14-letter words containing b, c, e, l
- protectability — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
- public gallery — the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings
- public officer — a person appointed or elected to a governmental post.
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- public service — the business of supplying an essential commodity, as gas or electricity, or a service, as transportation, to the general public.
- public statute — public law (def 1).
- public welfare — state aid to the poor
- puerto cabello — a seaport in N Venezuela.
- purbeck marble — a fossil-rich limestone that takes a high polish: used for building, etc
- putrescibility — liable to become putrid.
- racing bicycle — a bicycle designed for cycling on roads or taking part in road cycling races
- receivableness — the fact or condition of being receivable; receivability
- record library — a collection of records belonging to an individual or an organization, for people to borrow usually without payment
- recoverability — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
- rectifiability — the quality or state of being rectifiable
- red blood cell — Physiology. one of the cells of the blood, which in mammals are enucleate disks concave on both sides, contain hemoglobin, and carry oxygen to the cells and tissues and carbon dioxide back to the respiratory organs. Abbreviation: RBC.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- relocatability — constructed so as to be movable; portable, prefabricated, or modular: relocatable classroom units.
- replaceability — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- required-cobol — A minimal subset of COBOL developed in 1961. It was later dropped entirely.
- respectability — the state or quality of being respectable.
- respectabilize — to make respectable
- retractability — to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, especially formally or explicitly; take back.
- rhombic aerial — a directional travelling-wave aerial, usually horizontal, consisting of two conductors each forming a pair of adjacent sides of a rhombus
- ribonucleoside — a ribonucleotide precursor that contains ribose and a purine or pyrimidine base.
- ribonucleotide — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- rictal bristle — a bristlelike feather growing from the base of a bird's bill.
- rob the cradle — a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- rolled tobacco — loose tobacco that is rolled into cigarettes
- runcible spoon — a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.
- sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
- salary bracket — a given range or bracket of salaries within which the amount of pay earned by someone falls
- scheme library — (library) (SLIB) A portable Scheme library providing compatibiliy and utility functions for all standard Scheme implementations. Version 2c5 supports Bigloo, Chez, ELK, GAMBIT, MacScheme, MITScheme, PocketScheme, RScheme, Scheme->C, Scheme48, SCM, SCSH, T3.1, UMB-Scheme, and VSCM.
- scrambled eggs — scrambled eggs are eggs that are mixed together and then cooked in butter.
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- screen blanker — screen saver
- self-described — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- self-publicist — someone who is skilled at promoting him or herself
- serviceability — capable of or being of service; useful.
- sherry cobbler — a cobbler drink made with sherry, sliced fruits, and ice.
- shower cubicle — a shower enclosure
- slave bracelet — a braceletlike, ornamental circlet or chain worn around the ankle.
- social climber — a person who attempts to gain admission into a group with a higher social standing.
- special branch — The Special Branch is the department of the British police that is concerned with political security and deals with things such as terrorism and visits by foreign leaders.
- spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
- starch blocker — a substance ingested in the belief that it inhibits the body's ability to metabolize starch and thereby promotes weight loss: declared illegal in the U.S. by the FDA.
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- stretchability — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.