15-letter words containing b, i, o
- television tube — a cathode-ray tube designed for the reproduction of television pictures
- ten-pin bowling — game of skittles
- the gift of gab — If someone has the gift of gab, they are able to speak easily and confidently, and to persuade people.
- the job in hand — The job or problem in hand is the job or problem that you are dealing with at the moment.
- the lost tribes — the ten tribes deported from the N kingdom of Israel in 721 bc and believed never to have returned to Palestine
- the-arbitration — a comedy (c300 b.c.) by Menander, extant only as a fragment.
- thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
- think better of — to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc.
- thiobarbiturate — a barbiturate in which a sulphur atom has replaced one oxygen atom
- thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
- thromboembolism — the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.
- titius-bode law — Bode's law.
- to be in arrear — to be late in payment
- to bear in mind — If you tell someone to bear something in mind or to keep something in mind, you are reminding or warning them about something important which they should remember.
- to do sb credit — If you say that something does someone credit, you mean that they should be praised or admired because of it.
- to fit the bill — If you say that someone or something fits the bill or fills the bill, you mean that they are suitable for a particular job or purpose.
- torsion balance — an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament.
- tortoise beetle — any of several turtle-shaped leaf beetles, as Chelymorpha cassidea (argus tortoise beetle or milkweed tortoise beetle) which resembles the ladybird beetle and feeds primarily on bindweed and milkweed.
- tortoise brooch — a domed, oval brooch worn in pairs by Viking women.
- touch base with — the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests: a metal base for the table.
- traveling block — (in a hoisting tackle) the block hooked to and moving with the load.
- tribromoethanol — a white, crystalline powder, C 2 H 3 Br 3 O, used as a basal anesthetic.
- trinitrobenzene — any of three yellow crystalline compounds having the formula C 9 H 3 N 3 O 6 , capable of more explosive power and requiring more impact than TNT.
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- tuberculization — the process of becoming, or of causing people or animals to become, infected with tuberculosis
- turbinate bones — the thin scroll-shaped bones situated on the walls of the nasal passages
- turbojet engine — a jet-propulsion engine in which air from the atmosphere is compressed for combustion by a turbine-driven compressor.
- turkish tobacco — a strongly aromatic tobacco, grown chiefly in Turkey and Greece, used in cigarettes.
- umbrella policy — An umbrella policy is a policy that provides excess limits and gives additional excess coverage over the normal limits and coverage of liability policies.
- 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.
- unaffordability — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
- uncategorizable — not able to be categorized or placed into a category
- uncompanionable — not companionable or friendly; antisocial
- uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
- unconstrainable — unable to be confined
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- unexceptionable — not offering any basis for exception or objection; beyond criticism: an unexceptionable record of achievement.
- unobjectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
- unobjectionably — without objection
- unobtrusiveness — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
- unskilled labor — work that requires practically no training or experience for its adequate or competent performance.
- upward mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
- upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- urban migration — the process of people moving from rural areas to cities
- urban sociology — the sociological study of cities and their role in the development of society.
- us savings bond — A US Savings bond is a long-term bond issued by the US government that is considered low-risk.
- variable region — a configuration in the upper branches of the Y of an antibody molecule, unique in each antibody type, that binds with the determinant of a specific antigen.
- vegetable ivory — ivory (def 9).
- viper's bugloss — the blueweed.
- visible exports — goods sold to a foreign country or countries