14-letter words containing b, a, o, u
- do a slow burn — If someone does a slow burn, their angry feelings grow slowly but steadily.
- domestic abuse — physical or mental abuse towards a member of one's own household
- double bassoon — a bassoon an octave lower in pitch than the ordinary bassoon: the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the oboe class; contrabassoon.
- double feature — a motion-picture program consisting of two films shown one after the other for the price of a single ticket.
- double glazing — glazing consisting of two thicknesses of glass with a dead air space between them.
- double harness — harness for a pair of horses.
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
- double-dealing — duplicity; treachery; deception.
- doubly serrate — biserrate
- draughts board — A draughts board is a square board for playing draughts, with 64 equal-sized, black and white squares.
- draw-out table — draw table.
- dumbarton oaks — an estate in the District of Columbia: site of conferences held to discuss proposals for creation of the United Nations, August–October, 1944.
- dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- dutch cupboard — a buffet with open upper shelves.
- euphorbiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, a family of plants typically having capsular fruits: includes the spurges, the castor oil and cassava plants, cascarilla, and poinsettia
- european bison — a closely related and similar animal, Bison bonasus, formerly widespread in Europe
- fallopian tube — one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
- favourableness — The state or condition of being favourable.
- fiduciary bond — a bond filed by a fiduciary administering an estate as surety.
- flat back four — a set of four fullbacks in line formation
- fluoboric acid — a clear, colorless liquid, HBF 4 , that ionizes abundantly in solution, used chiefly in the synthesis of fluoborates.
- forward buying — the purchase of merchandise in quantities exceeding demand
- fraise du bois — a wild strawberry.
- gambling house — a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.
- gamma globulin — a protein fraction of blood plasma that responds to stimulation of antigens, as bacteria or viruses, by forming antibodies: administered therapeutically in the treatment of some viral diseases.
- global product — a commercial product that is marketed throughout the world under the same brand name
- go a bundle on — to be extremely fond of
- go gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
- guantanamo bay — a bay on the SE coast of Cuba.
- gulf of cambay — an inlet of the Arabian Sea on the W coast of India, southeast of the Kathiawar Peninsula
- harbour master — an official in charge of a harbour
- have bought it — to be killed
- helium balloon — a balloon that is filled with helium and rises up into the air if not held
- hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- herbaceousness — The state or quality of being herbaceous.
- holometabolous — undergoing complete metamorphosis.
- homeward bound — going home
- honourableness — Alternative spelling of honorableness.
- hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
- how about that — delight, surprise
- imperturbation — freedom from perturbation; tranquillity; calmness.
- in sb's favour — If someone makes a judgment in your favour, they say that you are right about something.
- incommunicable — incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc.
- incommunicably — In an incommunicable manner or fashion.