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17-letter words containing a, b, o, u, t

  • a sop to cerberus — a bribe or something given to propitiate a potential source of danger or problems
  • ablative absolute — an absolute construction in Latin grammar in which a governor noun and a modifier in the ablative case function as a sentence modifier; for example, hostibus victis, "the enemy having been beaten"
  • absolute altitude — the altitude of an aircraft over the surface of the land or water below
  • absolute humidity — the humidity of the atmosphere, usually expressed as the number of grams of water contained in 1 cubic metre of air
  • absolute judgment — any judgment about a single stimulus, e.g. about the value of one of its properties or about whether it is present or absent
  • absolute majority — If a political party wins an absolute majority, they obtain more seats or votes than the total number of seats or votes gained by their opponents in an election.
  • absolute monarchy — a monarchy without constitutional limits
  • absolute monopoly — a market situation in which there is only one supplier of a good or service for which there is no acceptable substitute.
  • absolute pathname — (file system)   A pathname relative to the root directory.
  • absorption nebula — a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that absorbs and thus obscures the light from stars behind it, appearing as a dark patch in front of a bright nebula or in an otherwise bright area of sky.
  • acoustic feedback — a type of feedback that is created when there is a sound loop linking an audio input and an audio output, such that a high-pitched squealing sound is produced
  • active vocabulary — the total number of words a person uses in his own speech and writing
  • advocatus diaboli — devil's advocate
  • age before beauty — (often said humorously when yielding precedence) older people take precedence over younger people
  • angostura bitters — a bitter aromatic tonic made from gentian and various spices and vegetable colourings, used as a flavouring in alcoholic drinks
  • australian ballot — an official ballot listing candidates for election to public office and issues, levies, etc., distributed inside the polling place to be marked by the voter in secret: it originated in Australia and is widely used in the U.S.
  • bachelor's button — any of several plants of a genus (Centaurea) of the composite family, that have scaly, vase-shaped bracts below the white, pink, or blue flowers; esp., the cornflower and knapweed
  • bachelor's-button — any of various plants with round flower heads, especially the cornflower.
  • background report — a report on someone or something that sheds light on their background, esp a report on the background of a person convicted of a crime before they are sentenced by a judge
  • balance of nature — the stable state in which natural communities of animals and plants exist, maintained by adaptation, competition, and other interactions between members of the communit ies and their nonliving environment
  • be out of the way — When something is out of the way, it has finished or you have dealt with it, so that it is no longer a problem or needs no more time spent on it.
  • beat the drum for — to attempt to arouse interest in
  • beat to the punch — to be quicker than (another) in doing something, as in striking a blow
  • behaviour therapy — any of various means of treating psychological disorders, such as desensitization, aversion therapy, and instrumental conditioning, that depend on the patient systematically learning new modes of behaviour
  • bent out of shape — very angry, upset, or agitated
  • bighorn mountains — range of the Rocky Mountains in N Wyo. and S Mont.: highest peak, 13,165 ft (4,013 m)
  • bill of adventure — a certificate made out by a merchant to show that goods handled by him and his agents are the property of another party at whose risk the dealing is done
  • biopharmaceutical — of or relating to drugs produced using biotechnology
  • bjarne stroustrup — (person)   The father of C++ and author of the C++ bible.
  • blackout curtains — thick, lined curtains designed to shut out all daylight and keep a room in complete darkness
  • blood and thunder — A blood and thunder performer or performance is very loud and emotional.
  • blood transfusion — A blood transfusion is a process in which blood is injected into the body of a person who is badly injured or ill.
  • blood-and-thunder — sensationalism, violence, or exaggerated melodrama: a movie full of blood and thunder.
  • blue dog democrat — a fiscally conservative member of the Democratic Party
  • blue sky software — eHelp Corporation
  • bluegrass country — region in central Ky. where there is much bluegrass
  • board of trustees — a governing board which directs the policies of an educational institution
  • bond immunization — immunization (def 2).
  • boothia peninsula — a peninsula of N Canada: the northernmost part of the mainland of North America, lying west of the Gulf of Boothia, an arm of the Arctic Ocean
  • bottlebrush grass — a North American grass, Hystrix patula, having loose flower spikes with long awns.
  • bouncebackability — the ability to recover after a setback, esp in sport
  • british columbian — of or relating to British Columbia or its inhabitants
  • brokerage account — A brokerage account is an account with a broker where an investor can buy and sell and hold securities.
  • budgetary control — a system of managing a business by applying a financial value to each forecast activity. Actual performance is subsequently compared with the estimates
  • buncher resonator — See under Klystron.
  • bureau of customs — former name of the United States Customs Service.
  • bureaucratization — to divide an administrative agency or office into bureaus.
  • bury the tomahawk — to stop fighting; make peace
  • buyers' inflation — inflation in which rising demand results in a rise in prices.
  • buys ballot's law — a law stating that if an observer stands with his back to the wind in the N hemisphere, atmospheric pressure is lower on his left, and vice versa in the S hemisphere

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