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

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 of salisbury — c1115–80, English prelate and scholar.
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).
juvenile diabetes — any of several disorders characterized by increased urine production.
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.
latent strabismus — the tendency, controllable by muscular effort, for one or both eyes to exhibit strabismus.
learning-disabled — pertaining to or having a learning disability: a learning-disabled child.
lebanon mountains — a mountain range extending the length of Lebanon, in the central part. Highest peak, 10,049 feet (3063 meters).
lebesgue integral — an integral obtained by application of the theory of measure and more general than the Riemann integral.
leibniz mountains — a mountain range on the SW limb of the moon, containing the highest peaks (10 000 metres) on the moon
light dawns on sb — If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it.
limousine liberal — a wealthy left-wing person
lombrosian school — a school of criminology, promulgating the theories and employing the methods developed by Lombroso.
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
man's best friend — a dog, especially as a pet.
mental disability — a general or specific intellectual handicap, resulting directly or indirectly from injury to the brain or from abnormal neurological development
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.
misunderstandable — Capable of being misunderstood.
nashville warbler — a North American wood warbler, Vermivora ruficapilla, having a gray head, an olive-green back, and yellow underparts.
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.
new english bible — an English translation (1970) of the Bible into contemporary idiom, directed by Anglican and other Protestant churches of Great Britain.
nichiren buddhism — a doctrine of salvation based on the Lotus Sutra.
nicholas bourbaki — the pseudonym of a group of mainly French mathematicians that, since 1939, has been producing a monumental work on advanced mathematics, Eléments de Mathématique
non-assignability — capable of being specified: The word has no assignable meaning in our language.
non-reimbursement — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
non-subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
nuclear submarine — undersea vessel powered by atomic energy
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
old south arabian — a group of four closely related Semitic languages, having a writing system and used from about the eighth to the fifth centuries b.c. in the southern part of Arabia.
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.
otto von bismarck — Otto von [ot-oh von;; German aw-toh fuh n] /ˈɒt oʊ vɒn;; German ˈɔ toʊ fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–98, German statesman: first chancellor of modern German Empire 1871–90.
passive obedience — unquestioning obedience to authority
percussion bullet — a bullet that is exploded by percussion
piece of business — business (def 10).
pillar-and-breast — room-and-pillar.
pittsburg landing — a village in SW Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: battle of Shiloh in 1862.
plains of abraham — a high plain adjoining the city of Quebec, Canada: battlefield where the English under Wolfe defeated the French under Montcalm in 1759.
plumbing fixtures — things such as pipes, sinks, toilets that are fixed in position in a building
precision bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped, as accurately as possible, on a specific, usually small, target.
pressurized cabin — the cabin of an aircraft in which the air has been pressurized
public assistance — government aid to the poor, disabled, or aged or to dependent children, as financial assistance or food stamps.

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