16-letter words containing a, e, r, o, b
- uncontradictable — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
- under bare poles — (of a sailing vessel) with no sails set
- unenforceability — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
- uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
- unimpressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- unreasonableness — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
- vegetable marrow — any of various summer squashes, as the cocozelle and zucchini.
- vegetable oyster — salsify.
- verbal diarrhoea — a tendency to speak at excessive length
- vertebral column — spinal column.
- vocabulary entry — (in dictionaries) a word, phrase, abbreviation, symbol, affix, name, etc., listed with its definition or explanation in alphabetical order or listed for identification after the word from which it is derived or to which it is related.
- volunteer bureau — an agency that matches up people wishing to do voluntary work with appropriate voluntary organizations
- warminster broom — a European shrub, Cytisus praecox, of the legume family, having yellowish-white or yellow, pealike flowers.
- whatever sb does — You say whatever you do when giving advice or warning someone about something.
- wheelbarrow race — a race in which one member of each team of two walks on his or her hands while the legs are held up by the partner.
- wheelchair-bound — unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relying on a wheelchair to move around
- white-haired boy — a favourite; darling
- wilson's warbler — a North American warbler, Wilsonia pusilla, having yellow plumage and a black patch on top of the head.
- writ of subpoena — a legal document commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of the person on whom it is served, under a penalty
- write home about — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- xaverian brother — a member of a congregation of Roman Catholic laymen bound by simple vows and dedicated to education.
- yablonovyy range — a mountain range in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, E of Lake Baikal.
- your better half — If you talk about your better half or your other half you mean your wife, your husband, or the person of the opposite sex that you live with.