15-letter words containing n, o, b, s, e
- jacob ben asher — c1269–c1340, Hebrew commentator on the Bible and codifier of Jewish law.
- job description — an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.
- keep tabs on sb — If someone keeps tabs on you, they make sure that they always know where you are and what you are doing, often in order to control you.
- knebworth house — a Tudor mansion in Knebworth in Hertfordshire: home of Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton; decorated (1843) in the Gothic style
- knowledge-based — characterized by the dominance of information services as an area of growth
- labor relations — worker-employer relationship
- labor-intensive — requiring or using a large supply of labor, relative to capital.
- liberalizations — Plural form of liberalization.
- lobster newburg — (sometimes lowercase) lobster cooked in a thick seasoned cream sauce made with sherry or brandy.
- luncheon basket — a basket that you put food in and take somewhere for a picnic
- microbusinesses — Plural form of microbusiness.
- misbecomingness — the characteristic or state of being unbecoming or unattractive
- monkey business — frivolous or mischievous behavior.
- monosubstituted — containing one substituent.
- morale-boosting — A morale-boosting action or event makes people feel more confident and cheerful.
- moreton bay ash — an Australian eucalyptus tree, E. tessellaris, having drooping branches and grey bark
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- mourners' bench — a front row of seats at a revival meeting, for those who are to profess penitence
- mucous membrane — a lubricating membrane lining an internal surface or an organ, as the alimentary, respiratory, and genitourinary canals.
- necrobacillosis — any disease of cattle, horses, sheep, and swine marked by necrotic areas in which a bacillus, Fusobacterium necrophorum, is found.
- neighbor states — the states or countries next to another state or country
- neighbourliness — Standard spelling of neighborliness.
- no holds barred — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- noblesse oblige — the moral obligation of those of high birth, powerful social position, etc., to act with honor, kindliness, generosity, etc.
- noise abatement — a set of strategies or techniques to reduce and control annoying or harmful noise in an environment
- non combustible — not flammable.
- non-combustible — not flammable.
- non-compensable — eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury.
- non-condensable — capable of being condensed.
- non-exhaustible — to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a person: I have exhausted myself working.
- non-falsifiable — to make false or incorrect, especially so as to deceive: to falsify income-tax reports.
- non-feasibility — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
- non-putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- non-responsible — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- non-salvageable — the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
- non-substantive — a noun.
- non-susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
- non-traversable — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- noncompressible — not able to be compressed
- nonsaponifiable — not capable of being saponified
- nonsedimentable — incapable of being sedimented
- nontransferable — Not transferable; not able to be transferred.
- north bay shore — a city on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- not be yourself — If you say that you are not yourself, you mean you are not feeling well.
- novokuibyshevsk — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, SW of Kuibyshev.
- object distance — the distance between the lens of a camera and an object being photographed.
- oblique sailing — the navigation of a vessel on a point of the compass other than one of the cardinal points.
- oblique section — a representation of an object as it would appear if cut by a plane that is other than parallel or perpendicular to its longest axis.
- observation car — a railroad passenger car having a lounge or platform from which the scenery can be viewed.
- observationally — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.