14-letter words containing a, b, e, t, o
- occult balance — asymmetrical balance of visual elements in an artistic composition.
- olfactory lobe — the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere, involved with olfactory functions.
- on the back of — If you say that one thing happens on the back of another thing, you mean that it happens after that other thing and in addition to it.
- on the wallaby — (of a person) wandering about looking for work
- open to debate — If you say that a matter is open to debate, you mean that people have different opinions about it, or it has not yet been firmly decided.
- opening gambit — a preliminary or opening tactic
- or thereabouts — You add or thereabouts after a number or date to indicate that it is approximate.
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- over-ambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- palaebiologist — a person who studies or is an expert in palaebiology
- paleobiologist — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
- particle board — any of various composition boards formed from small particles of wood, as flakes or shavings, tightly compressed and bonded together with a resin.
- pembroke table — a drop-leaf table with fly rails and with a drawer at one end or each end of the skirt.
- penalty double — business double.
- performability — the quality of being performable
- periodic table — a table illustrating the periodic system, in which the chemical elements, formerly arranged in the order of their atomic weights and now according to their atomic numbers, are shown in related groups.
- perturbational — relating to perturbation
- phenobarbitone — a white, crystalline powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative, a hypnotic, and as an antispasmodic in epilepsy.
- phenylbutazone — a potent substance, C 1 9 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used to reduce pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and gout, and used in veterinary medicine for musculoskeletal disorders.
- placebo effect — a reaction to a placebo manifested by a lessening of symptoms or the production of anticipated side effects.
- polar outbreak — a vigorous thrust of cold, polar air across temperate regions.
- port elizabeth — a seaport in the SE Cape of Good Hope province, in the S Republic of South Africa.
- post-breakfast — the first meal of the day; morning meal: A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.
- postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
- prefabrication — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- processability — capable of being processed.
- proportionable — being in due proportion; proportional.
- protectability — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- puerto barrios — a seaport in E Guatemala.
- puerto cabello — a seaport in N Venezuela.
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- radiation belt — Van Allen belt.
- rainbow darter — a stout darter, Etheostoma caeruleum, inhabiting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River drainages, the spawning male of which has the sides marked with oblique blue bars with red interspaces.
- rationalizable — capable of being rationalized
- re-embarkation — the act of boarding a ship or aircraft again
- record cabinet — a piece of furniture like a cupboard, designed to hold or display vinyl records stacked on their side
- recoverability — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
- redeliberation — careful consideration before decision.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- rehabilitation — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- rehoboth beach — a town in SE Delaware: beach resort.
- relocatability — constructed so as to be movable; portable, prefabricated, or modular: relocatable classroom units.
- remobilization — to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- retinoblastoma — Pathology. an inheritable tumor of the eye.
- reverberations — remote or indirect consequences of an action; repercussions
- ribeirao preto — a city in SE Brazil.
- right of abode — If someone is given the right of abode in a particular country, they are legally allowed to live there.
- rob the cradle — a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.