16-letter words containing e, u, s

bertrand russell — (person) (1872-1970) A British mathematician, the discoverer of Russell's paradox.
bird's-nest soup — a rich spicy Chinese soup made from the outer part of the nests of SE Asian swifts of the genus Collocalia
black-eyed susan — any of several North American plants of the genus Rudbeckia, esp R. hirta, having flower heads of orange-yellow rays and brown-black centres: family Asteraceae (composites)
blind man's rule — a carpenter's rule having large numbers to permit its reading in dim light.
block-structured — (language) Any programming language in which sections of source code contained within pairs of matching delimiters such as "" and "" (e.g. in C) or "begin" and "end" (e.g. Algol) are executed as a single unit. A block of code may be the body of a subroutine or function, or it may be controlled by conditional execution (if statement) or repeated execution (while statement, for statement, etc.). In all but the most primitive block structured languages a variable's scope can be limited to the block in which it is declared. Block-structured languages support structured programming where each block can be written without detailed knowledge of the inner workings of other blocks, thus allowing a top-down design approach. See also abstract data type, module.
blood substitute — a substance such as plasma, albumin, or dextran, used to replace lost blood or increase the blood volume
bluegrass region — a region in central Kentucky, famous for its horse farms and fields of bluegrass.
blunt instrument — something such as a hammer, used as a weapon
bob's your uncle — everything is or will turn out all right
bois de boulogne — a large park in W Paris, formerly a forest: includes the racecourses of Auteuil and Longchamp
bonded warehouse — a warehouse in which dutiable goods are deposited until duty is paid or the goods are cleared for export
book of business — A company's or agent's book of business is the total of all insurance accounts written by them.
bordelaise sauce — a dark sauce made from meat stock, flour, wine, onions, seasonings, etc., served over broiled meat
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
bouquet larkspur — a plant, Delphinium grandiflorum, of eastern Asia, having blue or whitish flowers and hairy fruit.
bowman's capsule — a membranous, double-walled capsule surrounding a glomerulus of a nephron.
branchiopneustic — breathing by means of gills, as certain aquatic insect larvae.
brass instrument — a musical wind instrument of brass or other metal with a cup-shaped mouthpiece, as the trombone, tuba, French horn, trumpet, or cornet.
bring to justice — to capture, try, and usually punish (a criminal, an outlaw, etc)
broad-shouldered — having broad shoulders
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.
buckley's chance — no chance at all
budgie smugglers — men's close-fitting swimming trunks
building society — In Britain, a building society is a business which will lend you money when you want to buy a house. You can also invest money in a building society, where it will earn interest. Compare savings and loan association.
bullet-resistant — not allowing bullets to pass through
bulletproof vest — a protective garment
bullock's oriole — a common oriole, Icterus galbula bullockii, of western North America: a subspecies of the northern oriole.
bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
bundled software — software sold as part of a package with computers or other hardware or software
burge's language — Unnamed functional language based on lambda-calculus. Recursive Programming techniques", W.H. Burge, A-W 1975.
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.
burnet saxifrage — a Eurasian umbelliferous plant of the genus Pimpinella, having umbrella-like clusters of white or pink flowers
burning question — urgent matter for discussion
bury st. edmunds — a city in W Suffolk, in E England: medieval shrine.
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.
buttercup squash — a small, usually dark-green squash that is a variety of Cucurbita maxima, having sweet orange flesh.

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