14-letter words containing a, n, y, b
- laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
- learn by heart — memorize
- left-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the left or port side.
- lemonade berry — a sumac, Rhus integrifolia, of southern California, having hairy, dark-red fruits used to make a beverage resembling lemonade.
- liberty island — a small island in upper New York Bay: site of the Statue of Liberty.
- liqueur brandy — sweetened flavoured brandy
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- mandibulohyoid — (anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch.
- manipulability — capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.
- marine biology — science of sea life
- melton mowbray — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: pork pies and Stilton cheese. Pop: 25 554 (2001)
- monocarboxylic — containing one carboxyl group.
- morbid anatomy — the branch of medical science concerned with the study of the structure of diseased organs and tissues
- non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
- non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food
- not bat an eye — to blink; wink; flutter.
- 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.
- on the wallaby — (of a person) wandering about looking for work
- organizability — The suitability or potential for organization.
- oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
- painted beauty — a butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis, having brownish-black and orange wings, the hind wings each having two eyespots.
- pastry blender — a kitchen utensil having several parallel wires bent in a semicircle and secured by a handle, used especially for mixing pastry dough.
- pay bargaining — negotiating concerning salary or pay
- paying-in book — a book for keeping a record of money deposited into an account
- penalty double — business double.
- phenylbutazone — a potent substance, C 1 9 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used to reduce pain and inflammation in rheumatic diseases and gout, and used in veterinary medicine for musculoskeletal disorders.
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- presentability — that may be presented.
- public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
- public company — a company that has more than 50 shareholders and whose shares are offered for public subscription.
- racing bicycle — a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- raspberry cane — a long thin stalk on which raspberries grow
- refrangibility — capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
- rental library — lending library.
- roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
- secondary beam — a beam of particles of one kind selected from the group of particles produced when a beam of particles from an accelerator (primary beam) strikes a target.
- shabby-genteel — trying to maintain dignity and self-respect despite shabbiness.
- shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
- siberian husky — one of a Siberian breed of medium-size dogs having a thick, soft coat, raised originally as sled dogs.
- snowflake baby — a baby born following the transfer of a surplus embryo produced during the in-vitro fertilization of one woman to the womb of another woman who was not a cell donor
- st. marylebone — former metropolitan borough of London: since 1965, part of Westminster
- subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
- subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- substantiality — of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money.
- sustainability — the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed.