14-letter words containing b, a, l, i, s, t
- bipolarisation — the act of bipolarising
- biscuit barrel — an airtight container of circular section equipped with a lid and used for storing biscuits
- bitmap display — (hardware) A computer output device where each pixel displayed on the monitor screen corresponds directly to one or more bits in the computer's video memory. Such a display can be updated extremely rapidly since changing a pixel involves only a single processor write to memory compared with a terminal or VDU connected via a serial line where the speed of the serial line limits the speed at which the display can be changed. Most modern personal computers and workstations have bitmap displays, allowing the efficient use of graphical user interfaces, interactive graphics and a choice of on-screen fonts. Some more expensive systems still delegate graphics operations to dedicated hardware such as graphics accelerators. The bitmap display might be traced back to the earliest days of computing when the Manchester University Mark I(?) computer, developed by F.C. Williams and T. Kilburn shortly after the Second World War. This used a storage tube as its working memory. Phosphor dots were used to store single bits of data which could be read by the user and interpreted as binary numbers.
- black as night — totally dark
- blacktip shark — a widely distributed sand shark, Charcharinus limbatus, having fins that appear to have been dipped in ink, inhabiting shallow waters of warm seas.
- blanket finish — a finish so close that a blanket would cover all the contestants involved
- blanket stitch — a strong reinforcing stitch for the edges of blankets and other thick material
- blanket-stitch — a basic sewing stitch in which widely spaced, interlocking loops, or purls, are formed, used for cutwork, as a decorative finish for edges, etc.
- blind as a bat — having extremely poor eyesight
- blind staggers — the staggers
- blind stamping — an impression on a book cover without using colour or gold leaf
- blister-packed — presented in a blister pack
- block capitals — Block capitals are simple capital letters that are not decorated in any way.
- blue mountains — a mountain range in the US, in NE Oregon and SE Washington. Highest peak: Rock Creek Butte, 2773 m (9097 ft)
- bolshoi ballet — a ballet company founded in Moscow in 1776.
- branchiostegal — of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish
- breast implant — an object such as a sachet filled with gel introduced surgically into a woman's breast to enlarge it
- british dollar — any of several coins formerly issued by the British Empire for use in certain territories, as the Straits dollar or the Hong Kong dollar.
- british malaya — a comprehensive term for the former British possessions on the Malay Peninsula and the Malay Archipelago: now part of Malaysia.
- cabalistically — In a cabalistic manner.
- celestial body — an object visible in the sky, such as a planet
- charitableness — (uncountable) The quality of being charitable.
- christmas club — a savings account in a bank in which regular deposits are made, usually throughout one year, as to provide funds for Christmas shopping.
- claustrophobia — Someone who suffers from claustrophobia feels very uncomfortable or anxious when they are in small or enclosed places.
- claustrophobic — You describe a place or situation as claustrophobic when it makes you feel uncomfortable and unhappy because you are enclosed or restricted.
- collaborations — Plural form of collaboration.
- collapsibility — (uncountable) The condition of being collapsible (or collapsable).
- compatibilists — Plural form of compatibilist.
- compatibleness — The state or quality of being compatible.
- compensability — eligibility for compensation
- compostability — The quality of being compostable.
- confabulations — Plural form of confabulation.
- constabularies — Plural form of constabulary.
- consubstantial — (esp of the three persons of the Trinity) regarded as identical in substance or essence though different in aspect
- contestability — The property of being contestable or debatable.
- creditableness — The state or quality of being creditable.
- cruciverbalist — a crossword puzzle enthusiast
- crystallizable — That can be crystallized.
- daniel webster — Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
- decision table — a table within a computer program that specifies the actions to be taken when certain conditions arise
- defibrillators — Plural form of defibrillator.
- deliberateness — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- demobilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of demobilization.
- describability — The quality of being describable.
- diagnosability — the quality of being diagnosable
- discernability — The state of being discernable.
- discombobulate — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discomfortable — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disequilibrate — to put out of equilibrium; unbalance: A period of high inflation could disequilibrate the monetary system.
- disestablished — Simple past tense and past participle of disestablish.