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17-letter words containing b, u, e, n

  • nervous breakdown — (not in technical use) any disabling mental disorder requiring treatment.
  • neurobiologically — In terms of or by means of neurobiology.
  • neurofibromatosis — a dominantly inherited genetic disorder characterized by flat brown patches on the skin, neurofibromas of the skin and internal organs, and in some cases skeletal deformity.
  • nichiren buddhism — a doctrine of salvation based on the Lotus Sutra.
  • non-reimbursement — to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred: The insurance company reimbursed him for his losses in the fire.
  • nonunderstandable — Not understandable.
  • not to be outdone — You use not to be outdone to introduce an action which someone takes in response to a previous action.
  • notebook computer — laptop, portable
  • nuclear submarine — undersea vessel powered by atomic energy
  • number eight iron — a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a pitcher but less slope than a niblick.
  • number eight wire — a standard gauge of fencing wire
  • number seven iron — pitcher2 (def 3).
  • number three wood — spoon (def 5).
  • numbering machine — a handheld device for stamping numbers onto objects
  • on-the-job injury — On-the-job injury is bodily harm that is caused while you are doing your job.
  • order of business — a task assigned or to be dealt with: Our first order of business is to reduce expenses.
  • percussion bullet — a bullet that is exploded by percussion
  • performance bonus — a monetary bonus paid to staff who have performed well in their job
  • piece of business — business (def 10).
  • plumbing fixtures — things such as pipes, sinks, toilets that are fixed in position in a building
  • plymouth brethren — a religious sect founded c. 1827, strongly Puritanical in outlook and prohibiting many secular occupations for its members. It combines elements of Calvinism, Pietism, and millenarianism, and has no organized ministry
  • pressurized cabin — the cabin of an aircraft in which the air has been pressurized
  • production number — a specialty number or routine, usually performed by the entire cast consisting of musicians, singers, dancers, stars, etc., of a musical comedy, vaudeville show, or the like.
  • public assistance — government aid to the poor, disabled, or aged or to dependent children, as financial assistance or food stamps.
  • public enterprise — economic activity by governmental organizations
  • public television — a type of noncommercial, usually educational, television programming funded by the government, grants, viewers, and corporations. Compare educational television.
  • publicity-seeking — eager to attract publicity
  • put the kibosh on — nonsense.
  • quarterback sneak — a play in which the quarterback charges into the middle of the line, usually immediately after receiving the ball from the center.
  • queensberry rules — the code of rules followed in modern boxing, requiring the use of padded gloves, rounds of three minutes, and restrictions on the types of blows allowed
  • recumbent bicycle — a type of bicycle that is ridden in a reclining position
  • redistributionist — a person who believes in, advocates, or supports income redistribution.
  • reflection nebula — a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that reflects the light of neighboring stars.
  • republic of china — People's Republic of, a country in E Asia. 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Capital: Beijing.
  • republic of yemen — Republic of, a country in S Arabia, formed in 1990 by the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. 207,000 sq. mi. (536,130 sq. km). Capital: Aden.
  • republic-of-china — People's Republic of, a country in E Asia. 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Capital: Beijing.
  • ribonucleoprotein — a substance composed of RNA in close association with protein; a nucleoprotein containing RNA. Abbreviation: RNP.
  • rub the wrong way — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
  • rubber plantation — an estate in a tropical country where rubber trees are grown on a large scale
  • rubber-base paint — latex paint.
  • rubberman disease — Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
  • russell, bertrand — Bertrand Russell
  • safety in numbers — If you say that there is safety in numbers, you mean that you are safer doing something if there are a lot of people doing it rather than doing it alone.
  • saint bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
  • say the unsayable — to express an opinion thought to be too controversial to mention
  • square and rabbet — annulet (def 1).
  • squash vine borer — the larva of a clearwing moth, Melittia satyriniformis, that bores into the stems of squash and related plants.
  • subclavian artery — either of a pair of arteries, one on each side of the body, that carry the main supply of blood to the arms.
  • subclavian groove — either of two grooves in the first rib, one for the main artery (subclavian artery) and the other for the main vein (subclavian vein) of the arm
  • subordinated debt — a debt that an unsecured creditor can only claim, in the event of a liquidation, after the claims of secured creditors have been paid
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