15-letter words containing b, o, p
- pyrometric bead — (in a kiln) a ball of material that indicates by changing color that a certain temperature has been reached.
- represent-to-be — to serve to express, designate, stand for, or denote, as a word, symbol, or the like does; symbolize: In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good.
- reproducibility — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- responsibleness — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- rhombencephalon — the hindbrain.
- san luis obispo — a city in W California.
- sb's cup of tea — If you say that someone or something is not your cup of tea, you mean that they are not the kind of person or thing that you like.
- second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
- self-absorption — preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
- self-compatible — able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
- sepoy rebellion — the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58
- shock probation — the release on probation of a criminal after brief imprisonment
- shopping basket — a metal or plastic container with one or two handles, used to carry shopping in a shop
- snubfin dolphin — Australian dolphin with a small dorsal fin
- soapbox oratory — public speaking typical of soapbox orators
- spanish bayonet — any of certain plants belonging to the genus Yucca, of the agave family, having narrow, spine-tipped leaves and a cluster of white flowers.
- spermatoblastic — relating to a spermatoblast
- spin the bottle — a game in which someone spins a bottle and receives a kiss from the person at whom the bottle points on coming to rest.
- spiny cocklebur — a cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum, introduced into North America from Europe.
- spiral notebook — a notebook held together by a coil of wire passed through small holes punched at the back edge of the covers and individual pages
- spotted cowbane — a North American water hemlock, Cicuta maculata, of the parsley family, having a purple-mottled stem, white flowers, and deadly poisonous, tuberlike roots.
- strephosymbolia — a condition of perceiving objects as their mirror image and, specifically, having difficulty in distinguishing letters in words
- streptobacillus — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- sub-corporation — an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. See also municipal corporation, public corporation.
- sub-post office — (in Britain) a post office run by a sub-postmaster or sub-postmistress as a self-employed agent for the Post Office
- subject pronoun — pronoun in nominative case
- suboptimization — a situation which is less than optimal
- subperiosteally — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subprofessional — being below professional standards: subprofessional health care.
- subreptitiously — in a subreptitious manner
- substratosphere — the upper troposphere.
- sweep the board — (in gambling) to win all the cards or money
- tablet computer — a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
- telephone booth — a more or less soundproof booth containing a public telephone.
- ten-pin bowling — game of skittles
- thermobarograph — a device that simultaneously records the temperature and pressure of the atmosphere
- tobacco planter — a tool that was formerly used by tobacco farmers to plant tobacco with
- umbrella policy — An umbrella policy is a policy that provides excess limits and gives additional excess coverage over the normal limits and coverage of liability policies.
- uncompanionable — not companionable or friendly; antisocial
- uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- unexceptionable — not offering any basis for exception or objection; beyond criticism: an unexceptionable record of achievement.
- unpronounceable — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- upward mobility — movement from one social level to a higher one (upward mobility) or a lower one (downward mobility) as by changing jobs or marrying.
- upwardly mobile — See under vertical mobility (def 1).
- viper's bugloss — the blueweed.
- visible exports — goods sold to a foreign country or countries
- visible imports — products that a company or country buys from other countries
- washing-up bowl — plastic bowl used for washing dishes
- well-brought-up — If you say that someone, especially a child, is well-brought-up, you mean that they are very polite because they have been taught good manners.