18-letter words containing a, e, r, o, b

rheims-douay bible — Douay Bible.
ride a hobby horse — an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.
rosebay willowherb — a perennial onagraceous plant, Chamerion (formerly Epilobium) angustifolium, that has spikes of deep pink flowers and is widespread in open places throughout N temperate regions
row address strobe — (storage) (RAS) An input to a dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) to indicate that the row address lines are valid.
saint john's bread — carob (def 2).
schofield barracks — a town on central Oahu, in central Hawaii.
selective abortion — the aborting of particular embryos for medical or social reasons
september holidays — a period of time in September when people do not have to go to school, college or work
shorthand notebook — a notebook used by a shorthand writer
simone de beauvoir — Simone [see-mawn] /siˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), (Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand) 1908–86, French playwright, novelist, and essayist.
sindbad the sailor — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments), a wealthy citizen of Baghdad who relates the adventures of his seven wonderful voyages.
small pastern bone — the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
sodium bicarbonate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, in powder or granules, NaHCO 3 , usually prepared by the reaction of soda ash with carbon dioxide or obtained from the intermediate product of the Solvay process by purification: used chiefly in the manufacture of sodium salts, baking powder, and beverages, as a laboratory reagent, as a fire extinguisher, and in medicine as an antacid.
sodium tetraborate — borax1 .
software backplane — (programming, tool) A CASE framework from Atherton.
stand-by generator — an electrical system which operates automatically in case the usual system malfunctions
stationary bicycle — an exercise bike
stomach sweetbread — sweetbread (def 1).
stroustrup, bjarne — Bjarne Stroustrup
subatomic particle — physics:
subordinate clause — a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived.
supraorbital ridge — browridge.
tectorial membrane — membrane in the inner ear that covers the organ of Corti
the better part of — a large part of
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the powers that be — You can refer to people in authority as the powers that be, especially when you want to say that you disagree with them or do not understand what they say or do.
thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
to bare one's soul — If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
to be above ground — to be alive
to be caught short — If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet.
to be on the radar — to be noticed or important
to be said for sth — If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.
to bear witness to — If a person or thing bears witness to something, they show or say that it exists or happened.
to get a bad press — If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised.
to put years on sb — if you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older
to sweep the board — If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
to the manner born — a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.: I don't like the manner in which he complained.
too clever by half — If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
transmission brake — A transmission brake is a brake that operates on the transmission system of a vehicle rather than directly on the wheels.
transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
treaty obligations — obligations or duties that must be carried out by a party as according to a treaty they have entered into
trobriand islander — a native or inhabitant of the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea
turbine ventilator — a ventilator, usually mounted on the roof of a building, deck of a ship, etc., having at its head a globular, vaned rotor that is rotated by the wind, conveying air through a duct to and from a chamber below.
turn one's back on — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
two-chamber system — the system of having two parliamentary chambers, as the House of Lords and the House of Commons in the United Kingdom
under one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
under the jackboot — If a country or group of people is under the jackboot, they are suffering because the government is cruel and undemocratic.
urban contemporary — popular dance music incorporating elements of rap, rhythm-and-blues, funk, and soul.
urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
wardrobe assistant — a person who assists the wardrobe mistress in a theatre

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