16-letter words containing e, n, r, o, u
- bob's your uncle — everything is or will turn out all right
- boeuf bourgignon — casserole of beef, vegetables, herbs, etc, cooked in red wine
- bonded warehouse — a warehouse in which dutiable goods are deposited until duty is paid or the goods are cleared for export
- bouches-du-rhone — a department of S central France, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Capital: Marseille. Pop: 1 883 645 (2003 est). Area: 5284 sq km (2047 sq miles)
- boulogne-sur-mer — a port in N France, on the English Channel. Pop: 44 859 (1999)
- boundary dispute — dispute between neighbours about the boundary between their properties
- branchiopneustic — breathing by means of gills, as certain aquatic insect larvae.
- break new ground — to do something that has not been done before
- bring to justice — to capture, try, and usually punish (a criminal, an outlaw, etc)
- brompton mixture — a mixture of narcotics, tranquilizers, and alcohol, used to kill pain for terminally ill patients
- bronchopneumonia — inflammation of the lungs, originating in the bronchioles
- brown house moth — a species of micro moth, Hofmannophila pseudospretella, which, although it usually inhabits birds' nests, sometimes enters houses where its larvae can be very destructive of stored fabrics and foodstuffs
- brown-eyed susan — a composite plant, Rudbeckia triloba, of the southeastern U.S., having a single flower with yellow rays darkening to an orange orbrown at the base and a brownish-black disk.
- brussels griffon — one of a Belgian breed of toy dogs having a thick, wiry, reddish-brown coat.
- bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
- bundled software — software sold as part of a package with computers or other hardware or software
- buoyancy chamber — an enclosed section of a canoe, float, ship or other object that contains air, foam, or another buoyant substance in order to help maintain buoyancy
- burgundy trefoil — alfalfa.
- burn oneself out — to undergo rapid combustion or consume fuel in such a way as to give off heat, gases, and, usually, light; be on fire: The fire burned in the grate.
- burning question — urgent matter for discussion
- burrowing blenny — graveldiver.
- button snakeroot — blazing star (sense 1)
- buying behaviour — the behaviours displayed by consumers when they purchase things, such as preferences, price points, etc
- 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)
- cantankerousness — disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.
- carbon bisulfide — carbon disulfide
- carbon disulfide — a heavy, volatile, colorless liquid, CS2, highly flammable and poisonous, used as a solvent, insecticide, etc.
- cardiac neurosis — an anxiety reaction characterized by quick fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and other cardiac symptoms, but not caused by disease of the heart.
- carolus linnaeus — Carolus [kar-uh-luh s] /ˈkær ə ləs/ (Show IPA), (Carl von Linné) 1707–78, Swedish botanist.
- carpatho-ukraine — a region in W Ukraine: ceded by Czechoslovakia in 1945.
- carry-on luggage — luggage that is taken inside an aircraft by hand personally by a passenger
- cedar revolution — the popular protests in 2005 that brought down the Lebanese cabinet and prompted Syria to withdraw its troops from Lebanon
- central european — involving or denoting the people, countries, cultures, or languages of Central Europe
- century meltdown — Year 2000
- chalon-sur-saône — an industrial city in E central France, on the Saône River. Pop: 50 124 (1999)
- charles coughlin — Charles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
- check-in counter — The check-in counter at an airport or hotel is the counter or desk where you check in.
- checkout counter — a checkout
- chicken mushroom — an edible yellow-to-orange bracket fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus, common on tree trunks, in which it causes wood decay.
- cholera infantum — an often fatal form of gastroenteritis occurring in infants, not of the same cause as cholera but having somewhat similar characteristics.
- chromatic number — (mathematics) The smallest number of colours necessary to colour the nodes of a graph so that no two adjacent nodes have the same colour. See also: four colour map theorem.
- cleaning product — a detergent or other household cleaner
- clearance volume — The clearance volume is the volume remaining above the piston of an engine when it reaches top dead center.
- cloak-and-suiter — a manufacturer or seller of clothing.
- closing argument — In a court case, a lawyer's closing argument is their final speech, in which they give a summary of their case.
- collision course — If two or more people or things are on a collision course, there is likely to be a sudden and violent disagreement between them.
- column extractor — A column extractor is a tall vessel in which one liquid removes something from another liquid using physical contact.
- combined honours — (in British education) a degree course that includes more than one subject
- commensurability — The quality of being commensurable or commensurate.
- commensurateness — The state or quality of being commensurate.