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14-letter words containing a, d, r, e

  • bound variable — (in the functional calculus) a variable occurring in a quantifier and in a sentential function within the scope of the quantifier.
  • boundary fence — a fence between properties
  • boundary layer — the layer of fluid closest to the surface of a solid past which the fluid flows: it has a lower rate of flow than the bulk of the fluid because of its adhesion to the solid
  • boundary rider — an employee on a sheep or cattle station whose job is to maintain fences in good repair and to prevent stock from straying
  • boundary value — boundary value analysis
  • boundary-stone — a stone marking a boundary, sometimes giving information such as the initials of the local authority in whose jurisdiction the boundary is
  • bow and scrape — to behave in an excessively deferential or obsequious way
  • bradford score — a measure of the amount of time during which an employee is absent from work, based on assigning a number of points according to the frequency and length of absences
  • bradley effect — the distortion of opinion polls caused by the reluctance of respondents to admit to a preference that is regarded as socially unacceptable
  • branched chain — an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
  • brandy snifter — snifter (def 1).
  • bras d'or lake — an arm of the Atlantic Ocean in the center Cape Breton Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada. 360 sq. mi. (930 sq. km).
  • brazing solder — an alloy of copper and zinc for joining two metal surfaces by melting the alloy so that it forms a thin layer between the surfaces
  • bread poultice — a poultice made from breadcrumbs
  • break the mold — If you say that someone breaks the mold, you mean that they do completely different things from what has been done before or from what is usually done.
  • breakfast food — any prepared cereal for breakfast
  • breast-feeding — to nurse (a baby) at the breast; suckle.
  • breathe a word — to say something or anything
  • breech-loading — (of a firearm) loaded at the breech
  • bridge passage — bridge1 (def 7).
  • broad-spectrum — effective against a wide variety of diseases or microorganisms
  • broken-hearted — Someone who is broken-hearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
  • brood parasite — a young bird hatched and reared by birds of a different species as a result of brood parasitism.
  • brown bullhead — a freshwater catfish, Ictalurus nebulosus, of eastern North America, having an olive to brown body with dark markings on the sides.
  • bucket brigade — a line of persons passing buckets of water along in trying to put out a fire
  • budgetary year — the financial year a budget is drawn up for
  • building paper — any of various types of heavy-duty paper that usually consist of bitumen reinforced with fibre sandwiched between two sheets of kraft paper: used in damp-proofing or as insulation between the soil and a road surface
  • building trade — the economic sector comprising all companies and workers involved in construction
  • bulletin board — A bulletin board is a board which is usually attached to a wall in order to display notices giving information about something.
  • cadaverousness — of or like a corpse.
  • cadmium bronze — an alloy of copper with about 1 percent cadmium.
  • cadmium orange — a yellow color approaching orange.
  • cagayan de oro — city in E Mindanao, in the Philippines; pop. 340,000
  • calendar clock — a clock that indicates date of the month, day of the week, etc., as well as the time, and sometimes indicates the phases of the moon and other periodical data.
  • calendar month — A calendar month is one of the twelve months of the year.
  • calendar watch — a watch that indicates date of the month, day of the week, etc., as well as the time.
  • calgary redeye — a drink consisting of a mixture of beer and tomato juice.
  • caller display — a facility which shows the number of an incoming call
  • cambridge blue — a lightish blue colour
  • cambridge lisp — A flavour of Lisp using BCPL. Sources owned by Fitznorman partners.
  • cambridgeshire — a county of E England, in East Anglia: includes the former counties of the Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and lies largely in the Fens: Peterborough became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Cambridge. Pop (excluding Peterborough): 571 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Peterborough): 3068 sq km (184 sq miles)
  • camelopardalis — a N constellation between Ursa Major and Cassiopeia; the Giraffe
  • campina grande — a city in NE Brazil, in E Paraíba state. Pop: 366 000 (2005 est)
  • canadian river — a river in the southern US, rising in NE New Mexico and flowing east to the Arkansas River in E Oklahoma. Length: 1458 km (906 miles)
  • candlesnuffers — Plural form of candlesnuffer.
  • cape girardeau — a city in SE Missouri, on the Mississippi River.
  • cape guardafui — a cape at the NE tip of Somalia, extending into the Indian Ocean
  • capparidaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Capparidaceae (or (Capparaceae), a family of plants, mostly shrubs including the caper, of warm tropical regions
  • carbon dioxide — Carbon dioxide is a gas. It is produced by animals and people breathing out, and by chemical reactions.
  • card catalogue — a catalogue of books, papers, etc, filed on cards
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