14-letter words containing a, b, o, r, t
- sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- 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.
- tabularization — the act of tabularizing
- telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
- ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
- tensor bandage — a wide elasticized bandage that supports injured joints
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- the honourable — a title of respect placed before a name: employed before the names of various officials in the English-speaking world, as a courtesy title in Britain for the children of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls, and in Parliament by one member speaking of another
- the job market — the people who are looking for work and the jobs available for them to do
- thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
- thermolability — the state of being unstable or subject to transformation or destruction when heated
- thorough brace — either of two strong braces or bands of leather supporting the body of a coach or other vehicle and connecting the front and back springs.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- throw a wobbly — to become suddenly very agitated or angry
- to break cover — If you break cover, you leave a place where you have been hiding or sheltering from attack, usually in order to run to another place.
- to break ranks — If you say that a member of a group or organization breaks ranks, you mean that they disobey the instructions of their group or organization.
- to draw breath — If you do not have time to draw breath, you do not have time to have a break from what you are doing.
- to ring a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
- tower of babel — an ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower (Tower of Babel) intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of the language of the people took place. Gen. 11:4–9.
- transfer orbit — the flight path of a space vehicle moving from a nearly circular orbit to one with different parameters.
- trichobacteria — filamentous bacteria
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- turbogenerator — a large electrical generator driven by a steam turbine
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
- un-subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- unarmed combat — the action of fighting without weapons
- uncontrollable — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- uncontrollably — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- uncorroborated — to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- unsubordinated — noting or designating a debt obligation whose holder is placed in precedence below secured and general creditors: subordinated debentures.
- unsurmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- valve trombone — a trombone equipped with three or four valves in place of a slide.
- variable costs — Variable costs are costs that vary depending on how much of a product is made.
- vasoinhibitory — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
- vibratory mill — A vibratory mill is a machine for grinding something, in which the feed and grinding medium are between two surfaces which vibrate against each other.
- vibroflotation — the use of a vibrating probe inserted into soil to prevent soil liquefaction, which can be a hazard in earthquakes
- wardrobe trunk — a large, upright trunk, usually with space on one side for hanging clothes and drawers or compartments on the other for small articles, shoes, etc.
- weatherboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of weatherboard.
- whirlpool bath — a bath in which the body is immersed in swirling water as therapy or for relaxation.
- zygobranchiate — of or relating to zygobranchs or the Zygobranchia genus