15-letter words containing b, e, m, u, s
- incommensurably — In an incommensurable manner; immeasurably.
- isotopic number — the number of neutrons minus the number of protons in an atomic nucleus.
- jerusalem bible — a Roman Catholic version of the Bible published in 1966, translated from the French La Bible de Jérusalem, produced by Dominican scholars in Jerusalem (1956)
- jukebox musical — a musical play or film that is based around a series of well-known popular songs
- lamb's-quarters — the pigweed, Chenopodium album.
- largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
- liberal judaism — Reform Judaism.
- little bluestem — a North American forage grass, Schizachyrium scoparium, having wide often bluish blades.
- marburg disease — a viral disease producing a severe and often fatal illness with fever, rash, diarrhea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal bleeding, transmitted to humans through contact with infected green monkeys.
- 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.
- mersenne number — a number of the form, 2 p −1, where p is a prime number.
- microbusinesses — Plural form of microbusiness.
- monkey business — frivolous or mischievous behavior.
- monosubstituted — containing one substituent.
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- mourners' bench — a front row of seats at a revival meeting, for those who are to profess penitence
- mucous membrane — a lubricating membrane lining an internal surface or an organ, as the alimentary, respiratory, and genitourinary canals.
- muslim brothers — an organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna (1906–49), calling for a return to rigid orthodoxy, the overthrow of secular governments, and a restoration of the theocratic state.
- non combustible — not flammable.
- non-combustible — not flammable.
- omnibus edition — a television or radio programme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week
- opposite number — counterpart; equivalent: New members with an interest in folk art will find their opposite numbers in the association's directory.
- 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).
- paurometabolous — designating or of a group of insect orders, as orthopterans or hemipterans, in which metamorphosis to the adult state from the juvenile state is gradual and without any sudden, radical change of body form
- peruvian balsam — Peru balsam.
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- plumber's snake — snake (def 3a).
- plumbers-friend — Machinery. a pistonlike reciprocating part moving within the cylinder of a pump or hydraulic device.
- pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
- put sb to shame — If someone puts you to shame, they make you feel ashamed because they do something much better than you do.
- redisbursements — the act or an instance of disbursing.
- 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
- samuel fb morse — Jedidiah [jed-i-dahy-uh] /ˌdʒɛd ɪˈdaɪ ə/ (Show IPA), 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse).
- self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- semisubmersible — Also called semisubmersible rig. a self-propelled barge that is mounted on partially submerged legs supported by underwater pontoons, rides at anchor, and serves as a work base and living quarters in deep offshore drilling operations.
- serous membrane — any of various thin membranes, as the peritoneum, that line certain cavities of the body and exude a serous fluid.
- 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
- strombuliferous — having organs coiled as spirals
- sub-machine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
- subalimentation — hypoalimentation.
- subcommissioner — a member of a subcommission
- subminimum wage — See example at subminimum (def 1).
- suicide bombing — a terrorist bomb attack in which the perpetrator knows that he or she will be killed in the explosion
- system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
- the black stump — an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
- ultraliberalism — a belief in or support for an extremely liberal political party or doctrine
- unbosom oneself — to tell or reveal one's feelings, secrets, etc.
- uncircumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
- unclimbableness — the quality or condition of being unclimbable