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14-letter words containing a, b, u, s, e

  • bezier surface — (graphics)   A surface defined by mathematical formulae, used in computer graphics. A surface P(u, v), where u and v vary orthogonally from 0 to 1 from one edge of the surface to the other, is defined by a set of (n+1)*(m+1) "control points" (X(i, j), Y(i, j), Z(i, j)) for i = 0 to n, j = 0 to m.
  • bicuspid valve — mitral valve
  • bildungsromane — a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.
  • bioaeronautics — the use of aircraft in the discovery, development, and protection of natural and biological resources
  • biscuit barrel — an airtight container of circular section equipped with a lid and used for storing biscuits
  • black selenium — an allotropic form of selenium occurring as a black, amorphous, water-insoluble, light-sensitive powder: used chiefly in photoelectric cells.
  • black squirrel — a fox squirrel or gray squirrel in that color phase in which the fur is black.
  • blue mountains — a mountain range in the US, in NE Oregon and SE Washington. Highest peak: Rock Creek Butte, 2773 m (9097 ft)
  • blue straggler — one of a small group of blue stars within a cluster that falls near the main sequence even though other stars of its color have evolved off the main sequence.
  • blue-arsed fly — a blowfly; bluebottle
  • boarding house — A boarding house is a house which people pay to stay in for a short time.
  • bounce message — A notification message returned to the sender by a site unable to relay e-mail to the intended recipient or the next link in a bang path. Reasons might include a nonexistent or misspelled user name or a down relay site. Bounce messages can themselves fail, with occasionally ugly results; see sorcerer's apprentice mode and software laser. The terms "bounce mail" and "barfmail" are also common.
  • boundary-stone — a stone marking a boundary, sometimes giving information such as the initials of the local authority in whose jurisdiction the boundary is
  • bracket fungus — any saprotroph or parasitic fungus of the basidiomycetous family Polyporaceae, growing as a shelflike mass (bracket) from tree trunks and producing spores in vertical tubes in the bracket
  • brass knuckles — linked metal rings or a metal bar with holes for the fingers, worn for rough fighting
  • braunschweiger — a smoked liver sausage, named after the city of Braunschweig
  • breakfast club — a service that provides a breakfast for children who arrive early at school
  • bremsstrahlung — the radiation produced when an electrically charged particle, esp an electron, is slowed down by the electric field of an atomic nucleus or an atomic ion
  • broad-spectrum — effective against a wide variety of diseases or microorganisms
  • burschenschaft — a students' fraternity, originally one concerned with Christian ideals, patriotism, etc
  • bush carpenter — a rough-and-ready unskilled workman
  • bush telegraph — a means of communication between primitive peoples over large areas, as by drum beats
  • bush, vannevar — Vannevar Bush
  • business agent — a representative of a labor union local, who investigates working conditions, negotiates contracts, etc.
  • business angel — A business angel is a person who gives financial support to a commercial venture and receives a share of any profits from it, but who does not expect to be involved in its management.
  • business class — Business class seating on an aeroplane costs less than first class but more than economy class.
  • 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.
  • butler's table — a small table, usually used as a coffee table, with a removable or fixed butler's tray for a top.
  • buyer's market — When there is a buyer's market for a particular product, there are more of the products for sale than there are people who want to buy them, so buyers have a lot of choice and can make prices come down.
  • buyers' market — a market in which goods and services are plentiful and prices relatively low.
  • camera obscura — a darkened chamber or small building in which images of outside objects are projected onto a flat surface by a convex lens in an aperture
  • chemical abuse — the habitual use of a mood-altering drug, alcoholic beverage, etc.
  • cholera morbus — gastroenteritis
  • claustrophobes — Plural form of claustrophobe.
  • constabularies — Plural form of constabulary.
  • cranberry bush — a North American caprifoliaceous shrub or small tree, Viburnum trilobum, producing acid red fruit
  • cruciverbalism — the compilation of crosswords
  • cruciverbalist — a crossword puzzle enthusiast
  • cucurbitaceous — belonging to the Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family of plants.
  • cybersquatting — Cybersquatting involves buying an Internet domain name that might be wanted by another person, business, or organization with the intention of selling it to them and making a profit.
  • daughterboards — Plural form of daughterboard.
  • de haut en bas — with haughtiness; condescendingly
  • diffuse nebula — nebula (def 1a).
  • discharge tube — gas tube.
  • discombobulate — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
  • discourageable — Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
  • disencumbrance — the removal of an encumbrance
  • disequilibrate — to put out of equilibrium; unbalance: A period of high inflation could disequilibrate the monetary system.
  • distributaries — Plural form of distributary.
  • domestic abuse — physical or mental abuse towards a member of one's own household
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