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18-letter words containing b, a, n, t, y

  • payment by results — a system of wage payment whereby all or part of the wage varies systematically according to the level of work performance of an employee
  • publicity campaign — an effort to convey information to the public
  • pyramus and thisbe — (in Greek legend) two lovers of Babylon: Pyramus, wrongly supposing Thisbe to be dead, killed himself and she, encountering him in his death throes, did the same
  • range of stability — the angle to the perpendicular through which a vessel may be heeled without losing the ability to right itself.
  • significant symbol — a verbal or nonverbal gesture, as a word or smile, that has acquired a conventionalized meaning.
  • skinny-rib sweater — a tight-fitting ribbed woollen jumper or pullover
  • stand-by generator — an electrical system which operates automatically in case the usual system malfunctions
  • stand-by passenger — someone who buys a (usually cheaper) ticket, if they are still available, on a plane just before it is about to leave rather than booking in advance
  • stationary bicycle — an exercise bike
  • the back of beyond — a very remote place
  • 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
  • travelling library — a mobile library in which a vehicle such as a van delivers books to be borrowed
  • treaty obligations — obligations or duties that must be carried out by a party as according to a treaty they have entered into
  • universalizability — the thesis that any moral judgment must be equally applicable to every relevantly identical situation
  • urban contemporary — popular dance music incorporating elements of rap, rhythm-and-blues, funk, and soul.
  • visible panty line — the line of someone's underwear which can be seen through trousers
  • voluntary abortion — abortion (def 1).
  • voluntary-abortion — Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
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