17-letter words containing a, b, d, o, n

in double harness — in a harness for two animals pulling the same carriage, plow, etc.
in the background — behind the focus of attention
incubation period — the period between infection and the appearance of signs of a disease.
job advertisement — an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about a post of employment
keyboard commando — (messaging) A bulletin board user who posts authoritatively on military or combat topics, but who has never served in uniform or heard a shot fired in anger. A poseur.
knowledgeableness — The state, quality, or measure of being knowledgeable; wisdom.
lambda expression — (mathematics) A term in the lambda-calculus denoting an unnamed function (a "lambda abstraction"), a variable or a constant. The pure lambda-calculus has only functions and no constants.
learned borrowing — a word or other linguistic form borrowed from a classical language into a modern language.
least upper bound — an upper bound that is less than or equal to all the upper bounds of a particular set. 3 is the least upper bound of the set consisting of 1, 2, 3. Abbr.: lub.
liberal education — an education based primarily on the liberal arts, emphasizing the development of intellectual abilities as opposed to the acquisition of professional skills.
light dawns on sb — If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it.
loose-leaf binder — a hard cover with metal rings inside which is used to hold loose pieces of paper
madiba generation — the generation born around 1994, when Nelson Mandela became the first president of a multiracial South Africa
medulla oblongata — the lowest or hindmost part of the brain, continuous with the spinal cord.
microdermabrasion — A cosmetic treatment in which the face is sprayed with exfoliant crystals to remove dead epidermal cells.
monkey bread tree — a bombacaceous tree, Adansonia digitata, native to Africa, that has a very thick trunk, large white flowers, and a gourdlike fruit with an edible pulp called monkey bread
nervous breakdown — (not in technical use) any disabling mental disorder requiring treatment.
never looked back — If you say that someone did something and then never looked back, you mean that they were very successful from that time on.
non-biodegradable — capable of decaying through the action of living organisms: biodegradable paper; biodegradable detergent.
non-subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
nonunderstandable — Not understandable.
not bat an eyelid — When something surprising or shocking happens, if someone doesn't bat an eyelid in British English, or doesn't bat an eye in American English, they remain calm and do not show any reaction.
old south arabian — a group of four closely related Semitic languages, having a writing system and used from about the eighth to the fifth centuries b.c. in the southern part of Arabia.
on one's deathbed — about to die
on the barrelhead — upon being presented for sale; at the time of delivery
passive obedience — unquestioning obedience to authority
proficiency badge — an insignia or device granted by the Girl Scouts and worn especially on a uniform to indicate special achievement.
proprietary brand — a brand of product that is privately owned and controlled
rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
sable island pony — a variety of wild pony found on Sable Island, Nova Scotia
sandro botticelli — Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
second balkan war — Balkan War (def 2).
secondary battery — storage battery.
secondary boycott — a boycott by union members against their employer in order to induce the employer to bring pressure on another company involved in a labor dispute with the union.
secondary rainbow — a faint rainbow formed by light rays that undergo two internal reflections in drops of rain, appearing above the primary rainbow and having its colors in the opposite order.
shopping bag lady — bag lady (def 1).
shopping-bag lady — bag lady (def 1).
sinbad the sailor — a merchant in The Arabian Nights who makes seven adventurous voyages
split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
strawberry blonde — woman: with reddish fair hair
subordinated debt — a debt that an unsecured creditor can only claim, in the event of a liquidation, after the claims of secured creditors have been paid
sunday observance — the fact of keeping Sunday as a special day when people go to church
surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
take to one's bed — to remain in bed, esp because of illness
temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
to best advantage — If something is shown to good advantage or to best advantage, it is shown in a way that reveals its best features.
to read sb's mind — If you can read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
trobriand islands — a group of coral islands in the Solomon Sea, north of the E part of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. Area: about 440 sq km (170 sq miles)
turbinado (sugar) — a partially refined, granulated, pale-brown sugar obtained by washing raw sugar in a centrifuge until most of the molasses is removed
urban development — the development or improvement of an urban area by building

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