17-letter words containing b, r

synovial membrane — anatomy: connective tissue
tabernacle mirror — a mirror of c1800, having columns and a cornice, usually gilt, with a painted panel over the mirror.
taiping rebellion — a movement of religious mysticism and agrarian unrest in China between 1850 and 1864 which weakened the Manchu dynasty but was eventually suppressed with foreign aid
take sth by storm — If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful.
take years off sb — If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has taken years off someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much younger.
tanenbaum, andrew — Andrew Tanenbaum
tapestry brussels — a carpet made with three-ply or four-ply worsted yarn drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern over the entire surface (body Brussels) or made of worsted or woolen yarns on which a pattern is printed (tapestry Brussels)
tax-bracket creep — bracket creep.
teething problems — If a project or new product has teething problems, it has problems in its early stages or when it first becomes available.
teething troubles — Teething troubles are the same as teething problems.
telephone numbers — extremely large numbers, esp in reference to salaries or prices
temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
tennessee warbler — a North American wood warbler, Vermivora peregrina, having a gray head, a greenish back, and white underparts.
terrestrial globe — the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
terrorist bombing — the bombing of a place carried out in order to achieve some goal
the bag of tricks — every device; everything
the barbary coast — a historic name for the Mediterranean coast of North Africa: a centre of piracy against European shipping from the 16th to the 19th centuries
the black country — the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England, northwest of Birmingham
the bright lights — places of entertainment in a city
the bulldog breed — people who fought in either of the World Wars
the carboniferous — the Carboniferous period or rock system
the humber bridge — a single-span suspension bridge (1981) that crosses the Humber, with a main span of 1410 m (4626 ft)
the last sb heard — You can use expressions such as the last I heard and the last she heard to introduce a piece of information that is the most recent that you have on a particular subject.
the tabloid press — (considered as a whole) newspapers with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
theory of numbers — number theory.
third-degree burn — a burned place or area: a burn where fire had ripped through the forest.
thistle butterfly — any nymphalid butterfly of the genus Vanessa, as the red admiral or painted lady.
thread-legged bug — any of certain insects of the family Reduviidae, characterized by an elongated, slender body and long frail legs, the front pair of which are raptorial.
throat sweetbread — sweetbread (def 2).
throw the book at — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
to beat a retreat — If you beat a retreat, you leave a place quickly in order to avoid an embarrassing or dangerous situation.
to break the bank — If you say that the cost of something will not break the bank, you mean that it will not cost a large sum of money.
to knit your brow — If you knit your brows or knit your eyebrows, you frown because you are angry or worried.
to play it by ear — If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance.
to read sb's mind — If you can read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
to the bitter end — If you say that you will continue doing something to the bitter end, especially something difficult or unpleasant, you are emphasizing that you will continue doing it until it is completely finished.
tone control knob — a round switch on a radio, record player, etc that is turned to alter the tone control
toothbrush holder — a container or rack in a bathroom where toothbrushes are kept when not in use
torricellian tube — a vertical glass tube partly evacuated and partly filled with mercury, the height of which is used as a measure of atmospheric pressure
transferable vote — a vote that is transferred to a second candidate indicated by the voter if the first is eliminated from the ballot
transonic barrier — sound barrier.
triboluminescence — luminescence produced by friction, usually within a crystalline substance.
triskaidekaphobia — fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
trobriand islands — a group of coral islands in the Solomon Sea, north of the E part of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. Area: about 440 sq km (170 sq miles)
troilus butterfly — spicebush swallowtail.
trouble came back — (jargon) (TCB) An IBM term for an intermittent or difficult-to-reproduce problem that has failed to respond to neglect or shotgun debugging. Compare heisenbug.
tubercle bacillus — the bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causing tuberculosis.
tuberculin-tested — (of milk) produced by cows that have been certified as free of tuberculosis
turbidity current — a turbid, dense current of sediments in suspension moving along the slope and bottom of a lake or ocean.
turbinado (sugar) — a partially refined, granulated, pale-brown sugar obtained by washing raw sugar in a centrifuge until most of the molasses is removed

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