15-letter words containing a, u, t, o, b, d
- procrustean bed — a plan or scheme to produce uniformity or conformity by arbitrary or violent methods.
- put sb to death — If someone is put to death, they are executed.
- right-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
- robert guiscard — Robert [French raw-ber] /French rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), (Robert de Hauteville) c1015–85, Norman conqueror in Italy.
- 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.
- roundaboutation — circumlocution
- roundaboutility — roundaboutness
- sodium benzoate — a white crystalline soluble compound used as an antibacterial and antifungal agent in preserving food (E211), as an antiseptic, and in making dyes and pharmaceuticals. Formula: (C6H5COO)Na
- titius-bode law — Bode's law.
- tobacco budworm — the larva of a noctuid moth, Heliothis virescens, that damages the buds and young leaves of tobacco.
- troubled waters — a confused or chaotic state of affairs: The situation was terrible, but like many politicians he was attracted by troubled waters.
- unaffordability — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
- upward mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.