15-letter words containing b, e, n, i, s, d
- riding breeches — calf-length trousers of whipcord or other durable fabric, flaring at the sides of the thighs and fitting snugly at and below the knees, worn with riding boots for horseback riding, hunting, etc.
- river blindness — onchocerciasis.
- robin redbreast — robin (defs 1, 2).
- sand-lime brick — a hard brick composed of silica sand and a lime of high calcium content, molded under high pressure and baked.
- satin bowerbird — the largest Australian bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, the male of which has lustrous blue plumage
- scolding bridle — branks.
- second blessing — an experience of sanctification coming after conversion.
- second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
- silicon carbide — a very hard, insoluble, crystalline compound, SiC, used as an abrasive and as an electrical resistor in objects exposed to high temperatures.
- single-breasted — (of a coat, jacket, etc.) having a front closure directly in the center with only a narrow overlap secured by a single button or row of buttons.
- single-sideband — of or pertaining to a system of radio transmission in which one of the two sidebands produced during modulation is suppressed
- sliver building — a very narrow skyscraper designed in response to restriction of the building site or zoning, frequently containing only a single apartment per floor or comparably limited office space.
- 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
- subduction zone — an act or instance of subducting; subtraction or withdrawal.
- subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
- suicide bombing — a terrorist bomb attack in which the perpetrator knows that he or she will be killed in the explosion
- svedberg (unit) — a unit of time, equal to 10-13 second, used in determining the rate of sedimentation of a macromolecule in an ultracentrifuge
- system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
- tunbridge wells — a city in SW Kent, in SE England: mineral springs; resort.
- 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.
- unadvisableness — the quality of being imprudent or not advisable
- uncircumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
- undersubscribed — having more places available than the demand for them
- undisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or controlled
- uninhibitedness — the state or quality of being uninhibited
- unskilled labor — work that requires practically no training or experience for its adequate or competent performance.
- unsubstantiated — not substantiated; unproved or unverified: unsubstantiated allegations.
- widow's benefit — (in the British National Insurance scheme) a former weekly payment made to a widow