16-letter words containing b, e, o

thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
thumb one's nose — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
to be off limits — If an area or a place is off limits, you are not allowed to go there.
to be out of sth — if you are out of something, you no longer have any of it
to beat the band — a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop: a band of protesters.
to bite the dust — If you say that something has bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed.
to bite your lip — If you bite your lip or your tongue, you stop yourself from saying something that you want to say, because it would be the wrong thing to say in the circumstances.
to blaze a trail — If someone blazes a trail, they discover or develop something new.
to break the ice — If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.
to come to blows — If two people or groups come to blows, they start fighting.
to do one's 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.
to foot the bill — If you have to foot the bill for something, you have to pay for it.
to get bad press — If someone or something gets bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get good press, they are praised.
to mean business — If you say that someone means business, you mean they are serious and determined about what they are doing.
to miss the boat — If you say that someone has missed the boat, you mean that they have missed an opportunity and may not get another.
to overabound in — to have or contain too large a quantity or number of something
to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
to rock the boat — If you say that someone is rocking the boat, you mean that they are upsetting a calm situation and causing trouble.
tool builder kit — (tool) (TBK) A product from IPSYS which allows users to develop CASE tools appropriate to any software engineering methodology.
tracheobronchial — of, relating to, or affecting the trachea and bronchi.
transport number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
tread the boards — to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
triboelectricity — electricity generated by friction.
twin-carburettor — (of an engine) having two carburettors
two-body problem — the problem of calculating the motions of two bodies in space moving solely under the influence of their mutual gravitational attraction.
unaccomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
uncontradictable — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
uncountable noun — An uncountable noun is the same as an uncount noun.
uncountable-noun — a noun, as water, electricity, or happiness, that typically refers to an indefinitely divisible substance or an abstract notion, and that in English cannot be used, in such a sense, with the indefinite article or in the plural.
under bare poles — (of a sailing vessel) with no sails set
under one's belt — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
unenforceability — to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
unimpressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
union membership — members of a trade union
unpublished work — a literary work that has not been reproduced for sale or publicly distributed.
unreasonableness — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
up to the elbows — deeply engaged (in work, etc.)
vegetable marrow — any of various summer squashes, as the cocozelle and zucchini.
vegetable oyster — salsify.
vegetable sponge — loofah (def 2).
vegetable tallow — any of several tallowlike substances of vegetable origin, used in making candles, soap, etc., and as lubricants.
verbal diarrhoea — a tendency to speak at excessive length
vertebral column — spinal column.
vestibule school — a school in an industrial establishment where new employees are given specific training in the jobs they are to perform.
vocabulary entry — (in dictionaries) a word, phrase, abbreviation, symbol, affix, name, etc., listed with its definition or explanation in alphabetical order or listed for identification after the word from which it is derived or to which it is related.
volunteer bureau — an agency that matches up people wishing to do voluntary work with appropriate voluntary organizations
warminster broom — a European shrub, Cytisus praecox, of the legume family, having yellowish-white or yellow, pealike flowers.

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