14-letter words containing t, h, e, r, b
- 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.
- molded breadth — the extreme breadth of the framing of a vessel, excluding the thickness of the plating or planking.
- morse alphabet — the set of symbols used to represent letters in Morse code
- mother hubbard — a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
- multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
- multiple birth — a birth at which two or more children are born at the same time
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- noninheritable — Not inheritable.
- north bellmore — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
- on the rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
- 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).
- pebble-leather — a small, rounded stone, especially one worn smooth by the action of water.
- phenobarbitone — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- pocket borough — (before the Reform Bill of 1832) any English borough whose representatives in Parliament were controlled by an individual or family.
- port elizabeth — a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.
- preestablished — to establish beforehand.
- rehabilitation — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- rehabilitative — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- rehoboth beach — a town in SE Delaware: beach resort.
- right of abode — If someone is given the right of abode in a particular country, they are legally allowed to live there.
- rob the cradle — a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- roman alphabet — Latin alphabet.
- rotten borough — (before the Reform Bill of 1832) any English borough that had very few voters yet was represented in Parliament.
- round the bend — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- 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.
- 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
- shooting brake — station wagon.
- sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
- sobriety coach — a person who is employed to help another to refrain from drinking alcohol
- 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.
- subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
- terebinthinate — of, relating to, or resembling turpentine.
- the bear state — a name for the state of Arkansas
- the better off — those with more money
- the honourable — a title of respect placed before a name: employed before the names of various officials in the English-speaking world, as a courtesy title in Britain for the children of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls, and in Parliament by one member speaking of another
- the job market — the people who are looking for work and the jobs available for them to do
- the upper back — the part of the back between the shoulders