17-letter words containing t, a, b, o

spiritual bouquet — the spiritual presentation of a good work to another person.
split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
spoonbill catfish — flathead catfish.
star of bethlehem — the star that is supposed to have appeared above Bethlehem at the birth of Christ
star-of-bethlehem — any of several plants belonging to the genus Ornithogalum, of the lily family, having grasslike leaves and clusters of white flowers.
state the obvious — point out sth already evident
statue of liberty — a large copper statue, on Liberty Island, in New York harbor, depicting a woman holding a burning torch: designed by F. A. Bartholdi and presented to the U.S. by France; unveiled 1886.
steamboat springs — a town in NW Colorado: ski resort.
strawberry blonde — woman: with reddish fair hair
strawberry tomato — the small, edible, tomato-like fruit of the plant Physalis pruinosa, of the nightshade family.
subject catalogue — a catalogue with entries arranged by subject in a classified sequence
subordinated debt — a debt that an unsecured creditor can only claim, in the event of a liquidation, after the claims of secured creditors have been paid
subscription rate — the price charged for a subscription
subtractive color — cyan, yellow, or magenta, as used in the subtractive process of color photography.
sunbury-on-thames — a town in SE England, in N Surrey. Pop: 27 415 (2001)
surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
tabernacle mirror — a mirror of c1800, having columns and a cornice, usually gilt, with a painted panel over the mirror.
taiping rebellion — a movement of religious mysticism and agrarian unrest in China between 1850 and 1864 which weakened the Manchu dynasty but was eventually suppressed with foreign aid
take some beating — to be difficult to improve upon
take sth by storm — If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful.
take to one's bed — to remain in bed, esp because of illness
take years off sb — If you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has taken years off someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much younger.
telephone banking — a facility enabling customers to make use of banking services, such as oral payment instructions, account movements, raising loans, etc, over the telephone rather than by personal visit
temporomandibular — of, relating to, or situated near the hinge joint formed by the lower jaw and the temporal bone of the skull.
terrestrial globe — the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
the bag of tricks — every device; everything
the barbary coast — a historic name for the Mediterranean coast of North Africa: a centre of piracy against European shipping from the 16th to the 19th centuries
the black country — the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England, northwest of Birmingham
the carboniferous — the Carboniferous period or rock system
the tabloid press — (considered as a whole) newspapers with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
the whole shebang — The whole shebang is the whole situation or business that you are describing.
throat sweetbread — sweetbread (def 2).
throw the book at — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
to be eaten alive — If you say that someone will be eaten alive, you mean that they will be completely destroyed or defeated by someone who is much stronger.
to be taken aback — If you are taken aback by something, you are surprised or shocked by it and you cannot respond at once.
to beat a retreat — If you beat a retreat, you leave a place quickly in order to avoid an embarrassing or dangerous situation.
to beat the clock — If you beat the clock, you finish doing something or succeed in doing something before the time allowed for doing it has ended.
to best advantage — If something is shown to good advantage or to best advantage, it is shown in a way that reveals its best features.
to break the bank — If you say that the cost of something will not break the bank, you mean that it will not cost a large sum of money.
to eat humble pie — If you eat humble pie, you speak or behave in a way which tells people that you admit you were wrong about something.
to play it by ear — If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance.
to read sb's mind — If you can read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
torricellian tube — a vertical glass tube partly evacuated and partly filled with mercury, the height of which is used as a measure of atmospheric pressure
transferable vote — a vote that is transferred to a second candidate indicated by the voter if the first is eliminated from the ballot
transonic barrier — sound barrier.
triskaidekaphobia — fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
trobriand islands — a group of coral islands in the Solomon Sea, north of the E part of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. Area: about 440 sq km (170 sq miles)
trouble came back — (jargon) (TCB) An IBM term for an intermittent or difficult-to-reproduce problem that has failed to respond to neglect or shotgun debugging. Compare heisenbug.
turbinado (sugar) — a partially refined, granulated, pale-brown sugar obtained by washing raw sugar in a centrifuge until most of the molasses is removed
turbosupercharger — (formerly) a turbocharger.

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