14-letter words containing a, b, o, l, i, s
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- 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.
- 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.
- peso boliviano — a nickel-clad steel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Bolivia, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the boliviano in 1963.
- phallic symbol — any object, as a cigar or skyscraper, that may broadly resemble or represent the penis, especially such an object that symbolizes power, as an automobile.
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- poikiloblastic — (of metamorphic rocks) having small grains of one mineral embedded in metacrysts of another mineral.
- postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
- probabiliorism — the theory that in the case of doubt one should choose the action most likely to be right
- probabiliorist — someone who advocates probabiliorism
- processability — capable of being processed.
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- removable disk — removable hard disk
- 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.
- road stability — the extent to which a motor vehicle is stable and does not skid, esp at high speeds, or on sharp bends or wet roads
- sb will go far — If you say that someone will go far, you mean that they will be very successful in their career.
- school library — a library within a school where teachers and students have access to books and other resources
- semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
- skilled labour — labour or work that demands skill and which you usually have to be trained for, or the workers that provide this labour
- snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
- social climber — a person who attempts to gain admission into a group with a higher social standing.
- solubilization — the process whereby something becomes soluble or more soluble
- somnambulation — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
- subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
- substitutional — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
- superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- supportability — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- tabes dorsalis — syphilis of the spinal cord and its appendages, characterized by shooting pains and other sensory disturbances, and, in the later stages, by paralysis.
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- to blow a kiss — If you blow someone a kiss or blow a kiss, you touch the palm of your hand lightly with your lips, and then blow across your hand towards the person, in order to show them your affection.
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- unconscionable — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
- unconscionably — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
- undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- unmentionables — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
- unquestionable — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.