25-letter words containing i, l, b, e, d
- antidisestablishmentarian — a person who advocates antidisestablishmentarianism.
- archibald philip primrose — Archibald Philip, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of.
- banded florida tree snail — a tree-dwelling snail, Liguus fasciatus, of Florida and nearby keys, having a long, conical shell in many color variations: now greatly reduced in numbers.
- barbed wire entanglements — obstructions consisting of entangled barbed wires that hinder attacking troops
- be riddled with something — to be full of or pervaded by something undesirable
- beard the lion in his den — to approach a feared or influential person, esp in order to ask a favour
- better the devil you know — If you say better the devil you know or better the devil you know than the devil you don't know, you mean that you would prefer to have contact with or do business with a person you already know, even though you don't like them, than with a person you don't know.
- biochemical oxygen demand — a measure of the organic pollution of water: the amount of oxygen, in mg per litre of water, absorbed by a sample kept at 20°C for five days
- black-crowned night heron — any of several thick-billed, crepuscular or nocturnal herons of the genus Nycticorax and related genera, as N. nycticorax (black-crowned night heron) of the Old and New Worlds, and Nyctanassa violacea (yellow-crowned night heron) of America.
- capability maturity model — (software) (CMM) The Software Engineering Institute's model of software engineering that specifies five levels of maturity of the processes of a software organisation. CMM offers a framework for evolutionary process improvement. Originally applied to software development (SE-CMM), it has been expanded to cover other areas including Human Resources and Software Acquitition. The levels - focii - and key process areas are: Level 1 Initial - Heroes - None. Level 2 Repeatable - Project Management - Software Project Planning, Software Project Tracking and Oversight, Software Subcontract Management, Software Quality Assurance, Software Configuration Management, Requirements Management. Level 3 Defined - Engineering Process - Organisation Process Focus, Organisation Process Definition, Peer Reviews, Training Program, Inter-group Coordination, Software Product Engineering, Integrated Software Management. Level 4 Managed - Product and Process Quality - Software Quality Management, Quantitative Process Management. Level 5 Optimising - Continuous Improvement - Process Change Management, Technology Change Management, Defect Prevention.
- computer-aided publishing — desktop publishing. Abbreviation: CAP.
- copyright deposit library — one of six libraries legally entitled to receive a gratis copy of every book published in the United Kingdom: the British Library, Bodleian, Cambridge University, Trinity College in Dublin, Scottish National Library, and National Library of Wales
- creutzfeldt-jakob disease — a fatal slow-developing disease that affects the central nervous system, characterized by mental deterioration and loss of coordination of the limbs. It is thought to be caused by an abnormal prion protein in the brain
- de mortuis nil nisi bonum — (say) nothing but good of the dead
- declaration of bankruptcy — a formal statement made by a company or individual to announce that they are bankrupt
- defined contribution plan — A defined contribution plan is a type of pension plan that specifies the annual contribution that the employer will pay on behalf of each plan participant.
- develop-mentally disabled — a disability, as mental retardation or cerebral palsy, that begins at an early age and continues indefinitely, leading to substantial handicap.
- díaz del castillo, bernal — (bɛʀˈnɑl) ; bernälˈ) 1492?-1581?; Sp. historian & soldier with Cortés
- dibasic calcium phosphate — Dibasic calcium phosphate is a white powder or crystalline substance used as a dietary supplement and tableting agent.
- diminished responsibility — law: lack of capacity
- double taxation agreement — an agreement between two countries that lessens the tax burden on citizens of each country living in the other
- double wingback formation — an offensive formation in which two backs line up at opposite ends of the backfield about one yard outside of the ends and about one yard behind the line of scrimmage.
- edward trowbridge collins — Edward Trowbridge ("Eddie") 1887–1951, U.S. baseball player.
- embedded lisp interpreter — (language) (ELI) A small Common Lisp-like interpreter embedded in the Andrew mail system, written by Bob Glickstein at CMU.
