17-letter words containing i, b, e, r, t

redistributionist — a person who believes in, advocates, or supports income redistribution.
reflection nebula — a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that reflects the light of neighboring stars.
rhinoceros beetle — any of several scarabaeid beetles, especially of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax.
rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
ribonucleoprotein — a substance composed of RNA in close association with protein; a nucleoprotein containing RNA. Abbreviation: RNP.
right off the bat — Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
roseate spoonbill — a tropical New World spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, having rose-colored plumage and a bare head.
rubarth's disease — a common, rapidly progressing viral hepatitis of dogs and other carnivores, often confused with canine distemper.
rubber plantation — an estate in a tropical country where rubber trees are grown on a large scale
rubber-base paint — latex paint.
safety in numbers — If you say that there is safety in numbers, you mean that you are safer doing something if there are a lot of people doing it rather than doing it alone.
saint bonaventure — Saint ("the Seraphic Doctor") 1221–74, Italian scholastic theologian.
salt-rising bread — a kind of bread leavened with a fermented mixture of salted milk, cornmeal, flour, sugar, and soda.
sandro botticelli — Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
semi-permeability — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
serendipity berry — miracle fruit (def 2).
sinbad the sailor — a merchant in The Arabian Nights who makes seven adventurous voyages
sodium bichromate — a red or orange crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 Cr 2 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, used as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of dyes and inks, as a corrosion inhibitor, a mordant, a laboratory reagent, in the tanning of leather, and in electroplating.
sodium pyroborate — borax1 .
spiritual bouquet — the spiritual presentation of a good work to another person.
split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
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.
steamboat springs — a town in NW Colorado: ski resort.
stick to the ribs — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
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.
subjective spirit — spirit, insofar as it falls short of the attainments of objective spirit.
subordinated debt — a debt that an unsecured creditor can only claim, in the event of a liquidation, after the claims of secured creditors have been paid
subscription rate — the price charged for a subscription
substantive right — a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own sake and as part of the natural legal order of society.
subtractive color — cyan, yellow, or magenta, as used in the subtractive process of color photography.
surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
tabernacle mirror — a mirror of c1800, having columns and a cornice, usually gilt, with a painted panel over the mirror.
taiping rebellion — a movement of religious mysticism and agrarian unrest in China between 1850 and 1864 which weakened the Manchu dynasty but was eventually suppressed with foreign aid
teething problems — If a project or new product has teething problems, it has problems in its early stages or when it first becomes available.
teething troubles — Teething troubles are the same as teething problems.
temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
terrestrial globe — the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
terrorist bombing — the bombing of a place carried out in order to achieve some goal
the bag of tricks — every device; everything
the bright lights — places of entertainment in a city
the carboniferous — the Carboniferous period or rock system
the humber bridge — a single-span suspension bridge (1981) that crosses the Humber, with a main span of 1410 m (4626 ft)
the tabloid press — (considered as a whole) newspapers with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
third-degree burn — a burned place or area: a burn where fire had ripped through the forest.
thistle butterfly — any nymphalid butterfly of the genus Vanessa, as the red admiral or painted lady.
to play it by ear — If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance.
to read sb's mind — If you can read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
to the bitter end — If you say that you will continue doing something to the bitter end, especially something difficult or unpleasant, you are emphasizing that you will continue doing it until it is completely finished.
torricellian tube — a vertical glass tube partly evacuated and partly filled with mercury, the height of which is used as a measure of atmospheric pressure
transonic barrier — sound barrier.

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