14-letter words containing a, r, b, o, s
- misattribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
- morale booster — You can refer to something that makes people feel more confident and cheerful as a morale booster.
- morse alphabet — the set of symbols used to represent letters in Morse code
- multivibrators — Plural form of multivibrator.
- myofibroblasts — Plural form of myofibroblast.
- nabuchodonosor — Nebuchadnezzar (def 1).
- napier's bones — a form of multiplication table originally marked on sticks of bone or ivory that could be rearranged to carry out the operations of multiplication or division.
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- non-liberalism — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- non-reservable — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
- non-respirable — capable of being respired.
- non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- nonobstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
- opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
- or thereabouts — You add or thereabouts after a number or date to indicate that it is approximate.
- 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.
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
- over sb's head — If someone does something over another person's head, they do it without asking them or discussing it with them, especially when they should do so because the other person is in a position of authority.
- over-ambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- paddock-basher — a vehicle suited to driving on rough terrain
- pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
- pas de bourree — a short running step.
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- post-breakfast — the first meal of the day; morning meal: A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.
- postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
- pre-bachelor's — an unmarried man.
- press cupboard — a cupboard of the 16th and 17th centuries having an overhanging top above a recessed cabinet, beneath which is a section of drawers or cabinets.
- probabiliorism — the theory that in the case of doubt one should choose the action most likely to be right
- probabiliorist — someone who advocates probabiliorism
- probable cause — reasonable ground for a belief, as, in a criminal case, that the accused was guilty of the crime, or, in a civil case, that grounds for the action existed: used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution.
- processability — capable of being processed.
- progress board — a department of an organization, company, etc, that oversees and ensures progress, advance or development
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
- puerto barrios — a seaport in E Guatemala.
- rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
- radiobroadcast — a broadcast by radio.
- rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
- rainbow series — (publication) Any of several series of technical manuals distinguished by cover colour. The original rainbow series was the NCSC security manuals (see Orange Book, crayola books); the term has also been commonly applied to the PostScript reference set (see Red Book, Green Book, Blue Book, White Book). Which books are meant by ""the" rainbow series" unqualified is thus dependent on one's local technical culture.
- rainbow wrasse — a brightly coloured Mediterranean fish ( Coris julis) of the Labridae family
- raise eyebrows — cause surprise
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- random numbers — a number chosen by a random sampling, as from a table (random number table) or generated by a computer.
- reasonableness — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.