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15-letter words containing b, a, r, d, o, t

  • robin redbreast — robin (defs 1, 2).
  • root and branch — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
  • root-and-branch — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
  • 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
  • satin bowerbird — the largest Australian bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, the male of which has lustrous blue plumage
  • stamford bridge — a village in N England, east of York: site of a battle (1066) in which King Harold of England defeated his brother Tostig and King Harald Hardrada of Norway, three weeks before the Battle of Hastings
  • sweep the board — (in gambling) to win all the cards or money
  • the-ambassadors — a novel (1903) by Henry James.
  • thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
  • throw overboard — to reject or abandon
  • to bear in mind — If you tell someone to bear something in mind or to keep something in mind, you are reminding or warning them about something important which they should remember.
  • to draw a blank — If you draw a blank when you are looking for someone or something, you do not succeed in finding them.
  • to grab hold of — Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of, catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling.
  • 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.
  • weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
  • well-elaborated — worked out with great care and nicety of detail; executed with great minuteness: elaborate preparations; elaborate care. Synonyms: perfected, painstaking. Antonyms: simple.
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