17-letter words containing b, e, t, o, n

roseate spoonbill — a tropical New World spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, having rose-colored plumage and a bare head.
rub the wrong way — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
rubber plantation — an estate in a tropical country where rubber trees are grown on a large scale
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.
save one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
secondary battery — storage battery.
secondary boycott — a boycott by union members against their employer in order to induce the employer to bring pressure on another company involved in a labor dispute with the union.
self-incompatible — not capable of self-pollination.
shake one's booty — to dance
sinbad the sailor — a merchant in The Arabian Nights who makes seven adventurous voyages
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
steamboat springs — a town in NW Colorado: ski resort.
strawberry blonde — woman: with reddish fair hair
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
sunbury-on-thames — a town in SE England, in N Surrey. Pop: 27 415 (2001)
surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
synthetic biology — the application of computer science techniques to create artificial biological systems
tabernacle mirror — a mirror of c1800, having columns and a cornice, usually gilt, with a painted panel over the mirror.
taiping rebellion — a movement of religious mysticism and agrarian unrest in China between 1850 and 1864 which weakened the Manchu dynasty but was eventually suppressed with foreign aid
take some beating — to be difficult to improve upon
take to one's bed — to remain in bed, esp because of illness
teething problems — If a project or new product has teething problems, it has problems in its early stages or when it first becomes available.
teething troubles — Teething troubles are the same as teething problems.
telephone banking — a facility enabling customers to make use of banking services, such as oral payment instructions, account movements, raising loans, etc, over the telephone rather than by personal visit
telephone numbers — extremely large numbers, esp in reference to salaries or prices
temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
terrorist bombing — the bombing of a place carried out in order to achieve some goal
the black country — the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England, northwest of Birmingham
the carboniferous — the Carboniferous period or rock system
the joke is on sb — If you say that the joke is on a particular person, you mean that they have been made to look very foolish by something.
the whole boiling — the whole lot
the whole shebang — The whole shebang is the whole situation or business that you are describing.
theory of numbers — number theory.
to be eaten alive — If you say that someone will be eaten alive, you mean that they will be completely destroyed or defeated by someone who is much stronger.
to be taken aback — If you are taken aback by something, you are surprised or shocked by it and you cannot respond at once.
to best advantage — If something is shown to good advantage or to best advantage, it is shown in a way that reveals its best features.
to break the bank — If you say that the cost of something will not break the bank, you mean that it will not cost a large sum of money.
to get to know sb — If you get to know someone, you find out what they are like by spending time with them.
to read sb's mind — If you can read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
to the bitter end — If you say that you will continue doing something to the bitter end, especially something difficult or unpleasant, you are emphasizing that you will continue doing it until it is completely finished.
tone control knob — a round switch on a radio, record player, etc that is turned to alter the tone control
torricellian tube — a vertical glass tube partly evacuated and partly filled with mercury, the height of which is used as a measure of atmospheric pressure
transferable vote — a vote that is transferred to a second candidate indicated by the voter if the first is eliminated from the ballot
transonic barrier — sound barrier.
triboluminescence — luminescence produced by friction, usually within a crystalline substance.
ultramicrobalance — a balance for weighing precisely, to a hundredth of a microgram or less, minute quantities of material.
uncle tom's cabin — an antislavery novel (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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