22-letter words containing t, i, b

the golden gate bridge — a bridge crossing the strait between the Pacific and San Francisco Bay, with a central span of 1280 m (4200 ft)
the muslim brotherhood — a transnational Islamic religious and political organization dedicated to the establishment of a nation based on Islamic principles, founded in Egypt in 1928
the opposition benches — the area of a parliament where members of the party opposed to the ruling party or government sit
the tip of the iceberg — If you say that a problem is the tip of the iceberg, you mean that it is one small part of a much larger problem.
three-wattled bellbird — any of several birds having a loud bell-like cry, especially Anthornis melanura, a honey eater of New Zealand, and Procnias tricarunculata (three-wattled bellbird) of Central America.
threespine stickleback — a widely distributed stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, occurring in marine, brackish, or fresh waters throughout the northern hemisphere.
tip the scales/balance — If something tips the scales or tips the balance, it gives someone a slight advantage.
to be full to bursting — to be very full
to be in running order — if something is in running order it is functioning correctly and efficiently
to be knocked sideways — If you are knocked sideways by something, it makes you feel very surprised, confused, or upset.
to be mixed up with sb — if you are mixed up with someone, usually someone that other people disapprove of, you are emotionally or sexually involved with them
to be on the safe side — If you say you are doing something to be on the safe side, you mean that you are doing it in case something undesirable happens, even though this may be unnecessary.
to be taken for a ride — If you say that someone has been taken for a ride, you mean that they have been deceived or cheated.
to cast your mind back — If you cast your mind back to a time in the past, you think about what happened then.
to fall by the wayside — If a person or plan falls by the wayside, they fail or stop before they complete what they set out to do.
to fall to bits/pieces — To fall to pieces, or in British English to fall to bits, means the same as to fall apart.
to get/be carried away — If you get carried away or are carried away, you are so eager or excited about something that you do something hasty or foolish.
to twiddle your thumbs — If you say that someone is twiddling their thumbs, you mean that they do not have anything to do and are waiting for something to happen.
trans-siberian railway — a railway in S Russia, extending from Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific: constructed between 1891 and 1916, making possible the settlement and industrialization of sparsely inhabited regions. Length: 9335 km (5800 miles)
transition probability — the probability of going from a given state to the next state in a Markov process.
turbo-propeller engine — a jet engine with a turbine-driven propeller that produces the principal thrust, augmented by the thrust of the jet exhaust.
underground combustion — Underground combustion is the process of heating oil to allow it to flow more easily and make it easier to recover.
urban district council — a council of an urban district that, in conjunction with a county council, has responsibilities for local government issues
variable rate mortgage — a mortgage involving a loan with a variable interest rate over the period of the loan
vibration white finger — a condition affecting workers using vibrating machinery, which causes damage to the blood vessels and nerves of the fingers and leads to a permanent loss of feeling
volume of distribution — A volume of distribution is the hypothetical volume of body fluid that would be required to dissolve the amount of drug needed to achieve the same concentration in the blood.
water under the bridge — If you say that an event or incident is water under the bridge, you mean that it has happened and cannot now be changed, so there is no point in worrying about it any more.
what sb/sth looks like — If you ask what someone or something looks like, you are asking for a description of them.
william's bon chrétien — a variety of pear that has large yellow juicy sweet fruit
within-subjects design — (of an experiment) concerned with measuring the value of the dependent variable for the same subjects under the various experimental conditions
woman police constable — a policewoman of the lowest rank
ysbaddaden chief-giant — the father of Olwen.

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