15-letter words containing s, a, d, l, e, b
- flesh and blood — offspring or relatives: one's own flesh and blood.
- gambier islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean, in French Polynesia. Chief settlement: Rikitéa. Pop: 1097 (2002). Area: 30 sq km (11 sq miles)
- gilbert islands — a group of islands in the W Pacific: with Banaba, the Phoenix Islands, and three of the Line Islands they constitute the independent state of Kiribati; until 1975 they formed part of the British colony of Gilbert and Ellice Islands; achieved full independence in 1979. Pop: 82 902 (2005). Area: 295 sq km (114 sq miles)
- hard-shell crab — a crab, especially an edible crab, that has not recently molted and has a hard shell.
- hendecasyllabic — having 11 syllables.
- hendecasyllable — a word or line of verse of 11 syllables.
- in-visible hand — (in the economics of Adam Smith) an unseen force or mechanism that guides individuals to unwittingly benefit society through the pursuit of their private interests.
- indefeasibility — The state or quality of being indefeasible, of being incapable of being defeated.
- indisciplinable — unable to be disciplined or corrected by discipline
- indistributable — of a nature that cannot be distributed
- indomitableness — Quality of being indomitable.
- indoor baseball — softball played indoors.
- indubitableness — The quality of being indubitable.
- insubordinately — In an insubordinate manner.
- jubilate-sunday — Also called Jubilate Sunday. the third Sunday after Easter: so called from the first word of the 65th Psalm in the Vulgate, which is used as the introit.
- keyboard skills — ability to input information using a keyboard
- knowledge-based — characterized by the dominance of information services as an area of growth
- ladies'-tobacco — pussy-toes.
- lady's bedstraw — a Eurasian rubiaceous plant, Galium verum, with clusters of small yellow flowers
- liberal judaism — Reform Judaism.
- liberal studies — a supplementary arts course for those specializing in scientific, technical, or professional studies
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- medulloblastoma — (oncology) A malignant type of brain tumour that originates in the cerebellum.
- no holds barred — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- non-condensable — capable of being condensed.
- nonsedimentable — incapable of being sedimented
- oil-based paint — any paint made with a drying oil or solvent such as linseed
- olbers' paradox — the paradox that if the universe consisted of an infinite number of stars equally distributed through space, then every line of sight would come from a star and the night sky would glow uniformly, which is observationally not true.
- old man's beard — fringe tree.
- old-established — established for a long time
- old-man's-beard — fringe tree.
- ordinal numbers — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- pre-established — to establish beforehand.
- queensland blue — a pumpkin with a bluish skin
- rayside-balfour — a town in S Ontario, in S Canada.
- relational dbms — relational database
- rent-stabilized — regulated by law so that rent increases may not exceed a specified amount.
- sand-lime brick — a hard brick composed of silica sand and a lime of high calcium content, molded under high pressure and baked.
- sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
- self-debasement — to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.
- selfabandonment — absence or lack of personal restraint.
- silicon carbide — a very hard, insoluble, crystalline compound, SiC, used as an abrasive and as an electrical resistor in objects exposed to high temperatures.
- single-breasted — (of a coat, jacket, etc.) having a front closure directly in the center with only a narrow overlap secured by a single button or row of buttons.
- single-sideband — of or pertaining to a system of radio transmission in which one of the two sidebands produced during modulation is suppressed
- sound as a bell — in perfect condition
- subsidiary cell — Immunology. any of various cells of the immune system that work with T or B cells to initiate a specific immune response.
- superabundantly — very or too abundantly
- titius-bode law — Bode's law.
- troubled waters — a confused or chaotic state of affairs: The situation was terrible, but like many politicians he was attracted by troubled waters.
- un-considerable — rather large or great in size, distance, extent, etc.: It cost a considerable amount. We took a considerable length of time to decide.