22-letter words containing b, r, i, n

scalable sampling rate — (compression, standard, algorithm) (SSR) See, e.g., MPEG-4 AAC SSR.
scissors-and-paste job — if you describe a piece of work as a scissors and paste job, you mean that it has been mechanically compiled, as if by simply cutting and pasting different parts to make a new whole
search the fucking web — (web, jargon) (Always abbreviated STFW) A response implying that an inquirer could have easily found an answer to his question using Google or some other web search engine. It is now often quicker and more productive to search the World-Wide Web than to RTFM.
sell sb down the river — If someone sells you down the river, they betray you for some personal profit or advantage.
shaken but not stirred — If you say that someone has been shaken but not stirred by an experience, you mean that they have been slightly disturbed or emotionally affected by it, but not deeply enough to change their behaviour or way of thinking.
sick building syndrome — an illness caused by exposure to pollutants or germs inside an airtight building.
simultaneous broadcast — a programme, etc, broadcast simultaneously on radio and television
sir william blackstone — Sir William, 1723–80, English jurist and writer on law.
sixteen bit organisers — (communications) (SIBO) Psion's family of PDAs running EPOC, including the MC200, MC400, Series 3 (1991-1998), Series 3a, Series 3c, Series 3mx, Siena, Workabout and Workabout mx.
social security number — A Social Security number is a nine digit number that is given to U.S. citizens and to people living in the U.S. You need it to get a job, collect Social Security benefits and receive some government services.
softening of the brain — a softening of the cerebrum, caused by impairment of the blood supply; encephalomalacia.
someone's number is up — someone's time to die or suffer punishment has arrived
south african republic — former name of Transvaal.
start the ball rolling — to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc)
subliminal advertising — a form of advertising on film or television that employs subliminal images to influence the viewer unconsciously
subornation of perjury — the offense of bribing or otherwise persuading another to commit perjury.
substantive agreements — collective agreements that regulate jobs, pay, and conditions
swings and roundabouts — If you say that a situation is swings and roundabouts, you mean that there are as many gains as there are losses.
tapered roller bearing — a rolling bearing that uses tapered rollers running in coned races and is able to accept axial thrust as well as providing shaft location
the edinburgh festival — an arts festival held in Edinburgh in August
the end of the rainbow — If you say that something is at the end of the rainbow, you mean that people want it but it is almost impossible to obtain or achieve.
the golden gate bridge — a bridge crossing the strait between the Pacific and San Francisco Bay, with a central span of 1280 m (4200 ft)
threespine stickleback — a widely distributed stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, occurring in marine, brackish, or fresh waters throughout the northern hemisphere.
to be full to bursting — to be very full
to be in running order — if something is in running order it is functioning correctly and efficiently
to be taken for a ride — If you say that someone has been taken for a ride, you mean that they have been deceived or cheated.
to cast your mind back — If you cast your mind back to a time in the past, you think about what happened then.
trans-siberian railway — a railway in S Russia, extending from Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific: constructed between 1891 and 1916, making possible the settlement and industrialization of sparsely inhabited regions. Length: 9335 km (5800 miles)
transition probability — the probability of going from a given state to the next state in a Markov process.
turbo-propeller engine — a jet engine with a turbine-driven propeller that produces the principal thrust, augmented by the thrust of the jet exhaust.
underground combustion — Underground combustion is the process of heating oil to allow it to flow more easily and make it easier to recover.
unreasonable behaviour — conduct by a spouse sufficient to cause the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage
urban district council — a council of an urban district that, in conjunction with a county council, has responsibilities for local government issues
vibration white finger — a condition affecting workers using vibrating machinery, which causes damage to the blood vessels and nerves of the fingers and leads to a permanent loss of feeling
volume of distribution — A volume of distribution is the hypothetical volume of body fluid that would be required to dissolve the amount of drug needed to achieve the same concentration in the blood.
water under the bridge — If you say that an event or incident is water under the bridge, you mean that it has happened and cannot now be changed, so there is no point in worrying about it any more.
william jennings bryan — William Jennings [jen-ingz] /ˈdʒɛn ɪŋz/ (Show IPA), 1860–1925, U.S. political leader.
william's bon chrétien — a variety of pear that has large yellow juicy sweet fruit

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