0%

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

  • division algebra — a linear algebra in which each element of the vector space has a multiplicative inverse.
  • double solitaire — a game of solitaire for two persons, each player usually having a pack and layout but pooling foundations with the opponent.
  • double-breasting — the practice of employing nonunion workers, especially in a separate division, to supplement the work of higher-paid union workers.
  • east gwillimbury — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
  • eastern kingbird — any of several American tyrant flycatchers of the genus Tyrannus, especially T. tyrannus (eastern kingbird) of North America, known for their pugnacious disposition toward predators.
  • eastern whipbird — an Australian whipbird, Psophodes olivaceus
  • eclipsing binary — a variable star whose changes in brightness are caused by periodic eclipses of two stars in a binary system.
  • elburz mountains — a mountain range in N Iran, parallel to the SW and S shores of the Caspian Sea. Highest peak: Mount Demavend, 5671 m (18 606 ft)
  • erythroblastosis — A medical condition in which erythroblasts are abnormally found in the blood.
  • fibonacci series — a sequence of integers in which each integer (Fibonacci number) after the second is the sum of the two preceding integers; specif., the series 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, . . .
  • filterable virus — a virus particle small enough to pass through a filter of diatomaceous earth or porcelain, which will not pass bacteria: chiefly historical or an informal indicator of size, as synthetic membrane filters now permit passage of the smallest virus.
  • fisherman's bend — a knot made by taking a round turn on the object to which the rope is to be fastened, passing the end of the rope around the standing part and under the round turn, and securing the end.
  • flabbergastation — (colloquial) Bewildered shock or surprise; the state or condition of being flabbergasted.
  • flabbergastingly — Surprisingly, astonishingly or amazingly.
  • forbid the banns — to raise an objection to a marriage announced in this way
  • four-masted brig — jackass bark (def 2).
  • fraises des bois — wild strawberries
  • garbage disposal — A garbage disposal or a garbage disposal unit is a small machine in the kitchen sink that breaks down waste matter so that it does not block the sink.
  • generalisability — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of generalizability.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?