18-letter words containing b, s, e, t

stationary bicycle — an exercise bike
statistical tables — tables showing the values of the cumulative distribution functions, probability functions, or probability density functions of certain common distributions for different values of their parameters, and used esp to determine whether or not a particular statistical result exceeds the required significance level
stick one's bib in — to interfere
stomach sweetbread — sweetbread (def 1).
strangeness number — a quantum number, designating the strangeness of an elementary particle, equivalent to the hypercharge minus the baryon number
street credibility — street cred.
stroustrup, bjarne — Bjarne Stroustrup
subatomic particle — physics:
subject complement — a word or a group of words, usually functioning as an adjective or noun, that is used in the predicate following a copula and describes or is identified with the subject of the sentence, as sleepy in The travelers became sleepy.
subordinate clause — a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived.
subsistence farmer — a farmer who consumes most of the produce he grows, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
substitute teacher — educator: replaces sb temporarily
supraorbital ridge — browridge.
symbolist movement — a movement beginning in French and Belgian poetry towards the end of the 19th century with the verse of Mallarmé, Valéry, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Maeterlinck, and others, and seeking to express states of mind rather than objective reality by making use of the power of words and images to suggest as well as denote
take a shine to sb — If you say that someone has taken a shine to another person, you mean that he or she liked them very much at their first meeting.
talk a blue streak — speak rapidly and incessantly
talk between ships — TBS (def 1).
teleobjective lens — telephoto lens.
television cabinet — a cabinet on which a television set is placed or in which it is encased
the baptist church — any of various Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of believers
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the black and tans — a specially recruited armed auxiliary police force sent to Ireland in 1921 by the British Government to combat Sinn Féin
the blue hen state — a nickname for the state of Delaware
the bottomless pit — the underworld; hell
the heebie-jeebies — apprehension and nervousness
the powers that be — You can refer to people in authority as the powers that be, especially when you want to say that you disagree with them or do not understand what they say or do.
the queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
the stars and bars — the flag of the Confederate States of America
the welsh assembly — the elected assembly for Wales, based in Cardiff, that has certain powers devolved from the UK government
the-master-builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
tick all the boxes — to satisfy all of the apparent requirements for success
tighten one's belt — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
timber rattlesnake — a rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, of the eastern U.S., usually having the body marked with dark crossbands.
to bare one's soul — If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
to be caught short — If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet.
to be on the rocks — if something such as a marriage or a business is on the rocks, it is experiencing very severe difficulties and looks likely to end very soon
to be said for sth — If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.
to bear witness to — If a person or thing bears witness to something, they show or say that it exists or happened.
to close the books — to balance accounts in order to prepare a statement or report
to get a bad press — If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised.
to look one's best — If you look your best, you are looking as smart and attractive as you can.
to put years on sb — if you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older
to spill the beans — If you spill the beans, you tell someone something that people have been trying to keep secret.
to sweep the board — If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
transfinite number — an infinite cardinal or ordinal number.
transmission brake — A transmission brake is a brake that operates on the transmission system of a vehicle rather than directly on the wheels.
transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
treaty obligations — obligations or duties that must be carried out by a party as according to a treaty they have entered into
trobriand islander — a native or inhabitant of the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea
turn one's back on — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.

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