15-letter words containing b, e, d, o, u
- indirect labour — work done in administration and sales rather than in the manufacturing of a product
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- keyboard plaque — (jargon) The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer keyboards. "Are there any other terminals I can use? This one has a bad case of keyboard plaque."
- langue de boeuf — ox-tongue partisan.
- leaf-footed bug — any of numerous plant-sucking or predaceous bugs of the family Coreidae, typically having leaflike legs: several species are pests of food crops.
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- medulloblastoma — (oncology) A malignant type of brain tumour that originates in the cerebellum.
- monosubstituted — containing one substituent.
- nonreproducible — Unable to be reproduced; not reproducible.
- number one wood — driver (def 4).
- office building — building containing offices
- omnibus edition — a television or radio programme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week
- ordinal numbers — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- outside the box — a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover.
- over-publicized — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- platinum blonde — a person, especially a girl or woman, whose hair is of a pale blond or silver color, usually colored artificially by bleaching or dyeing.
- procrustean bed — a plan or scheme to produce uniformity or conformity by arbitrary or violent methods.
- pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
- pubic directory — [NYU] (also "pube directory" /pyoob' d*-rek't*-ree/) The "pub" (public) directory on a machine that allows FTP access. So called because it is the default location for SEX (software exchange).
- put sb to death — If someone is put to death, they are executed.
- rayside-balfour — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- reproducibility — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- reynolds number — a dimensionless number, vρl/η, where v is the fluid velocity, ρ the density, η the viscosity and l a dimension of the system. The value of the number indicates the type of fluid flow
- ribonucleotides — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- 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.
- sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
- 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
- sound as a bell — in perfect condition
- subduction zone — an act or instance of subducting; subtraction or withdrawal.
- suicide bombing — a terrorist bomb attack in which the perpetrator knows that he or she will be killed in the explosion
- titius-bode law — Bode's law.
- to do your best — If you do your best or try your best to do something, you try as hard as you can to do it, or do it as well as you can.
- troubled waters — a confused or chaotic state of affairs: The situation was terrible, but like many politicians he was attracted by troubled waters.
- un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.
- under sb's nose — If you do something under someone's nose, you do it right in front of them, without trying to hide it from them.
- under sb's roof — If something happens under your roof, it happens in your home.
- under your belt — If you have something under your belt, you have already achieved it or done it.
- unknowledgeable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- unrecommendable — not able to be recommended, supported, or endorsed
- unskilled labor — work that requires practically no training or experience for its adequate or competent performance.
- upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.
- ytterbium oxide — a colorless compound, Yb 2 O 3 , used in certain alloys and ceramics.