14-letter words containing b, a, r, o, u
- olfactory bulb — the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates.
- or thereabouts — You add or thereabouts after a number or date to indicate that it is approximate.
- ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
- outboard motor — a portable gasoline engine with propeller and tiller, clamped on the stern of a boat.
- over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- over-ambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- pas de bourree — a short running step.
- perturbational — relating to perturbation
- pituitary body — (formerly) the pituitary gland.
- polar outbreak — a vigorous thrust of cold, polar air across temperate regions.
- prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- puerto cabello — a seaport in N Venezuela.
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
- rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
- rainbow runner — a streamlined, cigar-shaped swift jack, Elagatis bipinnulata, of warm seas, having a blue back, light-colored abdomen, and blue-bordered yellow stripes on its sides: a food and game fish.
- 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.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- robusta coffee — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
- roulette table — surface marked out for roulette
- roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
- roundaboutness — the characteristic of being roundabout
- semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
- semimembranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
- shoulder blade — the scapula.
- shoulder board — one of a pair of narrow, stiff, cloth patches bearing an insignia of rank and worn on the shoulders by a commissioned officer.
- simaroubaceous — belonging to the Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of plants.
- skilled labour — labour or work that demands skill and which you usually have to be trained for, or the workers that provide this labour
- sounding board — a thin, resonant plate of wood forming part of a musical instrument, and so placed as to enhance the power and quality of the tone.
- south suburban — a city in SE West Bengal, in E India: a suburb of Calcutta.
- spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
- statutory body — a body set up by the government to consider evidence and make judgements in some field of activity
- stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- sub-postmaster — (in Britain) a man who runs a sub-post office
- subaggregation — a subtotalling
- subarborescent — below or under trees
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- subcontracting — outsourcing of contract work
- subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
- substantiators — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.