16-letter words containing b, o, t, u, e

public relations — (used with a plural verb) the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc.
publication date — the date on which a book or periodical is or is planned to be published.
questionableness — The state or condition of being questionable; dubiousness.
rambunctiousness — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
reaction turbine — a turbine driven by the reactive force of a fluid passing through the rotor blades.
reasonable doubt — law: grounds for believing sb is innocent
rectus abdominis — a long flat muscle that extends along the whole length of both sides of the abdomen. It flexes the vertebral column, particularly the lumbar portion; it also tenses the anterior abdominal wall and assists in compressing the abdominal contents
red flour beetle — a reddish-brown flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, that feeds on stored grain, dried fruit, etc.
redistributional — a distribution performed again or anew.
right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
right honourable — (in Britain and certain Commonwealth countries) a title of respect for a Privy Councillor or an appeal-court judge
rock creek butte — a mountain in NE Oregon: highest peak in the Blue Mountains. 9106 feet (2777 meters).
rough and tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
rough-and-tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
santiago de cuba — a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
self-lubrication — the process of becoming lubricated without external factors
self-subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
sodium bisulfate — a colorless crystalline compound, NaHSO 4 , soluble in water: used in dyeing, in the manufacture of cement, paper, soap, and an acid-type cleaner.
sodium bisulfite — Sodium bisulfite is a crystalline compound used as an antioxidant and stabilizing agent.
sodium carbonate — Also called soda ash. an anhydrous, grayish-white, odorless, water-soluble powder, Na 2 CO 3 , usually obtained by the Solvay process and containing about 1 percent of impurities consisting of sulfates, chlorides, and bicarbonates of sodium: used in the manufacture of glass, ceramics, soaps, paper, petroleum products, sodium salts, as a cleanser, for bleaching, and in water treatment.
sodium perborate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, NaBO 2 ⋅3H 2 O or NaBO 3 ⋅4H 2 O, used chiefly as a bleaching agent and antiseptic.
south sea bubble — the financial crash that occurred in 1720 after the South Sea Company had taken over the national debt in return for a monopoly of trade with the South Seas, causing feverish speculation in their stocks
southerly buster — a sudden violent cold wind on the SE coast of Australia causing a rapid drop in temperature
southern baptist — a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, founded in Augusta, Georgia, in 1845, that is strictly Calvinistic and active in religious publishing and education.
sub-postmistress — (in Britain) a woman who runs a sub-post office
subjectification — to make subjective.
subsistence crop — a food plant which is grown by a farmer for consumption by himself and his family, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
take the trouble — If you take the trouble to do something, you do something which requires a small amount of additional effort.
telephone number — digits dialled to reach sb by phone
teutoburg forest — region of low, forested mountains, mostly in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany: highest point, c. 1,500 ft (457 m)
teutoburger wald — a chain of wooded hills in Germany, in Westphalia: Romans defeated by German tribes a.d.
the boys in blue — The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue.
the next but one — the one after the next
the subconscious — subconscious mental activity
the unobservable — something that cannot be observed
thumb one's nose — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
to be out of sth — if you are out of something, you no longer have any of it
to bite the dust — If you say that something has bitten the dust, you are emphasizing that it no longer exists or that it has failed.
to bite your lip — If you bite your lip or your tongue, you stop yourself from saying something that you want to say, because it would be the wrong thing to say in the circumstances.
to mean business — If you say that someone means business, you mean they are serious and determined about what they are doing.
to overabound in — to have or contain too large a quantity or number of something
to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
tool builder kit — (tool) (TBK) A product from IPSYS which allows users to develop CASE tools appropriate to any software engineering methodology.
transport number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
twin-carburettor — (of an engine) having two carburettors
uncontradictable — to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
uncountable noun — An uncountable noun is the same as an uncount noun.
uncountable-noun — a noun, as water, electricity, or happiness, that typically refers to an indefinitely divisible substance or an abstract notion, and that in English cannot be used, in such a sense, with the indefinite article or in the plural.
under one's belt — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.

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