16-letter words containing b, u, e

bury st. edmunds — a city in W Suffolk, in E England: medieval shrine.
bury the hatchet — to cease hostilities and become reconciled
bush honeysuckle — any of several shrubs of the genus Diervilla, of eastern North America, having clusters of yellowish flowers.
bush huckleberry — a huckleberry shrub, Gaylussacia dumosa, having sticky, hairy twigs, white or pink flowers, and tasteless but edible black fruit.
business account — a bank account or type of bank account used for business transactions rather than personal ones
business analyst — (job) A person who analyses the operations of a department or functional unit to develop a general systems solution to the problem. The solution will typically involve a combination of manual and automated processes. The business analyst can provide insights into an operation for an information systems analyst.
business college — a college providing courses in secretarial studies, business management, accounting, commerce, etc
business english — English in business usage, especially the styles and forms of business correspondence.
business expense — an amount of money spent in order to carry out one's work and which can be reclaimed and borne by the business
business machine — a machine for expediting clerical work, as a tabulator or adding machine.
business manager — a person who ensures the running of a business by managing the work of relevant staff
business studies — an academic subject that embraces areas such as accounting, marketing and economics
bust one's chops — Usually, chops. the jaw.
butenedioic acid — either of two geometrical isomers with the formula HOOCCH:CHCOOH
buttercup family — the plant family Ranunculaceae, typified by mostly herbaceous plants having usually alternate leaves, multistaminate flowers sometimes lacking petals but with colorful sepals, and including the anemone, buttercup, clematis, columbine, delphinium, and monkshood.
buttercup squash — a small, usually dark-green squash that is a variety of Cucurbita maxima, having sweet orange flesh.
butterfly ballot — a ballot paper in the form of two leaves extending from a central spine
butterfly damper — a damper, as in a flue, that rotates about a central axis across its face.
butterfly effect — the idea, used in chaos theory, that a very small difference in the initial state of a physical system can make a significant difference to the state at some later time
butterfly flower — Also called Jerusalem date. a shrub or small tree, Bauhinia monandra, of French Guiana, having clusters of pink, purple-streaked flowers.
butterfly orchid — an orchid (Oncidium papilio) with reddish flowers, native to South America
butterfly scheme — A parallel version of Scheme for the BBN Butterfly computer.
butterfly stroke — a swimming stroke in which the arms are plunged forward together in large circular movements
butternut squash — a variety of squash with brownish-yellow rind and orange flesh
button one's lip — to stop talking: often imperative
button snakeroot — blazing star (sense 1)
buying behaviour — the behaviours displayed by consumers when they purchase things, such as preferences, price points, etc
by the bucketful — If someone produces or gets something by the bucketful, they produce or get something in large quantities.
byzantine church — Orthodox Church (def 1).
caducibranchiate — (of many amphibians, such as frogs) having gills during one stage of the life cycle only
camborne-redruth — a former (until 1974) urban district in SW England, in Cornwall: formed in 1934 by the amalgamation of the neighbouring towns of Camborne and Redruth. Pop: 39 936 (2001)
can you beat it? — an expression of utter amazement or surprise
can-not help but — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
canada bluegrass — a Eurasian grass, Poa compressa, naturalized in North America, having creeping rootstocks and bluish-green leaves.
canterbury bells — a cultivated bellflower (Campanula medium) with white, pink, or blue cuplike flowers
canterbury tales — an unfinished literary work by Chaucer, largely in verse, consisting of stories told by pilgrims on their way to the shrine of St. Thomas à Becket at Canterbury
capsule wardrobe — a collection of clothes and accessories that includes only items considered essential
carbon bisulfide — carbon disulfide
carbon disulfide — a heavy, volatile, colorless liquid, CS2, highly flammable and poisonous, used as a solvent, insecticide, etc.
cardinal numbers — Also called cardinal numeral. any of the numbers that express amount, as one, two, three, etc. (distinguished from ordinal number).
cathode ray tube — (hardware) (CRT) An electrical device for displaying images by exciting phosphor dots with a scanned electron beam. CRTs are found in computer VDUs and monitors, televisions and oscilloscopes. The first commercially practical CRT was perfected on 29 January 1901 by Allen B DuMont. A large glass envelope containing a negative electrode (the cathode) emits electrons (formerly called "cathode rays") when heated, as in a vacuum tube. The electrons are accelerated across a large voltage gradient toward the flat surface of the tube (the screen) which is covered with phosphor. When an electron strikes the phosphor, light is emitted. The electron beam is deflected by electromagnetic coils around the outside of the tube so that it scans across the screen, usually in horizontal stripes. This scan pattern is known as a raster. By controlling the current in the beam, the brightness at any particular point (roughly a "pixel") can be varied. Different phosphors have different "persistence" - the length of time for which they glow after being struck by electrons. If the scanning is done fast enough, the eye sees a steady image, due to both the persistence of the phospor and of the eye itself. CRTs also differ in their dot pitch, which determines their spatial resolution, and in whether they use interlace or not.
cathode-ray tube — A cathode-ray tube is a device in televisions and computer terminals which sends an image onto the screen.
celebrity status — the prominence of film star, footballer, musician etc who is constantly photographed and written about in tabloids and magazines
cerulean warbler — a North American wood warbler, Dendroica cerulea, the male of which is blue above and white below.
ceske budejovice — a city in the S Czech Republic, on the Vltava (Moldau) River. Pop: 94 747 (2007 est)
champagne bucket — A champagne bucket is a container that holds ice cubes or cold water and ice. You can use it to put bottles of champagne in and keep the champagne cool.
charitable trust — a trust set up for the benefit of a charity that complies with the regulations of the Charity Commissioners to enable it to be exempt from paying income tax
chechen republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the N slopes of the Caucasus Mountains: major oil and natural gas resources; formed an Autonomous Republic with Ingushetia from 1936 until 1944 and from 1957 until 1991; declared independence from Ingushetia in 1992; fighting between Chechen separatists and Russian forces (1994–96) led to de facto independence: reoccupied by Russia in 1999–2000. Capital: Grozny. Pop: 1 100 300 (2002). Area: 15 700 sq km (6010 sq miles)
cherries jubilee — a dessert of dark sweet cherries served in a flaming brandy sauce over vanilla ice cream
chilean firebush — South American shrub with scarlet flowers

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