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17-letter words containing b, e, n, i, s, o

  • job advertisement — an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about a post of employment
  • job specification — a detailed description of the qualifications, skills, and experience required for a particular post of employment
  • job-order costing — a method of cost accounting by which the total cost of a given unit or quantity is determined by computing the costs that go into making a product as it moves through the manufacturing process.
  • john wilkes booth — Ballington [bal-ing-tuh n] /ˈbæl ɪŋ tən/ (Show IPA), 1859–1940, founder of the Volunteers of America 1896 (son of William Booth).
  • lambda expression — (mathematics)   A term in the lambda-calculus denoting an unnamed function (a "lambda abstraction"), a variable or a constant. The pure lambda-calculus has only functions and no constants.
  • lebanon mountains — a mountain range extending the length of Lebanon, in the central part. Highest peak, 10,049 feet (3063 meters).
  • leibniz mountains — a mountain range on the SW limb of the moon, containing the highest peaks (10 000 metres) on the moon
  • limousine liberal — a wealthy left-wing person
  • loose-leaf binder — a hard cover with metal rings inside which is used to hold loose pieces of paper
  • make noises about — to give indications of one's intentions
  • microdermabrasion — A cosmetic treatment in which the face is sprayed with exfoliant crystals to remove dead epidermal cells.
  • mis en bouteilles — (of a wine) bottled by a specified château, shipper, etc.
  • national assembly — the body constituted by the French Third Estate in June 1789 after the calling of the Estates General. It was dissolved in Sept 1791 to be replaced by the new Legislative Assembly
  • neurofibromatosis — a dominantly inherited genetic disorder characterized by flat brown patches on the skin, neurofibromas of the skin and internal organs, and in some cases skeletal deformity.
  • non-reimbursement — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
  • number seven iron — pitcher2 (def 3).
  • objectionableness — The quality of being objectionable.
  • observation tower — lookout, observation point
  • old contemptibles — the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
  • on the debit side — the debit side of a situation is the aspect of it which is less positive, pleasant, or useful than its other aspects
  • on the pig's back — successful; established
  • opisthobranchiate — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
  • order of business — a task assigned or to be dealt with: Our first order of business is to reduce expenses.
  • passive obedience — unquestioning obedience to authority
  • percussion bullet — a bullet that is exploded by percussion
  • piece of business — business (def 10).
  • precision bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped, as accurately as possible, on a specific, usually small, target.
  • public television — a type of noncommercial, usually educational, television programming funded by the government, grants, viewers, and corporations. Compare educational television.
  • put the kibosh on — nonsense.
  • rack one's brains — to strain in mental effort, esp to remember something or to find the solution to a problem
  • redistributionist — a person who believes in, advocates, or supports income redistribution.
  • rhinoceros beetle — any of several scarabaeid beetles, especially of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax.
  • rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
  • roseate spoonbill — a tropical New World spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, having rose-colored plumage and a bare head.
  • rybinsk reservoir — a vast water reservoir in W central Russia on the River Volga and its tributaries Sheksna and Mologa, formed by Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station dam
  • sable island pony — a variety of wild pony found on Sable Island, Nova Scotia
  • saint bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
  • sandro botticelli — Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
  • secondary rainbow — a faint rainbow formed by light rays that undergo two internal reflections in drops of rain, appearing above the primary rainbow and having its colors in the opposite order.
  • self-incompatible — not capable of self-pollination.
  • sinbad the sailor — a merchant in The Arabian Nights who makes seven adventurous voyages
  • sleeping problems — difficulties in getting to sleep or in staying asleep
  • special constable — a person recruited for temporary or occasional police duties, esp in time of emergency
  • split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
  • squash vine borer — the larva of a clearwing moth, Melittia satyriniformis, that bores into the stems of squash and related plants.
  • steamboat springs — a town in NW Colorado: ski resort.
  • subclavian groove — either of two grooves in the first rib, one for the main artery (subclavian artery) and the other for the main vein (subclavian vein) of the arm
  • subordinated debt — a debt that an unsecured creditor can only claim, in the event of a liquidation, after the claims of secured creditors have been paid
  • subscription rate — the price charged for a subscription
  • surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
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