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15-letter words containing a, b, e, i, g

  • subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
  • subject-raising — a rule that moves the subject of a complement clause into the clause in which it is embedded, as in the derivation of He is likely to be late from It is likely that he will be late
  • subminimum wage — See example at subminimum (def 1).
  • tamarisk gerbil — gerbil (def 2).
  • tangible assets — valuable items: cash, property, etc.
  • the gift of gab — If someone has the gift of gab, they are able to speak easily and confidently, and to persuade people.
  • traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
  • tumbling barrel — a rotating drum for subjecting materials or small manufactured objects, loosely placed inside, to a tumbling action, as to mix materials or to polish objects by friction with one another or with an abrasive.
  • uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
  • uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
  • unmanageability — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
  • uranium-bearing — containing or producing uranium
  • urban guerrilla — a member of any underground political group engaged in terrorism or violence in urban areas, especially during the 1970s.
  • variable region — a configuration in the upper branches of the Y of an antibody molecule, unique in each antibody type, that binds with the determinant of a specific antigen.
  • vegetable ivory — ivory (def 9).
  • vegetable knife — a knife designed to cut up vegetables
  • wage bargaining — discussions between representatives of employees and employers in order to agree levels of pay
  • weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
  • wedding banquet — a lavish meal served after a wedding ceremony
  • william gilbertCass, 1859–1934, U.S. architect.
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