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17-letter words containing i, b, e

  • nonalcoholic beer — Nonalcoholic beer is beer that does not contain any alcohol.
  • north miami beach — a city in SE Florida.
  • northern bobwhite — any of several American quail of the genus Colinus, especially C. virginianus (northern bobwhite) having mottled reddish-brown, black, and white plumage.
  • not bat an eyelid — When something surprising or shocking happens, if someone doesn't bat an eyelid in British English, or doesn't bat an eye in American English, they remain calm and do not show any reaction.
  • nuclear submarine — undersea vessel powered by atomic energy
  • number eight iron — a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a pitcher but less slope than a niblick.
  • number eight wire — a standard gauge of fencing wire
  • number seven iron — pitcher2 (def 3).
  • numbering machine — a handheld device for stamping numbers onto objects
  • object identifier — (programming)   (OID) Generally an implementation-specific integer or pointer that uniquely identifies an object.
  • objectionableness — The quality of being objectionable.
  • observation tower — lookout, observation point
  • office by example — (language)   (OBE) A sequel to QBE, described in publications by Moshe Zloof of IBM in the early 1980s but apparently never implemented.
  • old contemptibles — the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
  • on the debit side — the debit side of a situation is the aspect of it which is less positive, pleasant, or useful than its other aspects
  • on the pig's back — successful; established
  • on-the-job injury — On-the-job injury is bodily harm that is caused while you are doing your job.
  • opisthobranchiate — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
  • order of business — a task assigned or to be dealt with: Our first order of business is to reduce expenses.
  • outside broadcast — An outside broadcast is a radio or television programme that is not recorded or filmed in a studio, but in another building or in the open air.
  • paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
  • paleobiogeography — the study of the distribution of ancient plants and animals and their relation to ancient geographic features.
  • passive obedience — unquestioning obedience to authority
  • percussion bullet — a bullet that is exploded by percussion
  • petit bourgeoisie — The petit bourgeoisie are people in the lower middle class.
  • petite bourgeoise — a woman who belongs to the petite bourgeoisie.
  • petty bourgeoisie — the section of the middle class with the lowest social status, generally composed of shopkeepers, lower clerical staff, etc
  • phonetic alphabet — an alphabet containing a separate character for each distinguishable speech sound.
  • piece of business — business (def 10).
  • pied-billed grebe — an American grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, having a whitish bill with a black band around it.
  • pillar-and-breast — room-and-pillar.
  • pitot-static tube — a device combining a Pitot tube with a static tube: used to measure airspeed.
  • plumbing fixtures — things such as pipes, sinks, toilets that are fixed in position in a building
  • pocket battleship — a small heavily armed and armored warship serving as a battleship because of limitations imposed by treaty.
  • political liberty — the right to express oneself freely and effectually regarding the conduct, makeup, and principles of the government under which one lives.
  • positive feedback — Electronics. the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback) or to aid the input (positive feedback) acoustic feedback.
  • potassium bromate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, KBrO 3 , used chiefly as an oxidizing agent and as an analytical reagent.
  • potassium bromide — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, KBr, having a bitter saline taste: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic papers and plates, in engraving, and in medicine as a sedative.
  • precision bombing — aerial bombing in which bombs are dropped, as accurately as possible, on a specific, usually small, target.
  • pressurized cabin — the cabin of an aircraft in which the air has been pressurized
  • primitive baptist — (especially in the Southern U.S.) one belonging to a highly conservative, loosely organized Baptist group, characterized by extreme fundamentalism and by opposition to missionary work, Sunday Schools, and the use of musical instruments in church.
  • probability curve — a curve that describes the distribution of probability over the values of a random variable.
  • probation officer — an officer who investigates and reports on the conduct of offenders who are free on probation.
  • production number — a specialty number or routine, usually performed by the entire cast consisting of musicians, singers, dancers, stars, etc., of a musical comedy, vaudeville show, or the like.
  • proficiency badge — an insignia or device granted by the Girl Scouts and worn especially on a uniform to indicate special achievement.
  • proprietary brand — a brand of product that is privately owned and controlled
  • pseudo-biological — pertaining to biology.
  • public assistance — government aid to the poor, disabled, or aged or to dependent children, as financial assistance or food stamps.
  • public enterprise — economic activity by governmental organizations
  • public prosecutor — an officer charged with the conduct of criminal prosecution in the interest of the public.
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