16-letter words containing b, i, s, t, a, l
- tanimbar islands — a group of over 600 islands in E Indonesia, in the Banda Sea. About 2100 sq. mi. (5440 sq. km).
- the war-disabled — those people who have been disabled by war
- thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
- trailing arbutus — Also called arbutus, mayflower. a creeping eastern North American plant, Epigaea repens, of the heath family, having leathery, oval leaves and terminal clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers.
- transmissibility — capable of being transmitted.
- typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
- 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.
- welfare benefits — financial assistance; social security payment
- well-established — permanently founded; settled; firmly set: a well-established business; a well-established habit.
- yah-boo politics — adversarial politics in which politicians constantly deride their opponents and dismiss everything suggested by them