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17-letter words containing b, u, r, n, p

  • absorption nebula — a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that absorbs and thus obscures the light from stars behind it, appearing as a dark patch in front of a bright nebula or in an otherwise bright area of sky.
  • background report — a report on someone or something that sheds light on their background, esp a report on the background of a person convicted of a crime before they are sentenced by a judge
  • bankruptcy estate — all of the interests that a debtor has at the start of a bankruptcy case
  • bjarne stroustrup — (person)   The father of C++ and author of the C++ bible.
  • blowout preventer — A blowout preventer is a valve that can be closed when there is uncontrolled flow of fluids.
  • bring up the rear — to be at the back in a procession, race, etc
  • burton-upon-trent — a town in W central England, in E Staffordshire: famous for brewing. Pop: 43 784 (2001)
  • butternut pumpkin — a variety of pumpkin, eaten as vegetable
  • by return of post — by the next mail in the opposite direction
  • carbon disulphide — a colourless slightly soluble volatile flammable poisonous liquid commonly having a disagreeable odour due to the presence of impurities: used as an organic solvent and in the manufacture of rayon and carbon tetrachloride. Formula: CS2
  • club subscription — an amount of money that someone pays regularly in order to belong to a club
  • clumber (spaniel) — a short-legged spaniel with a heavy body and a thick coat of straight, white hair marked with yellow or orange
  • dagestan republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: annexed from Persia in 1813; rich mineral resources. Capital: Makhachkala. Pop: 2 584 200 (2002). Area: 50 278 sq km (19 416 sq miles)
  • drop one's bundle — several objects or a quantity of material gathered or bound together: a bundle of hay.
  • i beg your pardon — You say 'Pardon?' or 'I beg your pardon?' or, in American English, 'Pardon me?' when you want someone to repeat what they have just said because you have not heard or understood it.
  • iberian peninsula — Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.
  • incubation period — the period between infection and the appearance of signs of a disease.
  • indian paintbrush — any of several semiparasitic plants belonging to the genus Castilleja, of the figwort family, as C. linariaefolia, of the western U.S.: the state flower of Wyoming.
  • insupportableness — The state of being insupportable; insufferableness.
  • karelian republic — a constituent republic of NW Russia between the White Sea and Lakes Onega and Ladoga. Capital: Petrozavodsk. Pop: 716 700 (2002). Area: 172 400 sq km (66 560 sq miles)
  • keep your balance — If you keep your balance, for example when standing in a moving vehicle, you remain steady and do not fall over. If you lose your balance, you become unsteady and fall over.
  • least upper bound — an upper bound that is less than or equal to all the upper bounds of a particular set. 3 is the least upper bound of the set consisting of 1, 2, 3. Abbr.: lub.
  • ligurian republic — the republic in NW Italy set up by Napoleon in 1797, incorporated into France in 1805, and united with the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1814.
  • mount robson park — a national park in the Rocky Mountains of E British Columbia, Canada.
  • notebook computer — laptop, portable
  • percussion bullet — a bullet that is exploded by percussion
  • performance bonus — a monetary bonus paid to staff who have performed well in their job
  • pittsburg landing — a village in SW Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: battle of Shiloh in 1862.
  • 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
  • polyvinyl butyral — a white, water-insoluble, polyvinyl acetal made with butyraldehyde, used chiefly as an interlayer in the manufacture of safety glass.
  • 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 enterprise — economic activity by governmental organizations
  • 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 yemenRepublic 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.
  • rubber plantation — an estate in a tropical country where rubber trees are grown on a large scale
  • rubber-base paint — latex paint.
  • subscription rate — the price charged for a subscription
  • suspension bridge — a bridge having a deck suspended from cables anchored at their extremities and usually raised on towers.
  • 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.
  • unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
  • urban development — the development or improvement of an urban area by building
  • urban exploration — a recreational activity in which people explore derelict urban structures such as abandoned sewers or underground railways or attempt to access areas which are closed to the public such as the roofs of skyscrapers
  • ventura publisher — Corel VENTURA
  • zero-coupon bonds — Zero-coupon bonds are bonds with no coupons that do not pay interest, and are sold at a large discount from their face value.

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