16-letter words containing b, s, e, t
- indisputableness — The property of being indisputable.
- indivisibilities — not divisible; not separable into parts; incapable of being divided: one nation indivisible.
- inexhaustibility — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
- inextinguishable — not extinguishable: an inextinguishable fire.
- inextinguishably — In a way that cannot be extinguished; immortally.
- inhospitableness — The quality of being inhospitable.
- instability line — a nonfrontal line of convective activity in the atmosphere, usually several hundred miles long but of relatively brief duration.
- insusceptibility — not susceptible; incapable of being influenced or affected (usually followed by of or to): insusceptible of flattery; insusceptible to infection.
- intelligibleness — The quality of being intelligible.
- interest-bearing — paying interest
- interminableness — The state or condition of being interminable.
- invisible assets — assets that are not physical, such as services or good will
- irrepressibility — The quality of being irrepressible.
- irresistibleness — The quality of being irresistible.
- irresponsibility — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- isoamyl benzoate — a colorless liquid, C 11 H 15 O 2 , having a sharp, fruitlike odor: used in cosmetics.
- isobutyl nitrite — butyl nitrite.
- japanese bobtail — any of a breed of domestic cat, originating in Japan, with a very short, fluffy tail, and a soft, silky coat often in three colors, white, black, and red
- job entry system — (operating system) (JES) An IBM mainframe term. There are really two JESs. JES2 is smaller and simpler, and can handle 99.99% of most jobs that run on IBM's MVS operating system. JES3 is much bigger and requires really big iron to run.
- job's comforters — a person who unwittingly or maliciously depresses or discourages someone while attempting to be consoling.
- john the baptist — the forerunner and baptizer of Jesus. Matt. 3.
- jude the obscure — a novel (1895) by Thomas Hardy.
- labour relations — Labour relations refers to the relationship between employers and employees in industry, and the political decisions and laws that affect it.
- labour-intensive — Labour-intensive industries or methods of making things involve a lot of workers. Compare capital-intensive.
- lead by the nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- lesbian cymatium — cyma reversa.
- libation-bearers — Choëphori.
- liberal unionist — a Liberal who opposed Gladstone's policy of Irish Home Rule in 1886 and after
- library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
- lick observatory — the astronomical observatory of the University of California, situated on Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California, and having a 120-inch (3-meter) reflecting telescope and a 36-inch (91-cm) refracting telescope.
- like gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- limited-stop bus — a bus which only stops at a small number of predetermined stops, rather than on request
- lipstick lesbian — a lesbian who is feminine in manner or appearance; a femme.
- long-established — having a long history; old
- low-carbon steel — steel containing between 0.04 and 0.25 per cent carbon
- lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
- make the best of — do what you can
- marine biologist — scientist who studies sea life
- mass observation — the study of the social habits of people through observation, interviews, etc
- medulloblastomas — Plural form of medulloblastoma.
- megakaryoblastic — (cytology) Of or pertaining to a megakaryoblast.
- mesembryanthemum — any of various chiefly Old World plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum, having thick, fleshy leaves and often showy flowers.
- metes and bounds — the precisely described boundary lines of a parcel of land, as found in a deed
- mobutu sese seko — (Joseph-Désiré Mobutu) 1930–97, Zairian political leader: president 1965–97.
- montagu's blenny — a small blenny, Coryphoblennius galerita, found among rocks in shallow water
- mossbauer effect — the phenomenon in which an atom in a crystal undergoes no recoil when emitting a gamma ray, giving all the emitted energy to the gamma ray, resulting in a sharply defined wavelength.
- narragansett bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in E Rhode Island. 28 miles (45 km) long.
- network database — (database) A kind of database management system in which each record type can have multiple owners, e.g. orders are owned by both customers and products. This contrasts with a hierarchical database (one owner) or relational database (no explicit owner).
- nitrous bacteria — bacteria that convert ammonia to nitrites in the soil
- non-transferable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.