14-letter words containing a, r, e, l, y
- 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
- bachelor party — A bachelor party is a party for a man who is getting married very soon, to which only men are invited.
- backbreakingly — In a backbreaking manner.
- barometrically — By means of a barometer.
- bastard ridley — ridley (def 1).
- bastard-ridley — ridley (def 1).
- 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
- belaya tserkov — city in WC Ukraine: pop. 204,000
- betray oneself — to reveal one's true character, intentions, etc
- bicycle-racing — the act or sport of riding or traveling by bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
- bioarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the remains of living things
- black mulberry — a small deciduous tree, Morus nigra, with small leaves, producing edible fruit
- blantyre-limbe — a city in S Malawi: largest city in the country; formed in 1956 from the adjoining towns of Blantyre and Limbe. Pop: 647 000 (2005 est)
- blepharoplasty — cosmetic surgery performed on the eyelid
- bletchley park — the Buckinghamshire estate which was the centre of British code-breaking operations during World War II
- blue-arsed fly — a blowfly; bluebottle
- blue-eyed mary — a blue-flowered boraginaceous plant, Omphalodes verna, native to S Europe and cultivated in Britain
- bornyl acetate — a colorless liquid, C 12 H 20 O 2 , having a piny, camphorlike odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of perfume, and as a plasticizer.
- bornyl formate — a liquid, C 11 H 18 O 2 , having a piny odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of soaps and disinfectants.
- boulder canyon — a canyon of the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada, above Boulder Dam.
- 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
- brachycephalic — having a head nearly as broad from side to side as from front to back, esp one with a cephalic index over 80
- bradley effect — the distortion of opinion polls caused by the reluctance of respondents to admit to a preference that is regarded as socially unacceptable
- breathtakingly — thrillingly beautiful, remarkable, astonishing, exciting, or the like: a breathtaking performance.
- calgary redeye — a drink consisting of a mixture of beer and tomato juice.
- caller display — a facility which shows the number of an incoming call
- caloric energy — energy measured in calories
- campylobacters — Plural form of campylobacter.
- cantankerously — In a cantankerous manner.
- capillary tube — a glass tube with a fine bore and thick walls, used in thermometers, etc
- carry the ball — to assume responsibility; take command
- carrying place — portage (def 3).
- cathedral city — a city that has a cathedral
- cavalry charge — a charge by mounted troops
- celery cabbage — Chinese cabbage.
- central valley — the chief wine-producing region of California, centered in San Joaquin County.
- cerebral palsy — Cerebral palsy is a condition caused by damage to a baby's brain before or during its birth, which makes its limbs and muscles permanently weak.
- characterology — the academic study of character
- charter colony — a colony, such as Virginia or Massachusetts, created by royal charter under the control of an individual, trading company, etc, and exempt from interference by the Crown
- children's day — the second Sunday in June, celebrated by Protestant churches with special programs for children: first started in the U.S. in 1868.
- chlamydospores — Plural form of chlamydospore.
- chloroargyrite — a greyish-yellow or colourless soft secondary mineral consisting of silver chloride in cubic crystalline form: a source of silver. Formula: AgCl
- chlorophyllase — an enzyme found in plants that decomposes chlorophyll by removing the phytol chain.
- cholecystogram — the production of x-ray photographs of the gallbladder following administration of a radiopaque substance that is secreted by the liver into the gallbladder.
- cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
- choral society — an organization of amateur singers
- chronicle play — a drama based on a historical subject