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14-letter words containing a, b, l, e, r

  • balsam of peru — an aromatic balsam that is obtained from the tropical South American leguminous tree Myroxylon pereirae and is similar to balsam of Tolu
  • baltimore chop — a batted ball that takes a high bounce upon hitting the ground on or immediately in front of home plate, often enabling the batter to reach first base safely.
  • banach algebra — (mathematics)   An algebra in which the vector space is a Banach space.
  • banana problem — (programming, humour)   From the story of the little girl who said "I know how to spell "banana", but I don't know when to stop". Not knowing where or when to bring a production to a close (compare fencepost error). One may say "there is a banana problem" of an algorithm with poorly defined or incorrect termination conditions, or in discussing the evolution of a design that may be succumbing to featuritis (see also creeping elegance, creeping featuritis).
  • barbecue grill — a grill used in barbecuing
  • barber college — a school for training barbers
  • barium sulfate — an odorless, tasteless, white powder, BaSO4, insoluble in water: it is used as a paint pigment, as a filler for paper, textiles , etc., and as an opaque substance that is ingested to aid in making diagnostic X-rays of the stomach and intestine
  • barium sulfide — a gray or yellowish-green, water-soluble, poisonous powder, BaS, used chiefly as a depilatory and as an intermediate in the synthesis of pigments, especially lithopone.
  • barnacle goose — a N European goose, Branta leucopsis, that has a black-and-white head and body and grey wings
  • barometrically — By means of a barometer.
  • barred warbler — a small passerine songbird, Sylvia nisoria, of the family Muscicapidae
  • barrel shifter — (hardware)   A hardware device that can shift or rotate a data word by any number of bits in a single operation. It is implemented like a multiplexor, each output can be connected to any input depending on the shift distance.
  • barrel-chested — A barrel-chested man has a large, rounded chest.
  • barrier island — a long island, parallel to the coastline, formed from a ridge of sand (barrier beach) thrown up by the waves, that serves the shore as a protective barrier against tidal waves, storms, etc.
  • bascule bridge — a kind of drawbridge counterweighted so that it can be raised and lowered easily
  • bascule-bridge — a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
  • bastard ridley — ridley (def 1).
  • bastard turtle — ridley (def 1).
  • bastard-ridley — ridley (def 1).
  • bastard-turtle — ridley (def 1).
  • bateleur eagle — an African crested bird of prey, Terathopius ecaudatus, with a short tail and long wings: subfamily Circaetinae, family Accipitridae (hawks, etc)
  • battle cruiser — A battle cruiser is a large fast warship that is lighter than a battleship and moves more easily.
  • battle lantern — a portable, battery-operated light for emergency use aboard a warship.
  • battle-scarred — adversely affected from the experience of battle, or some other traumatic experience
  • bazillionaires — Plural form of bazillionaire.
  • beach umbrella — a large umbrella used as a sunshade on the beach
  • bearded collie — a medium-sized breed of dog having a profuse long straight coat, usually grey or fawn and often with white on the head, legs, and chest, a long tail, and a distinctive beard
  • bearded darnel — a grass, Lolium tementulum, related to rye, having bristles on the seed head and bearing seeds that yield a narcotic poison.
  • bearded lizard — a large Australian lizard, Amphibolurus barbatus, with an erectile frill around the neck
  • bearer channel — (communications)   Originally, a channel suited for carrying one voice-grade connection. Typically a DS0 channel. Compare data channel. (1997-03-7)
  • beaufort scale — an international scale of wind velocities ranging for practical purposes from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane force). In the US an extension of the scale, from 13 to 17 for winds over 64 knots, is used
  • beauty culture — the skill or occupation of a beautician
  • beauty parlour — A beauty parlour is a place where women can go to have beauty treatments, for example to have their hair, nails or make-up done.
  • becquerel rays — rays given off by radioactive substances
  • bedraggledness — The state or condition of being bedraggled.
  • belaya tserkov — city in WC Ukraine: pop. 204,000
  • belleek (ware) — a fine, glossy, often iridescent pottery resembling porcelain
  • belletristical — relating to the fine arts
  • belvoir castle — a castle in Leicestershire, near Grantham (in Lincolnshire): seat of the Dukes of Rutland; rebuilt by James Wyatt in 1816
  • berkner island — an island in Antarctica, in the S Weddell Sea, between the Ronne Ice Shelf and the Filchner Ice Shelf.
  • bermuda collar — a narrow, pointed collar on a woman's dress or blouse
  • betray oneself — to reveal one's true character, intentions, etc
  • beveridge plan — the plan for comprehensive social insurance, proposed by Sir William Beveridge in Great Britain in 1941.
  • bicycle-racing — the act or sport of riding or traveling by bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
  • bildungsromane — a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.
  • billiard table — the rectangular table used for playing billiards
  • bioarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the remains of living things
  • bioregionalism — the conviction that environmental and social policies should be determined by the bioregion rather than economics or politics
  • bioregionalist — someone who believes in bioregionalism
  • birdcage clock — lantern clock.
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