14-letter words containing b, a, u, l
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- holometabolous — undergoing complete metamorphosis.
- honourableness — Alternative spelling of honorableness.
- humpback whale — a large whalebone whale of the genus Megaptera having long narrow flippers, and noted for its habit of arching deeply as it dives: once abundant in coastal waters, it is now rare but its numbers are increasing.
- husein ibn-ali — 1856–1931, 1st king of Hejaz 1916–24.
- image-building — improving the brand image or public image of something or someone by good public relations, advertising, etc
- implausibility — not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.
- incommunicable — incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc.
- incommunicably — In an incommunicable manner or fashion.
- inculpableness — The quality of being inculpable; blamelessness.
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- indian buffalo — a member of the cattle tribe, Bubalus bubalis, of swampy regions of S Asia, having widely spreading back-curving horns. Domesticated forms are used as draught animals
- indubitability — that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
- ineluctability — The state or condition of being ineluctable.
- infundibulated — Funnel-shaped.
- innumerability — The state of being innumerable.
- inscrutability — incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
- insuperability — The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
- insurmountable — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- intransmutable — incapable of being transmuted into another substance
- irregular verb — verb with non-standard past tense
- irresuscitable — incapable of being resuscitated
- irresuscitably — in an irresuscitable manner
- job evaluation — the analysis of the relationship between jobs in an organization: often used as a basis for a wages structure
- journal bronze — an alloy of about 83 percent copper, 13 percent tin, 3 percent zinc, and 1 percent lead.
- justiciability — (legal): The ability of a subject matter to be evaluated and resolved by a court.
- justifiability — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
- kealakekua bay — a bay of the Pacific Ocean, on the W (Kona) coast of Hawaii Island: Capt. James Cook was killed here 1779.
- labor unionist — unionist (def 2).
- labour of love — If you do something as a labour of love, you do it because you really want to and not because of any reward you might get for it, even though it involves hard work.
- lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
- lady bountiful — a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity.
- lake bangweulu — a shallow lake in NE Zambia, discovered by David Livingstone, who died there in 1873. Area: about 9850 sq km (3800 sq miles), including swamps
- lamb's lettuce — corn salad.
- land of beulah — (in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress) the peaceful land in which the pilgrim awaits the call to the Celestial City.
- laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
- leaf butterfly — any of various butterflies of the genus Kallima, of southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia, having wings that resemble dead leaves.
- leafcutter bee — any of various solitary bees of the genus Megachile that nest in soil or rotten wood, constructing the cells in which they lay their eggs from pieces of leaf
- left-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the left or port side.
- leukocytoblast — the precursor cell to a mature leukocyte
- liability suit — a claim for damages based on the plaintiff's claim of the defendant's liability
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- liqueur brandy — sweetened flavoured brandy
- louangphrabang — a city in N Laos, on the Mekong River: former royal capital.
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- mandibulohyoid — (anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch.
- manipulability — capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.