- federal bureau of prisons — the agency of the US Department of Justice responsible for the administration of prisons
- flexible spending account — an account to which an employee contributes a portion of earnings to pay for certain expenses such as medical and dependent care: contributions are exempt from payroll taxes. Abbreviation: FSA.
- fully booked/booked solid — If a hotel, restaurant, theatre, or transport service is fully booked, or booked solid, it is booked up.
- gabriel daniel fahrenheit — Gabriel Daniel [German gah-bree-el dah-nee-el] /German ˈgɑ briˌɛl ˈdɑ niˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1686–1736, German physicist: devised a temperature scale and introduced the use of mercury in thermometers.
- hydrogen sulfide scrubber — A hydrogen sulfide scrubber is a device for the chemical removal of hydrogen sulfide.
- immigration border patrol — (in the US) a law enforcement agency responsible for issues regarding border laws and immigration
- industrial injury benefit — money paid to an employee who has been injured or who has developed a disease because of their job, and who is consequently unable to work
- industrial rehabilitation — the treatment of people who have acquired a disability or disease during the course of their work, with the aim of allowing them to return to work or to a new job
- industrial robot language — (language, robotics) (IRL) A high-level language for programming industrial robots.
- jakob-creutzfeldt disease — Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
- jean-maurice-Émile baudot — (person) (1845-1903) The inventor of the Baudot code. Baudot joined the French Post & Telegraph Administration in 1869 as a telegraph operator. In his own time he developed a code for sending several messages at once. In 1874 Baudot patented his first printing telegraph where signals were translated onto paper tape. The Baudot code was adopted first in France and then by other nations for
and transmissions. The unit of transmission speed, baud, is named after him. - kabardino-balkar republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the N side of the Caucasus Mountains. Capital: Nalchik. Pop: 900 500 (2002). Area: 12 500 sq km (4825 sq miles)
- konigsberg bridge problem — a mathematical problem in graph theory, solved by Leonhard Euler, to show that it is impossible to cross all seven bridges of the Prussian city of Königsberg in a continuous path without recrossing any bridge.
- leaf distribution limited — A UK connectivity software supplier which also provides SERVELAN, a country-wide Internet access service. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 7 Elmwood, Chineham Business Park, Crockford Lane, BASINGSTOKE RG24 0WG. Telephone: +44 (1256) 707 777. Fax: +44 (1256) 707 555.
- limited liability company — a company which operates with limited liability
- multi-scene control board — preset board.
- national enterprise board — a public corporation established in 1975 to help the economy of the UK. In 1981 it merged with the National Research and Development Council to form the British Technology Group
- never do things by halves — If you say that someone never does things by halves, you mean that they always do things very thoroughly.
- new england boiled dinner — boiled dinner.
- oblique circular cylinder — a cylinder generated by the revolution of a parallelogram other than a rectangle about one of its sides.
- on the big/small etc side — If you say that something is on the small side, you are saying politely that you think it is slightly too small. If you say that someone is on the young side, you are saying politely that you think they are slightly too young.
- personalized number plate — a car registration plate that has the owner's initials or name on it
- red brick intelligent sql — (database) (RISQL) A vendor-specific extension to SQL designed specifically for business managers. It augments SQL with a variety of operations appropriate to data analysis and decision support applications such as ranking, moving averages, comparisons, market share, this year vs. last year, etc. It was developed to simplify the creation of complex business queries.
- rehabilitation department — a government department set up after World War II to assist ex-servicemen
- saddle block (anesthesia) — a method of spinal anesthesia, often used during obstetric delivery, that produces anesthesia in that area of the body that would be in contact with a saddle during horseback riding
- saybolt universal seconds — a US measurement of viscosity similar in type to the British Redwood seconds
On this page, we collect all 25-letter words with I-L-B-E-D. It’s easy to find right word with a certain length. It is the easiest way to find 25-letter word that contains in I-L-B-E-D to use in Scrabble or Crossword puzzles