16-letter words containing b, i, t, n, g
- combining weight — the atomic weight of an atom or radical divided by its valence.
- congeliturbation — the churning, heaving, and thrusting of soil material due to the action of frost.
- counterbalancing — Present participle of counterbalance.
- dearborn heights — city in SE Mich.: suburb of Detroit: pop. 58,000
- debating chamber — a room where a legislative assembly holds debates
- debating society — a club, e.g. at a school or university, which regularly holds debates
- debt forgiveness — the action or process of forgiving people their debts
- designer stubble — (on a man) facial hair that is carefully trimmed to give what is thought to be an attractive rugged slightly unshaven look
- discombobulating — Present participle of discombobulate.
- double centering — a method of extending a survey line by taking the average of two foresights, one with the telescope direct and one with it inverted, made each time by transiting the telescope after a backsight.
- double-breasting — the practice of employing nonunion workers, especially in a separate division, to supplement the work of higher-paid union workers.
- double-clutching — (of a bird) to produce a second clutch of eggs after the first has been removed, usually for hatching in an incubator.
- eastern kingbird — any of several American tyrant flycatchers of the genus Tyrannus, especially T. tyrannus (eastern kingbird) of North America, known for their pugnacious disposition toward predators.
- embourgeoisement — (chiefly UK) The taking-up of middle-class attitudes or values; bourgeoisification; the process of becoming affluent.
- flabbergastation — (colloquial) Bewildered shock or surprise; the state or condition of being flabbergasted.
- flabbergastingly — Surprisingly, astonishingly or amazingly.
- galvanic battery — battery (def 1a).
- generalisability — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of generalizability.
- generalizability — The quality of being generalizable.
- get into trouble — be punished for wrongdoing
- gingerbread tree — a W African tree, Parinari macrophyllum, with large mealy edible fruits (gingerbread plums): family Chrysobalanaceae
- global community — the people or nations of the world, considered as being closely connected by modern telecommunications and as being economically, socially, and politically interdependent
- go out on a limb — say sth daring
- grin and bear it — to suffer trouble or hardship without complaint
- hemangioblastoma — (medicine) Any of several benign neoplasm tumours of the brain.
- houphouet-boigny — Félix [French fey-leeks] /French feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1905–1993, Ivory Coast political leader: president 1960–93.
- hummingbird moth — hawk moth.
- huntington beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
- indefatigability — incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
- indigestibleness — The quality of being indigestible.
- inextinguishable — not extinguishable: an inextinguishable fire.
- inextinguishably — In a way that cannot be extinguished; immortally.
- intelligibleness — The quality of being intelligible.
- interest-bearing — paying interest
- into the bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
- knights of labor — a secret workingmen's organization formed in 1869 to defend the interests of labor.
- knowledgeability — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- large-print book — a book where the text is printed in larger text than normal, so as to make it easier to read, esp for the visually impaired
- latent ambiguity — uncertainty that arises when a seemingly clear written instrument is matched against an extrinsic fact, as when a description of something being sold fits two different items.
- leaf-cutting bee — any of the bees of the family Megachilidae that cut circular pieces from leaves or flowers to line their nests.
- lightbulb moment — a moment of sudden inspiration, revelation, or recognition
- like gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- long-established — having a long history; old
- longicorn beetle — any beetle of the family Cerambycidae, having a long narrow body, long legs, and long antennae
- magnetic bearing — the bearing of a point relative to that of the nearest magnetic pole.
- marine biologist — scientist who studies sea life
- mobility housing — houses designed or adapted for people who have difficulty in walking but are not necessarily chairbound
- nitrogen balance — the difference between the amount of nitrogen taken in and the amount excreted or lost: used to evaluate nutritional balance.
- non-debilitating — to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
- objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant