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14-letter words containing a, t, d, e

  • bermuda shorts — close-fitting shorts that come down to the knees
  • bertrand meyer — The author of the Eiffel Language and many articles on object-oriented software techniques.
  • beta reduction — [lambda-calculus] The application of a lambda abstraction to an argument expression. A copy of the body of the lambda abstraction is made and occurrences of the bound variable being replaced by the argument. E.g. (\ x . x+1) 4 --> 4+1 Beta reduction is the only kind of reduction in the pure lambda-calculus. The opposite of beta reduction is beta abstraction. These are the two kinds of beta conversion. See also name capture.
  • beta-endorphin — a potent endorphin released by the anterior pituitary gland in response to pain, trauma, exercise, or other forms of stress.
  • beta-oxidation — a process by which fatty acids are degraded, involving oxidation of the beta carbons and removal of successive two-carbon fragments from the fatty acid.
  • beyond a doubt — to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
  • bib and tucker — an outfit of clothes (esp in the phrase best bib and tucker)
  • bidialectalism — the state of being bidialectal
  • billiard table — the rectangular table used for playing billiards
  • binding rafter — a timber for supporting rafters between their extremities, as a purlin.
  • binding strake — a very strong, heavy strake of planking, especially one next to a sheer strake.
  • biodegradation — to decay and become absorbed by the environment: toys that will biodegrade when they're discarded.
  • bioremediation — the use of plants to extract heavy metals from contaminated soils and water
  • black redstart — a small, Passerine bird, Phoenicurus ochruros, found in Central and S Europe
  • bladder ketmia — plant with pale yellow flowers
  • bladder ketmie — flower-of-an-hour
  • bleeding heart — If you describe someone as a bleeding heart, you are criticizing them for being sympathetic towards people who are poor and suffering, without doing anything practical to help.
  • blind staggers — the staggers
  • blister-packed — presented in a blister pack
  • blood platelet — any of the minute, disklike, colorless elements of the blood that are essential for normal clotting
  • blood relation — A blood relation or blood relative is someone who is related to you by birth rather than by marriage.
  • board of trade — (in the United Kingdom) a ministry within the Department of Trade: responsible for the supervision of commerce and the promotion of export trade
  • body beautiful — a beautiful body
  • body corporate — a group of persons incorporated to carry out a specific enterprise
  • bored to death — very weary and lack stimulation
  • born yesterday — brought forth by birth.
  • botanic garden — a place in which plants are grown, studied, and exhibited
  • boundary-stone — a stone marking a boundary, sometimes giving information such as the initials of the local authority in whose jurisdiction the boundary is
  • bradley effect — the distortion of opinion polls caused by the reluctance of respondents to admit to a preference that is regarded as socially unacceptable
  • brandy snifter — snifter (def 1).
  • bread poultice — a poultice made from breadcrumbs
  • break the mold — If you say that someone breaks the mold, you mean that they do completely different things from what has been done before or from what is usually done.
  • breakfast food — any prepared cereal for breakfast
  • breast-feeding — to nurse (a baby) at the breast; suckle.
  • breathe a word — to say something or anything
  • broad-spectrum — effective against a wide variety of diseases or microorganisms
  • broken-hearted — Someone who is broken-hearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
  • brood parasite — a young bird hatched and reared by birds of a different species as a result of brood parasitism.
  • bucket brigade — a line of persons passing buckets of water along in trying to put out a fire
  • budget account — an account with a department store, etc, enabling a customer to make monthly payments to cover his or her past and future purchases
  • budget heading — a heading in a budget under which an expenditure is listed
  • budgetary year — the financial year a budget is drawn up for
  • building trade — the economic sector comprising all companies and workers involved in construction
  • bulletin board — A bulletin board is a board which is usually attached to a wall in order to display notices giving information about something.
  • butyl aldehyde — butyraldehyde
  • by the vanload — in very large quantities
  • cadogan teapot — a lidless teapot that is made from or in imitation of an inverted Chinese wine pot and is filled through the bottom.
  • calculatedness — the state of being calculated
  • calendar month — A calendar month is one of the twelve months of the year.
  • calendar watch — a watch that indicates date of the month, day of the week, etc., as well as the time.
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