14-letter words containing a, b, s, o, n, t
- body snatching — the act or practice of robbing a grave to obtain a cadaver for dissection.
- bophuthatswana — (formerly) a Bantu homeland in N South Africa: consisted of six separate areas; declared independent by South Africa in 1977 although this was not internationally recognized; abolished in 1993. Capital: Mmabatho
- born yesterday — brought forth by birth.
- boundary-stone — a stone marking a boundary, sometimes giving information such as the initials of the local authority in whose jurisdiction the boundary is
- branchiostegal — of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish
- bring onstream — To bring onstream a plant, mine, oilfield, etc. is to start production there.
- bronchiectasis — chronic dilation of the bronchi or bronchial tubes, which often become infected
- bronchospastic — of or relating to bronchospasms
- brown thrasher — a common large songbird, Toxostoma rufum, of the eastern U.S., having reddish-brown plumage.
- bulk transport — the transport of large quantities of goods or commodities in lorries, ships, or by rail
- bust one's ass — Informal. to burst. to go bankrupt. to collapse from the strain of making a supreme effort: She was determined to make straight A's or bust.
- by a long shot — People sometimes use the expression by a long shot to emphasize the opinion they are giving.
- castelo branco — Humberto de Alencar [oon-ber-too di ah-len-kahr] /ũˈbɛr tʊ dɪ ɑ lɛ̃ˈkɑr/ (Show IPA), 1900–67, Brazilian general and statesman: president 1964–67.
- collaborations — Plural form of collaboration.
- compatibleness — The state or quality of being compatible.
- compensability — eligibility for compensation
- confabulations — Plural form of confabulation.
- constabularies — Plural form of constabulary.
- constabulatory — (obsolete) A constabulary.
- consubstantial — (esp of the three persons of the Trinity) regarded as identical in substance or essence though different in aspect
- contestability — The property of being contestable or debatable.
- contrabandists — Plural form of contrabandist.
- contrabassoons — Plural form of contrabassoon.
- corroborations — Plural form of corroboration.
- custodian bank — A custodian bank is a bank that holds customer assets in safety.
- decision table — a table within a computer program that specifies the actions to be taken when certain conditions arise
- demobilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of demobilization.
- demonstratable — Alternative form of demonstrable.
- diagnosability — the quality of being diagnosable
- disambiguation — to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous: In order to disambiguate the sentence “She lectured on the famous passenger ship,” you'll have to write either “lectured on board” or “lectured about.”.
- disapprobation — disapproval; condemnation.
- disattribution — an act or process of invalidating the attribution of something, for example of a work of art to a particular artist
- disembarkation — to go ashore from a ship.
- distributional — an act or instance of distributing.
- dumbarton oaks — an estate in the District of Columbia: site of conferences held to discuss proposals for creation of the United Nations, August–October, 1944.
- dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- ethnobotanists — Plural form of ethnobotanist.
- expansion bolt — a bolt that expands on tightening, enabling it to be secured into an unthreaded hole
- fabian society — a socialist organization founded in England in 1884, favoring the gradual spread of socialism by peaceful means.
- fashionability — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- fissionability — capable of or possessing a nucleus or nuclei capable of undergoing fission: a fissionable nucleus; fissionable material.
- flotation bags — bags inflated to keep a spacecraft or helicopter afloat and upright when it lands in the sea
- get one's back — situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence.
- globalizations — Plural form of globalization.
- go gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
- hamilton basso — Hamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.
- have sth on sb — If someone has something on you, they have evidence that you have done something wrong or bad. If they have nothing on you, they cannot prove that you have done anything wrong or bad.
- heath robinson — (of a mechanical device) absurdly complicated in design and having a simple function
- hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.