17-letter words containing n, a, b, e

sum and substance — main idea, gist, or point: the sum and substance of an argument.
sunbury-on-thames — a town in SE England, in N Surrey. Pop: 27 415 (2001)
sunday observance — the fact of keeping Sunday as a special day when people go to church
surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
symbolic language — a specialized language dependent upon the use of symbols for communication and created for the purpose of achieving greater exactitude, as in symbolic logic or mathematics.
synovial membrane — anatomy: connective tissue
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 to one's bed — to remain in bed, esp because of illness
tanenbaum, andrew — Andrew Tanenbaum
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.
tennessee warbler — a North American wood warbler, Vermivora peregrina, having a gray head, a greenish back, and white underparts.
thabana-ntlenyana — a mountain in Lesotho: the highest peak of the Drakensberg Mountains. Height: 3482 m (11 425 ft)
the black country — the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England, northwest of Birmingham
the carboniferous — the Carboniferous period or rock system
the establishment — a group or class of people having institutional authority within a society, esp those who control the civil service, the government, the armed forces, and the Church: usually identified with a conservative outlook
the whole shebang — The whole shebang is the whole situation or business that you are describing.
the-invisible-man — a novel (1897) by H.G. Wells.
thyestean banquet — a banquet at which human flesh is served
tibetan highlands — Tibet, Plateau of.
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 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 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.
tympanic membrane — eardrum.
ultramicrobalance — a balance for weighing precisely, to a hundredth of a microgram or less, minute quantities of material.
uncircumscribable — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
uncle tom's cabin — an antislavery novel (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
uncomfortableness — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
understandability — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
undistinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
universal algebra — (logic) The model theory of first-order equational logic.
unix brain damage — Something that has to be done to break a network program (typically a mailer) on a non-Unix system so that it will interoperate with Unix systems. The hack may qualify as "Unix brain damage" if the program conforms to published standards and the Unix program in question does not. Unix brain damage happens because it is much easier for other (minority) systems to change their ways to match non-conforming behaviour than it is to change all the hundreds of thousands of Unix systems out there. An example of Unix brain damage is a kluge in a mail server to recognise bare line feed (the Unix newline) as an equivalent form to the Internet standard newline, which is a carriage return followed by a line feed. Such things can make even a hardened jock weep.
unlawful assembly — a meeting of three or more people with the intent of carrying out any unlawful purpose
unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
unsubstantiatable — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
urban development — the development or improvement of an urban area by building
urban exploration — a recreational activity in which people explore derelict urban structures such as abandoned sewers or underground railways or attempt to access areas which are closed to the public such as the roofs of skyscrapers
user brain damage — (humour) (UBD) A description (usually abbreviated) used to close a trouble report obviously due to utter cluelessness on the user's part. Compare pilot error; opposite: PBD; see also brain-damaged, PEBCAK.
vegetable tanning — the act or process of tanning hide by the infusion of plant extract.
ventura publisher — Corel VENTURA
visible radiation — electromagnetic radiation that causes the sensation of sight; light. It has wavelengths between about 380 and 780 nanometres
vitamin b complex — an important group of water-soluble vitamins containing vitamin B 1 , vitamin B 2 , etc.
voidable contract — a contract or agreement that is capable of being made of no legal effect or made void

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