sheep having a black face and growing long, coarse wool.
semi-hibernation — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
shoot-to-disable — of or relating to shooting by soldiers or police that is intended to disable rather than kill

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