15-letter words containing b, r, o, n
- indirect object — a word or group of words representing the person or thing with reference to which the action of a verb is performed, in English generally coming between the verb and the direct object and paraphrasable as the object of a preposition, usually to or for, following the direct object, as the boy in He gave the boy a book.
- indoor baseball — softball played indoors.
- infundibuliform — having the shape of a funnel; funnel-shaped.
- inobtrusiveness — the quality of being unobtrusive
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- insubordination — the quality or condition of being insubordinate, or of being disobedient to authority; defiance: The employee was fired for insubordination.
- intolerableness — The state of being intolerable or insufferable.
- intra-abdominal — being within the abdomen.
- irreconcileable — Alternative spelling of irreconcilable.
- irrevocableness — Quality of being irrevocable.
- irritable colon — any combination of common disturbances of the bowel, as diarrhea or constipation, occurring with abdominal pain, sometimes accompanied by psychological stress. Abbreviation: IBS.
- isotopic number — the number of neutrons minus the number of protons in an atomic nucleus.
- jacob ben asher — c1269–c1340, Hebrew commentator on the Bible and codifier of Jewish law.
- job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
- job enlargement — a widening of the range of tasks performed by an employee in order to provide variety in the activities undertaken
- job opportunity — an opportunity of employment
- job requirement — a quality or qualification that you must have in order to be suitable for a certain job
- jobbing printer — a person who prints mainly commercial and display work rather than books or newspapers
- john barleycorn — a personification of barley as used in malt liquor, of malt liquor itself, or of any intoxicating liquor.
- journal bearing — a plain cylindrical bearing to support a shaft or axle
- knebworth house — a Tudor mansion in Knebworth in Hertfordshire: home of Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton; decorated (1843) in the Gothic style
- knickerbockered — wearing knickers.
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- labor relations — worker-employer relationship
- labor-intensive — requiring or using a large supply of labor, relative to capital.
- labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
- lambda-b baryon — a protonlike baryon containing a b quark; a neutral baryon with a mass 11,000 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.1 X 10 -12 seconds.
- lambda-c baryon — a positively charged baryon with a mean lifetime of approximately 2.1 X 10 -13 seconds.
- leonid brezhnev — Leonid Ilyich [ley-uh-nid il-yich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet ee-lyeech] /ˈleɪ ə nɪd ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–82, Russian political leader: first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party 1964–66; general secretary 1966–82; president of the Soviet Union 1960–64, 1977–82.
- liberalizations — Plural form of liberalization.
- library edition — an edition of a book prepared for library use, especially with a library binding.
- lobar pneumonia — pneumonia (def 2).
- lobster newburg — (sometimes lowercase) lobster cooked in a thick seasoned cream sauce made with sherry or brandy.
- lubricating oil — an oily substance that is used to cover or treat machinery so as to lessen friction
- maldistribution — bad or unsatisfactory distribution, as of wealth, among a population or members of a group.
- man-o'-war bird — frigate bird.
- man-of-war bird — frigate bird.
- manoeuvrability — The quality of being manoeuvrable.
- manukau harbour — an inlet of the Tasman Sea near Auckland in New Zealand on NW North Island
- māori battalion — the Māori unit of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War II
- maxilloturbinal — (anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.
- medieval breton — the Breton language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 12th to the mid-17th centuries.
- member function — A method in C++.
- microbusinesses — Plural form of microbusiness.
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- misdistribution — Incorrect or unfair distribution.
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- moreton bay ash — an Australian eucalyptus tree, E. tessellaris, having drooping branches and grey bark
- moreton bay bug — a flattish edible shellfish, Thenus orientalis, of Northern Australian waters
- moreton bay fig — a large Australian fig tree, Ficus macrophylla, having glossy leaves and smooth bark