15-letter words containing a, b, r, o, g, t
- humphrey bogart — Humphrey (DeForest) ("Bogie"or"Bogey") 1899–57, U.S. motion-picture actor.
- job enlargement — a widening of the range of tasks performed by an employee in order to provide variety in the activities undertaken
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- labour shortage — a shortage or insufficiency of qualified candidates for employment (in an economy, country, etc)
- largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
- lubricating oil — an oily substance that is used to cover or treat machinery so as to lessen friction
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- moreton bay bug — a flattish edible shellfish, Thenus orientalis, of Northern Australian waters
- moreton bay fig — a large Australian fig tree, Ficus macrophylla, having glossy leaves and smooth bark
- mortgage broker — agent who matches house buyer with mortgage lender
- neighbor states — the states or countries next to another state or country
- obtuse triangle — a triangle with one obtuse angle.
- operating table — table on which surgery is performed
- pattern bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped on a target in a predetermined pattern.
- photodegradable — (of a substance) capable of being broken down by light.
- programmability — capable of being programmed.
- recognizability — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- right-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
- rightabout-face — a turning directly about so as to face in the opposite direction
- robert guiscard — Robert [French raw-ber] /French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), (Robert de Hauteville) c1015–85, Norman conqueror in Italy.
- roger bannister — Sir Roger (Gilbert) born 1929, English track and field athlete: first to run a mile in less than four minutes.
- rotary debugger — (Commodore) Essential equipment for those late-night or early-morning debugging sessions. Mainly used as sustenance for the hacker. Comes in many decorator colours, such as Sausage, Pepperoni, and Garbage.
- rough breathing — the symbol (ʿ) used in the writing of Greek to indicate aspiration of the initial vowel or of the ρ (rho) over which it is placed.
- 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
- starting blocks — the rigid blocks adjustable at an angle and mounted on a track against which a runner's shoes are placed to aid in starting
- storage battery — a voltaic battery consisting of two or more storage cells.
- suborganization — an organization within a larger organization
- thermobarograph — a device that simultaneously records the temperature and pressure of the atmosphere
- to grab hold of — Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of, catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling.
- traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
- uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- urban migration — the process of people moving from rural areas to cities
- vegetable ivory — ivory (def 9).
- wager of battle — (in medieval Britain) a pledge to do battle for a cause, esp to decide guilt or innocence by single combat
- weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.