18-letter words containing r, y, b, n, i
- pyramus and thisbe — (in Greek legend) two lovers of Babylon: Pyramus, wrongly supposing Thisbe to be dead, killed himself and she, encountering him in his death throes, did the same
- range of stability — the angle to the perpendicular through which a vessel may be heeled without losing the ability to right itself.
- reversionary bonus — a bonus added to the sum payable on death or at the maturity of a with-profits assurance policy
- run in sb's family — If a characteristic runs in someone's family, it often occurs in members of that family, in different generations.
- shrubby cinquefoil — a small shrub, Potentilla fruticosa, of the rose family, native to the Northern temperate region, having pinnate leaves and numerous, showy, bright-yellow flowers.
- skinny-rib sweater — a tight-fitting ribbed woollen jumper or pullover
- stationary bicycle — an exercise bike
- submaxillary gland — submandibular gland.
- subsidiary company — a company whose controlling interest is owned by another company.
- travelling library — a mobile library in which a vehicle such as a van delivers books to be borrowed
- treaty obligations — obligations or duties that must be carried out by a party as according to a treaty they have entered into
- universalizability — the thesis that any moral judgment must be equally applicable to every relevantly identical situation
- voluntary abortion — abortion (def 1).
- voluntary-abortion — Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.