18-letter words containing b, y, t

deferred liability — income received in advance and carried forward as a liability until the associated goods, services, or benefits are delivered
depository library — a library designated by law to receive without charge all or a selection of the official publications of a government.
diethylstilbestrol — a nonsteroidal synthetic estrogen, C 18 H 20 O 2 , used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of menopausal symptoms and in animal feeds for chemical caponization: formerly used during pregnancy for the prevention of miscarriage but discontinued owing to its association with an increased risk of vaginal and cervical cancers in women having had fetal exposure. Abbreviation: DES.
disability pension — a pension paid to people who are unable to continue to work because of a disability
distinguishability — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
distributed memory — (architecture) The kind of memory in a parallel processor where each processor has fast access to its own local memory and where to access another processor's memory it must send a message via the inter-processor network. Opposite: shared memory.
distributed system — A collection of (probably heterogeneous) automata whose distribution is transparent to the user so that the system appears as one local machine. This is in contrast to a network, where the user is aware that there are several machines, and their location, storage replication, load balancing and functionality is not transparent. Distributed systems usually use some kind of client-server organisation. Distributed systems are considered by some to be the "next wave" of computing.
doubly linked list — (programming) A data structure in which each element contains pointers to the next and previous elements in the list, thus forming a bidirectional linear list.
eyeball to eyeball — If you are eyeball to eyeball with someone, you are in their presence and involved in a meeting, dispute, or contest with them. You can also talk about having an eyeball to eyeball meeting or confrontation.
fantasy basketball — imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.
farmer-labor party — a political party in Minnesota, founded in 1920 and merged with the Democratic Party in 1944.
gettysburg address — the notable short speech made by President Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the national cemetery at Gettysburg, Pa.
gopher object type — A character specifying how to display a Gopher document. Current types are: 0 document 1 menu 2 CSO phone book entity 3 error 4 binhex binary 5 DOS binary (deprecated) 6 UU binary (deprecated) 7 index search 8 telnet connection 9 binary + duplicate server for previous object I image M MIME document T tn3270 based telnet connection c cal g GIF image h HTML s binary u {Usenet} newsgroup (1999-10-14)
grand traverse bay — an inlet of Lake Michigan on the NW of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
have by the throat — to have compete control over (a person or thing)
have money to burn — to have more money than one needs, so that some can be spent foolishly
histocompatibility — the condition of having antigenic similarities such that cells or tissues transplanted from one (the donor) to another (the recipient) are not rejected.
in all probability — the quality or fact of being probable.
in company with sb — If you feel, believe, or know something in company with someone else, you both feel, believe, or know it.
incapacity benefit — (in Britain) a regular government payment made to people who are unable to work for an extended period through disability
incommensurability — not commensurable; having no common basis, measure, or standard of comparison.
individual liberty — the liberty of an individual to exercise freely those rights generally accepted as being outside of governmental control.
indolebutyric acid — a white or yellowish, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 12 H 13 O 2 N, a plant hormone similar to indoleacetic acid and used for the same purposes.
informatory double — a double intended to inform one's partner that one has a strong hand and to urge a bid regardless of the strength of his or her hand.
interchangeability — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
interdependability — capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
invalidity benefit — (formerly, in the British National Insurance scheme) a weekly payment to a person who had been off work through illness for more than six months: replaced by incapacity benefit in 1995
john birch society — an ultraconservative organization, founded in December 1958 by Robert Welch, Jr., chiefly to combat alleged Communist activities in the U.S.
kentucky bluegrass — a grass, Poa pratensis, of the Mississippi valley, used for pasturage and lawns.
kerry blue terrier — one of an Irish breed of terriers having a soft, wavy, bluish-gray coat.
known lazy bastard — (abuse) (KLB) A term, used among technical support staff, for a user who repeatedly asks for help with problems whose solutions are clearly explained in the documentation, and persists in doing so after having been told to RTFM. KLBs are singled out for special treatment (i.e. ridicule), especially if they have been heard to say "It's so boring to read the manual! Why don't you just tell me?". The deepest pit in Hell is reserved for KLBs whose questions reveal total ignorance of the basic concepts (e.g., "How do I make a font in Excel?", "Where do I turn on my RAM?"), and who refuse to accept that their questions are neither simple nor well-formed.
lifestyle business — a small business in which the owner is more anxious to pursue interests that reflect his or her lifestyle than to make more than a comfortable living
lincoln's birthday — February 12, a legal holiday in some states of the U.S., in honor of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
live by one's wits — the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. Synonyms: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, repartee.
lonely hearts club — a club for people who are trying to find a lover or a friend
lowell observatory — the astronomical observatory, situated in Flagstaff, Arizona, at which Pluto was discovered in 1930.
metabolic syndrome — Pathology. a group of medical conditions present simultaneously in a patient, as high blood pressure, low HDL cholesterol levels, and an excess of abdominal fat, that increases a person's risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Also called insulin resistance syndrome.
milkweed butterfly — monarch butterfly.
mobile data system — a system consisting of a client computer requesting information and a server supplying this information
mobility allowance — an allowance paid by the government to help people who have limited mobility
money is no object — If you say that money is no object or distance is no object, you are emphasizing that you are willing or able to spend as much money as necessary or travel whatever distance is required.
mountain cranberry — cowberry
nebular hypothesis — the theory that the solar system evolved from a mass of nebular matter: prominent in the 19th century following its precise formulation by Laplace.
network byte order — (networking) The order in which the bytes of a multi-byte number are transmitted on a network - most significant byte first (as in "big-endian" storage). This may or may not match the order in which numbers are normally stored in memory for a particular processor.
nobiliary particle — a preposition forming part of a title of nobility or surname, as French de or German von.
non-accountability — the state of being accountable, liable, or answerable.
non-responsibility — the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management.
northeast by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of northeast. Abbreviation: NEbN.
northwest by north — a point on the compass, 11°15′ north of northwest. Abbreviation: NWbN.
not by a long shot — absolutely not

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