15-letter words containing p, i, n, b, o
- probationership — the position of a probationer
- probit equation — A probit equation is used to quantify the relationship between the concentration of a dangerous material and its effect on people.
- problem-solving — skills, process: of finding solutions
- promotion board — group that markets or advertises sth
- pseudo-bohemian — living a wandering or vagabond life, as a Gypsy.
- public offering — a sale of a new issue of securities to the general public through a managing underwriter (opposed to private placement): required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- pulmobranchiate — possessing a pulmobranch
- put the boot in — If someone puts the boot in, they attack another person by saying something cruel, often when the person is already feeling weak or upset.
- responsibleness — 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.
- san luis obispo — a city in W California.
- second republic — the republic established in France in 1848 and replaced by the Second Empire in 1852.
- self-absorption — preoccupation with oneself or one's own affairs.
- sepoy rebellion — the Indian Mutiny of 1857–58
- shock probation — the release on probation of a criminal after brief imprisonment
- shopping basket — a metal or plastic container with one or two handles, used to carry shopping in a shop
- snubfin dolphin — Australian dolphin with a small dorsal fin
- spanish bayonet — any of certain plants belonging to the genus Yucca, of the agave family, having narrow, spine-tipped leaves and a cluster of white flowers.
- spin the bottle — a game in which someone spins a bottle and receives a kiss from the person at whom the bottle points on coming to rest.
- spiny cocklebur — a cocklebur, Xanthium spinosum, introduced into North America from Europe.
- spiral notebook — a notebook held together by a coil of wire passed through small holes punched at the back edge of the covers and individual pages
- sub-corporation — an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. See also municipal corporation, public corporation.
- suboptimization — a situation which is less than optimal
- subprofessional — being below professional standards: subprofessional health care.
- ten-pin bowling — game of skittles
- uncompanionable — not companionable or friendly; antisocial
- uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- unexceptionable — not offering any basis for exception or objection; beyond criticism: an unexceptionable record of achievement.
- washing-up bowl — plastic bowl used for washing dishes