14-letter words containing a, g, r, e, b
- grow the beard — (of a TV series) to gain credibility or improve in quality during the course of a series following a specified development
- gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
- hague tribunal — the court of arbitration for the peaceful settlement of international disputes, established at The Hague by the international peace conference of 1899: its panel of jurists nominates a list of persons from which members of the United Nations International Court of Justice are elected.
- half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
- heidelberg jaw — a human lower jaw of early middle Pleistocene age found in 1907 near Heidelberg, Germany.
- heidelberg man — the primitive human being reconstructed from the Heidelberg jaw.
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- impregnability — strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort.
- in the bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
- interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
- interchangable — Misspelling of interchangeable.
- irregular verb — verb with non-standard past tense
- lambeth degree — an honorary degree conferred by the archbishop of Canterbury in divinity, arts, law, medicine, or music.
- left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
- linear algebra — the branch of mathematics that deals with general statements of relations, utilizing letters and other symbols to represent specific sets of numbers, values, vectors, etc., in the description of such relations.
- logic variable — (programming) A variable in a logic programming language which is initially undefined ("unbound") but may get bound to a value or another logic variable during unification of the containing clause with the current goal. The value to which it is bound may contain other variables which may themselves be bound or unbound. For example, when unifying the clause sad(X) :- computer(X, ibmpc). with the goal sad(billgates). the variable X will become bound to the atom "billgates" yielding the new subgoal "computer(billgates, ibmpc)".
- magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
- make a bargain — to agree on terms
- margaret brent — Margaret, 1600?–1671? U.S. colonial landowner, born in England: regarded as an early feminist.
- marine biology — science of sea life
- marriage bonds — the strong feeling of being united that is associated with marriage
- megakaryoblast — a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
- megavertebrate — a very big vertebrate, such as a rhinoceros
- natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
- needle bearing — an antifriction roller bearing in which long rollers of very small diameter fill the race without a cage to provide spacers between them
- negri sembilan — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 2580 sq. mi. (6682 sq. km). Capital: Seremban.
- neubrandenburg — a city in Mecklenburg–West Pomerania, in NE Germany.
- object program — a computer program translated from the equivalent source program into machine language by the compiler or assembler
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
- omega-c baryon — a neutral baryon having a mass 5292 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 6.4 X 10 -14 seconds.
- orange blossom — the white flower of an orange tree, especially of the genus Citrus, much used in wreaths, bridal bouquets, etc.: the state flower of Florida.
- partridgeberry — a North American trailing plant, Mitchella repens, of the madder family, having roundish evergreen leaves, fragrant white flowers, and scarlet berries.
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- progress board — a department of an organization, company, etc, that oversees and ensures progress, advance or development
- public gallery — the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings
- quarterbacking — a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
- rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
- racing bicycle — a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
- railway bridge — a bridge built to carry a railway over a road, river, etc
- rainbow bridge — a natural stone bridge in S Utah: a national monument. 290 feet (88 meters) high; 275 feet (84 meters) span.
- rammelsbergite — a mineral, essentially nickel diarsenide, NiAs 2 .
- refrangibility — capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
- registrability — a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- reprogrammable — capable of being programmed.
- retail banking — banking for individual customers
- right of abode — If someone is given the right of abode in a particular country, they are legally allowed to live there.
- roller bandage — a long bandage rolled into a cylinder
- roller bearing — a bearing consisting of cylindrical or tapered rollers running between races in two concentric rings, one of which is mounted on a rotating or oscillating part, as a shaft.