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16-letter words containing b, i, t, s, o

  • expansion bottle — a tank collecting coolant from a radiator while an engine is heated, and from which the coolant returns to the radiator when the engine cools
  • fertility symbol — an object, esp a phallic symbol, used in fertility-cult ceremonies to symbolize regeneration
  • fill one's boots — to take or do as much of something as one wants
  • fish or cut bait — any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
  • flabbergastation — (colloquial) Bewildered shock or surprise; the state or condition of being flabbergasted.
  • football special — a train service provided specially to transport football supporters to and from a match
  • forbid the banns — to raise an objection to a marriage announced in this way
  • four-masted brig — jackass bark (def 2).
  • goldsmith beetle — a brilliant golden scarabaeid beetle, Cetonia aurata, of Europe.
  • hayes-compatible — (communications)   A description of a modem which understands the same set of commands as one made by Hayes.
  • hemangioblastoma — (medicine) Any of several benign neoplasm tumours of the brain.
  • heterometabolism — insect development in which the young hatch in a form very similar to the adult and then mature without a pupal stage
  • in a brown study — in a reverie or daydream
  • in the same boat — a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
  • incombustibility — The quality or state of being incombustible.
  • incontestability — incapable of being contested; not open to dispute; incontrovertible: incontestable proof.
  • inhospitableness — The quality of being inhospitable.
  • irresponsibility — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
  • isoamyl benzoate — a colorless liquid, C 11 H 15 O 2 , having a sharp, fruitlike odor: used in cosmetics.
  • isobutyl nitrite — butyl nitrite.
  • japanese bobtail — any of a breed of domestic cat, originating in Japan, with a very short, fluffy tail, and a soft, silky coat often in three colors, white, black, and red
  • job satisfaction — Job satisfaction is the pleasure that you get from doing your job.
  • john the baptist — the forerunner and baptizer of Jesus. Matt. 3.
  • knights of labor — a secret workingmen's organization formed in 1869 to defend the interests of labor.
  • labour relations — Labour relations refers to the relationship between employers and employees in industry, and the political decisions and laws that affect it.
  • labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
  • libation-bearers — Choëphori.
  • liberal unionist — a Liberal who opposed Gladstone's policy of Irish Home Rule in 1886 and after
  • lick observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-cm) refracting telescope.
  • limited-stop bus — a bus which only stops at a small number of predetermined stops, rather than on request
  • long-established — having a long history; old
  • marine biologist — scientist who studies sea life
  • mass observation — the study of the social habits of people through observation, interviews, etc
  • megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
  • mobility housing — houses designed or adapted for people who have difficulty in walking but are not necessarily chairbound
  • nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
  • nontransmissible — Not transmissible.
  • nontransmittable — Not transmittable.
  • objective pascal — An extension of the PASCAL language which provides the possibility to use object-oriented programming constructs.
  • objective spirit — the human spirit, insofar as it has become capable of a rational identification of its individual self with the community of other spirits but is not yet capable of the identification with the absolute idea that characterizes the absolute spirit.
  • observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
  • observation post — a forward position, often on high ground, from which enemy activity can be observed and, particularly, from which artillery or mortar fire can be directed.
  • observation ward — a ward in a hospital where patients are monitored
  • observationalist — One who relies on empirical observations.
  • observationality — The property of being observational.
  • obstructionistic — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
  • obtuse bisectrix — See under bisectrix (def 1).
  • occasional table — a small table with no regular use
  • october surprise — a major event, occurring shortly before a presidential election, which influences the result
  • on a trial basis — for the purpose of assessment
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