15-letter words containing g, b, m
- opening batsman — a player who bats the first ball in cricket
- order-embedding — A function f : D -> C is order-embedding iff for all x, y in D, f(x) <= f(y) <=> x <= y. I.e. arguments and results compare similarly. A function which is order-embedding is monotonic and one-to-one and an injection. ("<=" is written in LaTeX as \sqsubseteq).
- pattern bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped on a target in a predetermined pattern.
- plug compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
- plug-compatible — of or relating to computers or peripheral devices that are functionally equivalent to, and may be substituted for, other models.
- plumbaginaceous — belonging to the Plumbaginaceae, the leadwort family of plants.
- problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
- programmability — capable of being programmed.
- regimental band — a band made up of a military formation varying in size from a battalion to a number of battalions
- smelling bottle — a small bottle or vial for holding smelling salts or perfume.
- social climbing — advancement of one's social status
- stamford bridge — a village in N England, east of York: site of a battle (1066) in which King Harold of England defeated his brother Tostig and King Harald Hardrada of Norway, three weeks before the Battle of Hastings
- stumbling block — an obstacle or hindrance to progress, belief, or understanding.
- sub-machine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
- subminimum wage — See example at subminimum (def 1).
- suicide bombing — a terrorist bomb attack in which the perpetrator knows that he or she will be killed in the explosion
- system building — a method of building in which prefabricated components are used to speed the construction of buildings
- tamarisk gerbil — gerbil (def 2).
- thermobarograph — a device that simultaneously records the temperature and pressure of the atmosphere
- thimble-rigging — a sleight-of-hand swindling game in which the operator palms a pellet or pea while appearing to cover it with one of three thimblelike cups, and then, moving the cups about, offers to bet that no one can tell under which cup the pellet or pea lies.
- tumbling barrel — a rotating drum for subjecting materials or small manufactured objects, loosely placed inside, to a tumbling action, as to mix materials or to polish objects by friction with one another or with an abrasive.
- unmanageability — that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable.
- uranium-bearing — containing or producing uranium
- urban migration — the process of people moving from rural areas to cities
- wheatgerm bread — bread made with wheat germ
- william gilbert — Cass, 1859–1934, U.S. architect.