23-letter words containing b, a, p, t
- separation of variables — a grouping of the terms of an ordinary differential equation so that associated with each differential is a factor consisting entirely of functions of the independent variable appearing in the differential.
- silicone breast implant — silicone filled bags that are implanted into a woman in order to increase the size of her breasts
- slip between the cracks — to break without complete separation of parts; become fissured: The plate cracked when I dropped it, but it was still usable.
- split-fingered fastball — a pitch, similar to the forkball but thrown with the same arm speed as a fastball, that drops suddenly as it nears the batter.
- stand up and be counted — express opinion
- sub specie aeternitatis — from the standpoint of eternity; from a universal perspective
- sustainable development — supporting economy via renewable resources
- the chamber of deputies — the lower legislative assembly in some parliaments
- there'll be hell to pay — If you say there'll be hell to pay, you are emphasizing that there will be serious trouble.
- thompson submachine gun — a portable, .45-caliber, automatic weapon designed to be fired from the shoulder or hip.
- to get/put sb's back up — If someone or something puts your back up or gets your back up, they annoy you.
- unincorporated business — a privately owned business, often owned by one person who has unlimited liability as the business is not legally registered as a company
- variable contrast paper — printing paper in which the contrast of the image is controlled by the color of the printing light.
- verifiability principle — the doctrine that if a nonanalytic statement is to be cognitively meaningful it must be empirically verifiable.