16-letter words containing o, f, b, e, a

flashbulb memory — the clear recollections that a person may have of the circumstances associated with a dramatic event
flat-bed plotter — a mechanized drafting device, usually computer driven, incorporating a moving pen whose horizontal and vertical range in two dimensions is limited only by the size of the bed of the device.
flatheaded borer — the larva of a metallic wood-boring beetle, having an expanded and flattened anterior end.
football special — a train service provided specially to transport football supporters to and from a match
for all sb cares — You can use for all I care to emphasize that it does not matter at all to you what someone does.
forbid the banns — to raise an objection to a marriage announced in this way
forbush decrease — the sudden decrease in the intensity of cosmic rays after an increase in solar activity.
forced vibration — Forced vibration is a type of vibration in which a force is repeatedly applied to a mechanical system.
fortin barometer — an adjustable cistern barometer, the most common of those employing mercury.
four-deal bridge — a version of bridge in which four hands only are played, the players then cutting for new partners
four-masted brig — jackass bark (def 2).
fraises des bois — wild strawberries
freeboard length — the length of a vessel, measured on the summer load line from the fore side of the stem to some part of the stern, usually the after side of the rudderpost.
frontier orbital — the highest-energy occupied orbital or lowest-energy unoccupied orbital in a molecule. Such orbitals have a large influence on chemical properties
gas blowoff line — A gas blowoff line is a safety device to control sudden increases in pressure.
grant of probate — a certificate stating that a will is valid
hold a brief for — to argue for; champion
intake of breath — When someone takes an intake of breath, they breathe in quickly and noisily, usually because they are shocked at something.
leave of absence — permission to be absent from duty, employment, service, etc.; leave.
make a break for — run towards
make the best of — do what you can
medal of bravery — a Canadian award for courage
modacrylic fiber — any of various synthetic copolymer textile fibers, as Dynel, containing less than 85 percent but more than 35 percent of acrylonitrile.
mossbauer effect — the phenomenon in which an atom in a crystal undergoes no recoil when emitting a gamma ray, giving all the emitted energy to the gamma ray, resulting in a sharply defined wavelength.
non-quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
non-transferable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
north battleford — a city in W central Saskatchewan, in central Canada.
of human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
on the back foot — at a disadvantage; outmanoeuvred or outclassed by an opponent
outboard profile — an exterior side elevation of a vessel, showing all deck structures, rigging, fittings, etc.
performance bond — contract bond.
permafrost table — the variable surface constituting the upper limit of permafrost. Compare frostline (def 2).
platform-balance — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
ramen profitable — If a startup business is ramen profitable, it is barely profitable, just enough to allow the founder to live on the cheapest diet.
right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
safe deposit box — A safe deposit box is a small box, usually kept in a special room in a bank, in which you can store valuable objects.
safe-deposit box — a lockable metal box or drawer, especially in a bank vault, used for safely storing valuable papers, jewelry, etc.
scotch blackface — one of a Scottish breed of mountain sheep having a black face and growing long, coarse wool.
self-abandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
self-approbation — approval; commendation.
self-elaboration — an act or instance of elaborating.
self-lubrication — the process of becoming lubricated without external factors
self-observation — an act or instance of noticing or perceiving.
self-subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
soapberry family — the plant family Sapindaceae, characterized by chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, or herbaceous vines having compound leaves, clustered flowers, and berrylike, fleshy, or capsular fruit, and including the balloon vine, golden rain tree, litchi, and soapberry.
sodium bisulfate — a colorless crystalline compound, NaHSO 4 , soluble in water: used in dyeing, in the manufacture of cement, paper, soap, and an acid-type cleaner.
software library — a collection of programs that are used to develop software
sole beneficiary — the only beneficiary
subjectification — to make subjective.
sulfocarbanilide — thiocarbanilide.

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