18-letter words containing ba
- play catch-up ball — to adjust one's style of play so as to make up for a lack of points, runs, etc.
- political football — a political issue that is continually debated but has not yet been resolved
- population balance — A population balance is a model showing particle sizes during a grinding process, which is used when designing a process.
- probability theory — the theory of analyzing and making statements concerning the probability of the occurrence of uncertain events. Compare probability (def 4).
- put the clock back — to regress
- risk based testing — (testing) Testing based on identification of potential risks (or "candidate risks"), which should be analysed by the project stakeholder or which might appear during the project's development.
- rosebay willowherb — a perennial onagraceous plant, Chamerion (formerly Epilobium) angustifolium, that has spikes of deep pink flowers and is widespread in open places throughout N temperate regions
- sale and leaseback — leaseback.
- schofield barracks — a town on central Oahu, in central Hawaii.
- sindbad the sailor — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments), a wealthy citizen of Baghdad who relates the adventures of his seven wonderful voyages.
- smart battery data — (hardware, protocol) (SBD) A method to monitor a rechargeable battery pack, initiated by Duracell and Intel. An special IC in the battery pack monitors the battery and reports information to the SMBus. This information might include: type, model number, manufacturer, characteristics, discharge rate, predicted remaining capacity, almost-discharged alarm so that the PC can shut down gracefully; temperature and voltage to provide safe fast-charging.
- software backplane — (programming, tool) A CASE framework from Atherton.
- specrate_base_fp92 — (benchmark) A variant of SPECrate_fp92 that reports "baseline" results, using stricter run rules.
- subatomic particle — physics:
- the back of beyond — a very remote place
- the baptist church — any of various Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of believers
- the queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
- the stars and bars — the flag of the Confederate States of America
- to bare one's soul — If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
- to get a bad press — If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised.
- turn one's back on — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
- up to the eyeballs — You use up to the eyeballs to emphasize that someone is in an undesirable state to a very great degree.
- urban contemporary — popular dance music incorporating elements of rap, rhythm-and-blues, funk, and soul.
- urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
- wingback formation — single wingback formation.