16-letter words containing r, e

bachelor of arts — a degree conferred on a person who has successfully completed his or her undergraduate studies, usually in a branch of the liberal arts or humanities
bachelor-at-arms — bachelor (def 4).
back-seat driver — If you refer to a passenger in a car as a back-seat driver, they annoy you because they constantly give you advice.
background check — an investigation into a person's origins and previous history
background noise — any type of noise that is not the sound that you are specifically listening to or monitoring
background paper — a report or other piece of writing that is intended to provide contextual and historical information that will help people understand a particular topic or situation
bacterial canker — a disease of plants, characterized by cankers and usually by exudation of gum, caused by bacteria, as of the genera Pseudomonas and Corynebacterium.
bacterioplankton — (biology) The bacterial component of marine plankton.
badminton racket — the type of racket used in games of badminton
balance of power — The balance of power is the way in which power is distributed between rival groups or countries.
balance of trade — A country's balance of trade is the difference in value, over a period of time, between the goods it imports and the goods it exports.
balance transfer — the act of transferring debt from one credit card to another, assuming that the second card has better terms or interest rates than the first
balearic islands — a group of islands in the W Mediterranean, consisting of Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera, and 11 islets: a province of Spain. Capital: Palma, on Majorca. Pop: 1 071 500 (2003 est). Area: 5012 sq km (1935 sq miles)
ball-peen hammer — a hammer with one end of the head rounded and the other end flat
ballast resistor — ballast (def 5a).
ballast-resistor — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
ballistic camera — a camera for tracking missiles launched at night.
balloon catheter — a type of catheter with a tiny, inflatable balloon at the tip, used in various surgical procedures
balloon mortgage — A balloon mortgage is a mortgage on which the repayments are relatively small until the large final payment.
balsamic vinegar — Balsamic vinegar is a type of vinegar which tastes sweet and is made from grape juice.
baltimore canyon — a submarine valley cut into the continental shelf and slope seaward of Chesapeake Bay.
baltimore heater — a stove for heating a lower and upper room, having its fire door in the lower room.
baltimore oriole — a North American oriole, Icterus galbula, the male of which has orange and black plumage
baluster measure — an antique liquid measure usually made of pewter, having a concave top on a convex base.
banana republics — any of the small countries in the tropics, especially in the Western Hemisphere, whose economies are largely dependent on fruit exports, tourism, and foreign investors.
band-pass filter — a filter that transmits only those currents having a frequency lying within specified limits
bankruptcy order — a court order appointing a receiver to manage the property of a debtor or bankrupt
barbecue stopper — a controversial current-affairs issue
barbed tributary — a tributary that joins its mainstream in an upstream direction rather than in the more common downstream direction.
barclay de tolly — Prince Mikhail (mixaˈil). 1761–1818, Russian field marshal: commander in chief against Napoleon in 1812
bare necessities — only the essentials
bargain basement — If you refer to something as a bargain basement thing, you mean that it is cheap and not very good quality.
bargain-basement — very low-priced.
bargaining agent — an organization, usually a trade union, that acts or bargains on behalf of a group of employees in collective bargaining
bargaining level — the level within an organizational hierarchy, such as company level, national level, etc, at which collective bargaining takes place
bargaining power — the ability of a person, group, or organization to exert influence over another party in a negotiation in order to achieve a deal which is favourable to themselves
bargaining scope — the range of topics within the scope of a particular set of negotiations leading to a collective agreement
bargaining table — a table around which the parties involved in a negotiation sit
barium carbonate — a white, poisonous, water-insoluble powder, BaCO 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of rodenticides, paints, and dyes.
barium hydroxide — a white poisonous crystalline solid, used in the manufacture of organic compounds and in the preparation of beet sugar. Formula: Ba(OH)2
barometric error — error of a timepiece due to the fluctuations in density of the atmosphere through which the balance or pendulum moves.
baron tweedsmuir — the title of Scottish novelist John Buchan
barrier of ideas — the representations of objects which certain accounts of perception interpose between the objects themselves and our awareness of them, so that, as critics argue, we can never know whether there is in reality anything which resembles our perceptions
bartholomeu dias — Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
bashkir republic — a constituent republic of E central Russia, in the S Urals: established as the first Soviet autonomous republic in 1919; rich mineral resources. Capital: Ufa. Pop: 4 012 900 (2002). Area: 143 600 sq km (55 430 sq miles)
basic dichromate — an orange-red, amorphous, water-insoluble powder, Bi 2 O 3 ⋅2CrO 3 , used chiefly as a pigment in paints.
basilar membrane — a membrane inside the cochlea that vibrates in response to sound
basque provinces — an autonomous region of N Spain, comprising the provinces of Álava, Guipúzcoa, and Vizcaya: inhabited mainly by Basques, who retained virtual autonomy from the 9th to the 19th century. Pop: 1 840 700 (2003 est). Area: about 7250 sq km (2800 sq miles)
bastard culverin — a 16th-century cannon, smaller than a culverin, firing a shot of between 5 and 8 pounds (11 and 17.6 kg).
bastard daughter — an illegitimate daughter

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