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14-letter words containing a, l, b, u, m, e

  • humpback whale — a large whalebone whale of the genus Megaptera having long narrow flippers, and noted for its habit of arching deeply as it dives: once abundant in coastal waters, it is now rare but its numbers are increasing.
  • image-building — improving the brand image or public image of something or someone by good public relations, advertising, etc
  • incommunicable — incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc.
  • innumerability — The state of being innumerable.
  • insurmountable — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
  • intransmutable — incapable of being transmuted into another substance
  • lamb's lettuce — corn salad.
  • magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
  • mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
  • manufacturable — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • marmalade bush — a shrub, Streptosolen jamesonii, of the nightshade family, native to South America, bearing showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers, grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
  • marsupial bone — epipubis.
  • master builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
  • mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
  • molecular beam — a stream of molecules freed from a substance, usually a salt, by evaporation and then passed through a narrow slit for focusing, for investigating the properties of nuclei, atoms, and molecules.
  • multibarrelled — (of a gun) having more than one barrel
  • multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
  • natural number — a positive integer or zero.
  • neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
  • non-consumable — able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using: consumable goods.
  • northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
  • omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
  • ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
  • paper mulberry — a mulberry tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, of eastern Asia, having alternate leaves that vary in size, round catkins, and orange-red fruit, grown widely as a shade tree.
  • plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
  • plumber's mate — a person who helps a plumber do his or her job
  • pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
  • prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
  • purbeck marble — a fossil-rich limestone that takes a high polish: used for building, etc
  • semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
  • stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
  • sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
  • superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
  • table mountain — a mountain in the Republic of South Africa, near Cape Town. 3550 feet (1080 meters).
  • taxable amount — the portion of your income or profits that is subject to tax
  • terbium metals — a series of closely related rare-earth elements, including terbium, gadolinium, europium, and, sometimes, dysprosium
  • terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
  • umbrella plant — an African plant, Cyperus alternifolius, of the sedge family, that has several stems growing directly upward from a mass of roots and an umbrella-shaped cluster of leaves at the top of each stem.
  • umbrella skirt — a full skirt with many gores that flare gradually from the waist to the hem.
  • umbrella stand — an upright rack or stand for umbrellas
  • unambivalently — in an unambivalent or clear manner
  • uncommunicable — incommunicable.
  • undecomposable — indecomposable or unable to be decomposed
  • undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
  • undeterminable — capable of being determined.
  • undiminishable — unable to be diminished
  • universal beam — a broad-flanged rolled steel joist suitable for a stanchion (axial load) or beam (bending load)
  • unmaintainable — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
  • unmalleability — an unmalleable state or condition
  • unmaneuverable — capable of being steered or directed; easy to maneuver: The polyethylene craft remains as durable and maneuverable as any conventional high-performance kayak.
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