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16-letter words containing a, b, r, s, i

  • hawksbill turtle — a sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, the shell of which is the source of tortoise shell: an endangered species.
  • heterometabolism — insect development in which the young hatch in a form very similar to the adult and then mature without a pupal stage
  • horseback riding — activity: riding a horse
  • immeasurableness — The state or condition of being immeasurable.
  • impenetrableness — The quality of being impenetrable.
  • imperishableness — The characteristic or property of being imperishable.
  • in a brown study — in a reverie or daydream
  • incommensurables — Plural form of incommensurable.
  • indescribability — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being indescribable.
  • insufferableness — The state of being insufferable.
  • insurance broker — person who sells insurance policies
  • interest-bearing — paying interest
  • interminableness — The state or condition of being interminable.
  • invulnerableness — The quality of being invulnerable.
  • irrefragableness — The quality or degree of being irrefragable.
  • irremediableness — The state or quality of being irremediable.
  • irresolvableness — The state or quality of being irresolvable.
  • khakass republic — a constituent republic of S central Russia, formerly in Krasnoyarsk Territory: formed in 1930. Capital: Abakan. Pop: 546 100 (2002). Area: 61 900 sq km (23 855 sq miles)
  • knights of labor — a secret workingmen's organization formed in 1869 to defend the interests of labor.
  • labour relations — Labour relations refers to the relationship between employers and employees in industry, and the political decisions and laws that affect it.
  • labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
  • libation-bearers — Choëphori.
  • liberal unionist — a Liberal who opposed Gladstone's policy of Irish Home Rule in 1886 and after
  • library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
  • lick observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-cm) refracting telescope.
  • like gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
  • lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
  • marine biologist — scientist who studies sea life
  • mass observation — the study of the social habits of people through observation, interviews, etc
  • megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
  • morris plan bank — a private banking organization, formerly common in the U.S., designed primarily to grant small loans to industrial workers.
  • murasaki shikibu — Lady, 978?–1031? Japanese poet and novelist.
  • nash equilibrium — (in game theory) a stable state of a system involving the interaction of two or more players in which no player can gain by a unilateral change of strategy if the strategies of the other players remain unchanged
  • nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
  • nontransmissible — Not transmissible.
  • nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
  • observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
  • observation post — a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.
  • observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
  • observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
  • observationality — The property of being observational.
  • on a trial basis — for the purpose of assessment
  • paint-by-numbers — formulaic; showing no original thought or creativity
  • paratuberculosis — Johne's disease.
  • pass-band filter — band-pass filter
  • personal liberty — the liberty of an individual to do his or her will freely except for those restraints imposed by law to safeguard the physical, moral, political, and economic welfare of others.
  • pocket billiards — pool2 (def 1).
  • presentation box — a specially designed and attractive box to hold a product, and make it look more impressive
  • pribilof islands — a group of islands in the Bering Sea, off SW Alaska, belonging to the US: the breeding ground of the northern fur seal. Area: about 168 sq km (65 sq miles)
  • pro-abolitionist — (especially prior to the Civil War) a person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S.
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