18-letter words containing b, l, u

nuclear capability — If a country has nuclear capability, it is able to produce nuclear power and usually nuclear weapons.
objective modula-2 — (language) (Or "ObjM2") An extension to Modula-2 for Cocoa and GNUstep software development. Objective Modula-2 follows the Objective-C object model and retains the bracketed Smalltalk message passing syntax used in Objective-C. Classes written in ObjM2 can be used within ObjC and vice versa. ObjM2 also retains Modula-2's data encapsulation features, namely nested modules with explicit import and export lists. Due to the strict type checking in Modula-2, ObjM2 can be considered a much safer programming language than is ObjC, yet losing none of the capabilities of ObjC.
oblique projection — something that is oblique.
oblique-slip fault — a fault on which the movement is along both the strike and the dip of the fault
october revolution — Russian Revolution (def 2).
passive vocabulary — all the words, collectively, that a person can understand
payment by results — a system of wage payment whereby all or part of the wage varies systematically according to the level of work performance of an employee
personal bodyguard — a person employed to protect a particular person
piperonyl butoxide — a light-brown liquid, C 1 9 H 3 0 O 5 , used chiefly as a synergist in certain insecticides.
play catch-up ball — to adjust one's style of play so as to make up for a lack of points, runs, etc.
play silly buggers — to fool around and waste time
plumber's merchant — a shop or business that sells things needed for the job of installing and repairing pipes, fixtures, etc, for water, drainage, and gas
population balance — A population balance is a model showing particle sizes during a grinding process, which is used when designing a process.
portable equipment — Portable equipment is electrical equipment that can easily be moved from one place to another while in operation or while connected to the supply.
provably difficult — The set or property of problems for which it can be proven that no polynomial-time algorithm exists, only exponential-time algorithms.
pseudotuberculosis — an acute, sometimes fatal disease of rodents, birds, and other animals, including humans, caused by the bacterium Yersinia (Pasteurella) pseudotuberculosis, and characterized by the formation of nodules resembling those that result from tuberculosis.
public convenience — a rest room, especially at a large public place, as at a railroad station.
public corporation — a corporation, owned and operated by a government, established for the administration of certain public programs.
public examination — an examination, such as a GCSE exam, that is set by a central examining board
public expenditure — spending by central government, local authorities, and public corporations
publicity campaign — an effort to convey information to the public
publishing company — a firm which publishes books
pulmonary embolism — the blockage of a pulmonary artery, often by a blood clot, that stops the flow of blood to the lungs and which can result in death if untreated
put a bold face on — to seem bold or confident about
put the clock back — to regress
red-bellied turtle — any of several freshwater turtles of the genus Pseudemys, of the eastern and southern U.S., having red markings on the lower shell.
return-flue boiler — a fire-tube boiler having flues that collect the combustion gases at the end of the boiler opposite the fire door and pass them through the boiler to an uptake above the fire door.
rheims-douay bible — Douay Bible.
rub shoulders with — to mix with socially or associate with
rubbish collection — the collection of domestic refuse for disposal
run in sb's family — If a characteristic runs in someone's family, it often occurs in members of that family, in different generations.
separate but equal — pertaining to a racial policy, formerly practiced in some parts of the United States, by which black people could be segregated if granted equal opportunities and facilities, as for education, transportation, or jobs.
seven-league boots — mythical boots that allowed the wearer to travel seven leagues (a former unit of measurement), ie a great length, at each step
shrubby cinquefoil — a small shrub, Potentilla fruticosa, of the rose family, native to the Northern temperate region, having pinnate leaves and numerous, showy, bright-yellow flowers.
solubility product — the maximum number of undissociated ions, of an electrolyte in a saturated solution, capable at a given temperature of remaining in equilibrium with the undissolved phase of the solution.
sub-classification — to arrange in subclasses.
subatomic particle — physics:
subject complement — a word or a group of words, usually functioning as an adjective or noun, that is used in the predicate following a copula and describes or is identified with the subject of the sentence, as sleepy in The travelers became sleepy.
subliminal message — a message passed to the human mind without the mind being consciously aware of it, as, for example, in advertising
submaxillary gland — submandibular gland.
subordinate clause — a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived.
supraorbital ridge — browridge.
talk a blue streak — speak rapidly and incessantly
the beautiful game — football
the black mountain — a mountain range in S Wales, in E Carmarthenshire and W Powys. Highest peak: Carmarthen Van, 802 m (2632 ft)
the blue hen state — a nickname for the state of Delaware
the general public — the people in a society; people in general
the-master-builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
to bare one's soul — If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.

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