18-letter words containing o, b, s, t

sodium bicarbonate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, in powder or granules, NaHCO 3 , usually prepared by the reaction of soda ash with carbon dioxide or obtained from the intermediate product of the Solvay process by purification: used chiefly in the manufacture of sodium salts, baking powder, and beverages, as a laboratory reagent, as a fire extinguisher, and in medicine as an antacid.
sodium tetraborate — borax1 .
software backplane — (programming, tool) A CASE framework from Atherton.
solomon rabinowitz — Solomon, Aleichem, Sholom.
solubility product — the maximum number of undissociated ions, of an electrolyte in a saturated solution, capable at a given temperature of remaining in equilibrium with the undissolved phase of the solution.
southeast by south — a point on the compass 11°15′ south of southeast. Abbreviation: SEbS.
southwest by south — a point on the compass 11°15′ south of southwest. Abbreviation: SWbS.
spin stabilization — a technique by which a bullet, rocket, etc, is made to spin around its longitudinal axis to assist it in maintaining a steady flight path
stand-by generator — an electrical system which operates automatically in case the usual system malfunctions
stationary bicycle — an exercise bike
stick one's bib in — to interfere
stomach sweetbread — sweetbread (def 1).
stroustrup, bjarne — Bjarne Stroustrup
sub-classification — to arrange in subclasses.
subatomic particle — physics:
subject complement — a word or a group of words, usually functioning as an adjective or noun, that is used in the predicate following a copula and describes or is identified with the subject of the sentence, as sleepy in The travelers became sleepy.
subordinate clause — a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause, as when she arrived in the sentence I was there when she arrived or that she has arrived in the sentence I doubt that she has arrived.
supraorbital ridge — browridge.
symbolist movement — a movement beginning in French and Belgian poetry towards the end of the 19th century with the verse of Mallarmé, Valéry, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Maeterlinck, and others, and seeking to express states of mind rather than objective reality by making use of the power of words and images to suggest as well as denote
take a shine to sb — If you say that someone has taken a shine to another person, you mean that he or she liked them very much at their first meeting.
task control block — (architecture) An MVS control block used to communicate information about tasks within an address space that are connected to an MVS subsystem such as MQSeries for MVS/ESA or CICS.
teleobjective lens — telephoto lens.
television cabinet — a cabinet on which a television set is placed or in which it is encased
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the bottomless pit — the underworld; hell
the powers that be — You can refer to people in authority as the powers that be, especially when you want to say that you disagree with them or do not understand what they say or do.
the queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
tick all the boxes — to satisfy all of the apparent requirements for success
tighten one's belt — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
to bare one's soul — If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
to be caught short — If you are caught short or are taken short, you feel a sudden strong need to urinate, especially when you cannot easily find a toilet.
to be on the rocks — if something such as a marriage or a business is on the rocks, it is experiencing very severe difficulties and looks likely to end very soon
to be said for sth — If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.
to bear witness to — If a person or thing bears witness to something, they show or say that it exists or happened.
to close the books — to balance accounts in order to prepare a statement or report
to get a bad press — If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised.
to gussy sb/sth up — to give (a person or thing) a smarter or more interesting appearance
to look one's best — If you look your best, you are looking as smart and attractive as you can.
to put years on sb — if you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older
to spill the beans — If you spill the beans, you tell someone something that people have been trying to keep secret.
to sweep the board — If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
transmission brake — A transmission brake is a brake that operates on the transmission system of a vehicle rather than directly on the wheels.
transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
transubstantiation — the changing of one substance into another.
treaty obligations — obligations or duties that must be carried out by a party as according to a treaty they have entered into
trobriand islander — a native or inhabitant of the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea
turn one's back on — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
two-chamber system — the system of having two parliamentary chambers, as the House of Lords and the House of Commons in the United Kingdom
under one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
up to one's elbows — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.

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