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14-letter words containing t, o, b, e, h, r

  • globe amaranth — a plant, Gomphrena globosa, native to the Old World tropics, having dense heads of variously colored flowers that retain their color when cut.
  • grow the beard — (of a TV series) to gain credibility or improve in quality during the course of a series following a specified development
  • harbour master — an official in charge of a harbour
  • health problem — ailment or disorder
  • heath robinson — (of a mechanical device) absurdly complicated in design and having a simple function
  • herbert hoover — Herbert (Clark) 1874–1964, 31st president of the U.S. 1929–33.
  • heteroflexible — (of a person) predominantly heterosexual but not exclusively so
  • hors de combat — disabled or injured
  • hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
  • interbehaviour — interaction between multiple individuals
  • it's no bother — If you say 'it's no bother' after offering to do something for someone, you are emphasizing that you really want to do it and that it will take very little effort.
  • little bighorn — a river flowing N from N Wyoming to S Montana into the Bighorn River: General Custer and troops defeated near its juncture by Indians 1876. 80 miles (130 km) long.
  • lower the boom — Nautical. any of various more or less horizontal spars or poles for extending the feet of sails, especially fore-and-aft sails, for handling cargo, suspending mooring lines alongside a vessel, pushing a vessel away from wharves, etc.
  • methyl bromide — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Br, used chiefly as a solvent, refrigerant, and fumigant and in organic synthesis.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • rehabilitation — 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.
  • sheva brachoth — the seven blessings said during the marriage service and repeated at the celebration thereafter
  • shooting brake — station wagon.
  • 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
  • subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
  • symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
  • telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
  • 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 body — the part of the body above the waist
  • theodore bilbo — Theodore Gilmore [gil-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈgɪl mɔr,, -moʊr/ (Show IPA), 1877–1947, U.S. Southern populist politician: senator 1935–47.
  • thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
  • thermolability — the state of being unstable or subject to transformation or destruction when heated
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