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

go to the bathroom — use the toilet
hamilton's problem — Hamiltonian problem
have a thing about — If you have a thing about someone or something, you have very strong feelings about them.
have by the throat — to have compete control over (a person or thing)
have money to burn — to have more money than one needs, so that some can be spent foolishly
have the better of — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
have words with sb — If one person has words with another, or if two or more people have words, they have a serious discussion or argument, especially because one has complained about the other's behaviour.
have/be to do with — If you say that one thing has something to do with or is something to do with another thing, you mean that the two things are connected or that the first thing is about the second thing.
heat of combustion — the heat evolved when one mole of a substance is burnt in oxygen at constant volume
hermaphrodite brig — a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the mainmast.
honourable mention — If something that you do in a competition is given an honourable mention, it receives special praise from the judges although it does not actually win a prize.
indecent behaviour — the offence of committing indecent acts
ionization chamber — a device for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation, consisting of a tube containing a low pressure gas and two electrodes between which a high voltage is maintained. The current between the electrodes is a function of the intensity of the radiation
johannes gutenberg — Johannes [yoh-hahn-uh s] /yoʊˈhɑn əs/ (Show IPA), (Johann Gensfleisch) c1400–68, German printer: credited with invention of printing from movable type.
knight of the bath — a member of a knightly order founded by George I of England in 1725.
lambeth conference — a convention of the bishops of the Anglican communion, held about every 10 years at Lambeth Palace to confer but not to define doctrine or to legislate on ecclesiastical matters.
lonely hearts club — a club for people who are trying to find a lover or a friend
nebular hypothesis — the theory that the solar system evolved from a mass of nebular matter: prominent in the 19th century following its precise formulation by Laplace.
neighborhood watch — a neighborhood surveillance program or group in which residents keep watch over one another's houses, patrol the streets, etc., in an attempt to prevent crime.
noninterchangeable — That cannot be interchanged with another.
north attleborough — a city in SE Massachusetts.
northeast by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of northeast. Abbreviation: NEbN.
not breathe a word — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
octachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.
on the back burner — low priority
one's heart bleeds — used to express sympathetic grief, but often used ironically
optical brightener — an additive that dyes and brightens fabric or paper
probability theory — the theory of analyzing and making statements concerning the probability of the occurrence of uncertain events. Compare probability (def 4).
protease inhibitor — a drug that inhibits the action of protease, especially any of a class of antiviral drugs that prevent the cleavage and replication of HIV proteins.
put the clock back — to regress
saint john's bread — carob (def 2).
scottish blackface — a common breed of hardy mountain sheep having horns and a black face, kept chiefly on the mainland of Scotland
see the last of sb — not encounter sb anymore
september holidays — a period of time in September when people do not have to go to school, college or work
shorthand notebook — a notebook used by a shorthand writer
sindbad the sailor — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments), a wealthy citizen of Baghdad who relates the adventures of his seven wonderful voyages.
southeast by south — a point on the compass 11°15′ south of southeast. Abbreviation: SEbS.
stomach sweetbread — sweetbread (def 1).
take a shine to sb — If you say that someone has taken a shine to another person, you mean that he or she liked them very much at their first meeting.
the back of beyond — a very remote place
the better part of — a large part of
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the black mountain — a mountain range in S Wales, in E Carmarthenshire and W Powys. Highest peak: Carmarthen Van, 802 m (2632 ft)
the powers that be — You can refer to people in authority as the powers that be, especially when you want to say that you disagree with them or do not understand what they say or do.
the queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
tick all the boxes — to satisfy all of the apparent requirements for success
to be caught short — If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet.
to be on the radar — to be noticed or important
to be said for sth — If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.

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