16-letter words containing b, i, l, e, s, t
- self-elaboration — an act or instance of elaborating.
- self-lubricating — to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- self-lubrication — the process of becoming lubricated without external factors
- self-observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
- self-subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
- self-subsistence — the state or fact of subsisting.
- semantic tableau — a method of demonstrating the consistency or otherwise of a set of statements by constructing a diagrammatic representation of all the circumstances that satisfy the set of statements
- shoot-to-disable — of or relating to shooting by soldiers or police that is intended to disable rather than kill
- slow metabolizer — A slow metabolizer is someone whose body is slow to break down, absorb, or use a particular substance.
- sodium bisulfate — a colorless crystalline compound, NaHSO 4 , soluble in water: used in dyeing, in the manufacture of cement, paper, soap, and an acid-type cleaner.
- sodium bisulfite — Sodium bisulfite is a crystalline compound used as an antioxidant and stabilizing agent.
- software library — a collection of programs that are used to develop software
- sth rings a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
- strawberry blite — a plant, Chenopodium capitatum, having dense, rounded clusters of minute reddish flowers.
- strike a balance — compromise
- susceptibilities — emotional sensibilities; feelings
- the boys in blue — The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue.
- the public purse — money from or controlled by the government
- the war-disabled — those people who have been disabled by war
- thrilled to bits — If someone is thrilled, they are extremely pleased about something.
- thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- to be off limits — If an area or a place is off limits, you are not allowed to go there.
- ultra-liberalism — extremely liberal, especially in politics.
- vegetable slicer — a device with a sharp blade for slicing vegetables finely;
- vestibular nerve — the part of the auditory nerve in the inner ear that carries sensory information related to body equilibrium.
- vestibule school — a school in an industrial establishment where new employees are given specific training in the jobs they are to perform.
- visibility meter — any instrument for measuring the visual range through the atmosphere, as a transmissometer.
- visible spectrum — the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation that is normally visible, from 380 to 760 nm.
- welfare benefits — financial assistance; social security payment
- well-established — permanently founded; settled; firmly set: a well-established business; a well-established habit.
- wellington boots — a leather boot with the front part of the top extending above the knee.