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14-letter words containing a, e, l, u, r

  • auxiliary verb — a verb used to indicate the tense, voice, mood, etc, of another verb where this is not indicated by inflection, such as English will in he will go, was in he was eating and he was eaten, do in I do like you, etc
  • average clause — a clause in an insurance policy that distributes the insurance among several items, usually in proportion to their value
  • azimuth circle — a device for measuring azimuths, consisting of a graduated ring equipped with a sighting vane on each side, which fits concentrically over a compass.
  • baccalaureates — Plural form of baccalaureate.
  • balsam of peru — an aromatic balsam that is obtained from the tropical South American leguminous tree Myroxylon pereirae and is similar to balsam of Tolu
  • barbecue grill — a grill used in barbecuing
  • barium sulfate — an odorless, tasteless, white powder, BaSO4, insoluble in water: it is used as a paint pigment, as a filler for paper, textiles , etc., and as an opaque substance that is ingested to aid in making diagnostic X-rays of the stomach and intestine
  • barium sulfide — a gray or yellowish-green, water-soluble, poisonous powder, BaS, used chiefly as a depilatory and as an intermediate in the synthesis of pigments, especially lithopone.
  • bascule bridge — a kind of drawbridge counterweighted so that it can be raised and lowered easily
  • bascule-bridge — a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
  • bastard turtle — ridley (def 1).
  • bastard-turtle — ridley (def 1).
  • bateleur eagle — an African crested bird of prey, Terathopius ecaudatus, with a short tail and long wings: subfamily Circaetinae, family Accipitridae (hawks, etc)
  • battle cruiser — A battle cruiser is a large fast warship that is lighter than a battleship and moves more easily.
  • beach umbrella — a large umbrella used as a sunshade on the beach
  • beaufort scale — an international scale of wind velocities ranging for practical purposes from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane force). In the US an extension of the scale, from 13 to 17 for winds over 64 knots, is used
  • beauty culture — the skill or occupation of a beautician
  • beauty parlour — A beauty parlour is a place where women can go to have beauty treatments, for example to have their hair, nails or make-up done.
  • becquerel rays — rays given off by radioactive substances
  • bermuda collar — a narrow, pointed collar on a woman's dress or blouse
  • bildungsromane — a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.
  • biscuit barrel — an airtight container of circular section equipped with a lid and used for storing biscuits
  • black mulberry — a small deciduous tree, Morus nigra, with small leaves, producing edible fruit
  • black squirrel — a fox squirrel or gray squirrel in that color phase in which the fur is black.
  • 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
  • blue-eyed mary — a blue-flowered boraginaceous plant, Omphalodes verna, native to S Europe and cultivated in Britain
  • boulder canyon — a canyon of the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada, above Boulder Dam.
  • bound variable — (in the functional calculus) a variable occurring in a quantifier and in a sentential function within the scope of the quantifier.
  • 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 value — boundary value analysis
  • brass knuckles — linked metal rings or a metal bar with holes for the fingers, worn for rough fighting
  • brazil current — a warm current in the Atlantic Ocean flowing SE along the E coast of Brazil.
  • bread poultice — a poultice made from breadcrumbs
  • break-up value — the value of an organization assuming that it will not continue to trade
  • 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
  • bronchial tube — Your bronchial tubes are the two tubes which connect your windpipe to your lungs.
  • brown bullhead — a freshwater catfish, Ictalurus nebulosus, of eastern North America, having an olive to brown body with dark markings on the sides.
  • bubble chamber — a device that enables the tracks of ionizing particles to be photographed as a row of bubbles in a superheated liquid. Immediately before the particles enter the chamber the pressure is reduced so that the ionized particles act as centres for small vapour bubbles
  • 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
  • bulgur (wheat) — wheat that has been cooked, dried, and coarsely ground: used to make tabbouleh or, sometimes, pilaf or couscous
  • bulletin board — A bulletin board is a board which is usually attached to a wall in order to display notices giving information about something.
  • bush telegraph — a means of communication between primitive peoples over large areas, as by drum beats
  • butler's table — a small table, usually used as a coffee table, with a removable or fixed butler's tray for a top.
  • cable trunking — Cable trunking is an enclosure usually with a rectangular cross section, and with one removable or hinged side, that is used to protect cables and provide space for other electrical equipment.
  • call of nature — Some people talk about a call of nature when referring politely to the need to go to the toilet.
  • call-up papers — a letter containing order to report for service
  • cambridge blue — a lightish blue colour
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