15-letter words containing t, o, b, e, f
- selfabandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
- short of breath — If you are short of breath, you find it difficult to breathe properly, for example because you are ill. You can also say that someone suffers from shortness of breath.
- six of the best — six strokes with a cane on the buttocks or hand
- snowball effect — a process of continuously accelerating change in size, importance, etc
- social benefits — the social welfare provision made available to those in need
- soft-boiled egg — boiled egg with runny yolk
- soft-shell crab — a crab, especially the blue crab, that has recently molted and therefore has a soft, edible shell.
- sons of liberty — any of several patriotic societies, originally secret, that opposed the Stamp Act and thereafter supported moves for American independence.
- stamford bridge — a village in N England, east of York: site of a battle (1066) in which King Harold of England defeated his brother Tostig and King Harald Hardrada of Norway, three weeks before the Battle of Hastings
- strombuliferous — having organs coiled as spirals
- sub-post office — (in Britain) a post office run by a sub-postmaster or sub-postmistress as a self-employed agent for the Post Office
- the gift of gab — If someone has the gift of gab, they are able to speak easily and confidently, and to persuade people.
- think better of — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- to fit the bill — If you say that someone or something fits the bill or fills the bill, you mean that they are suitable for a particular job or purpose.
- to go for broke — If you go for broke, you take the most extreme or risky of the possible courses of action in order to try and achieve success.
- to sb's defence — If you come to someone's defence, you help them by doing or saying something to protect them.
- to sb's defense — If you come to someone's defense, you help them by doing or saying something to protect them.
- wager of battle — (in medieval Britain) a pledge to do battle for a cause, esp to decide guilt or innocence by single combat
- widow's benefit — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a former weekly payment made to a widow