17-letter words containing b, u, t, y, l
- recumbent bicycle — a type of bicycle that is ridden in a reclining position
- say the unsayable — to express an opinion thought to be too controversial to mention
- slowly but surely — If you say that something is happening slowly but surely, you mean that it is happening gradually but it is definitely happening.
- statue of liberty — a large copper statue, on Liberty Island, in New York harbor, depicting a woman holding a burning torch: designed by F. A. Bartholdi and presented to the U.S. by France; unveiled 1886.
- 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.
- sulphur butterfly — sulfur butterfly.
- tapestry brussels — a carpet made with three-ply or four-ply worsted yarn drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern over the entire surface (body Brussels) or made of worsted or woolen yarns on which a pattern is printed (tapestry Brussels)
- the black country — the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England, northwest of Birmingham
- thistle butterfly — any nymphalid butterfly of the genus Vanessa, as the red admiral or painted lady.
- troilus butterfly — spicebush swallowtail.
- understandability — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- unintelligibility — the quality of being unintelligible
- vanity publishing — the practice of the author of a book paying all or most of the costs of its publication
- vestibular system — the sensory mechanism in the inner ear that detects movement of the head and helps to control balance