14-letter words containing b, c, e
- subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
- subject matter — the substance of a discussion, book, writing, etc., as distinguished from its form or style.
- subject to sth — If an event will take place subject to a condition, it will take place only if that thing happens.
- subjectability — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- subjectiveness — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- subjectivities — the state or quality of being subjective; subjectiveness.
- submachine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
- submetacentric — referring to chromosomes which have one long arm and one short arm
- subscribership — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- subsecretariat — an administrative department that assists and is subordinate to a secretariat.
- subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
- suicide bomber — A suicide bomber is a terrorist who carries out a bomb attack, knowing that he or she will be killed in the explosion.
- superabundance — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- superincumbent — lying or resting on something else.
- susceptibility — state or character of being susceptible: susceptibility to disease.
- susceptible of — that gives a chance for; admitting; allowing
- susceptible to — liable to
- swanscombe man — a primitive human, Homo sapiens steinheimensis, of the middle Pleistocene Epoch, known from a fossil skull fragment found at Swanscombe, England.
- tablet coating — A tablet coating is a covering over a tablet, used to mask the taste, make it easier to swallow, or protect the active medication inside.
- tall buttercup — a Eurasian buttercup, Ranunculus acris, naturalized in North American fields and meadows, having a tall stem and shiny yellow flowers.
- tandem bicycle — a bicycle for two or more persons, having seats and corresponding sets of pedals arranged in tandem, especially popular in the 19th century.
- tatar republic — a constituent republic of W Russia, around the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers. Capital: Kazan. Pop: 3 779 800 (2002). Area: 68 000 sq km (26 250 sq miles)
- tax-deductible — noting an item the value or cost of which is deductible from the gross amount on which a tax is calculated.
- ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
- the all blacks — the international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
- the black belt — a region of the southern US extending from Georgia across central Alabama and Mississippi, in which the population contains a large number of Black people: also noted for its fertile black soil
- the black caps — the international cricket team of New Zealand
- the black isle — a peninsula in NE Scotland, in Highland council area, between the Cromarty and Moray Firths
- the ice blacks — the international ice hockey team of New Zealand
- the public eye — If someone is in the public eye, many people know who they are, because they are famous or because they are often mentioned on television or in the newspapers.
- the upper back — the part of the back between the shoulders
- third republic — the republic established in France in 1870 and terminating with the Nazi occupation in 1940.
- thorough brace — either of two strong braces or bands of leather supporting the body of a coach or other vehicle and connecting the front and back springs.
- thromboembolic — the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.
- ticket barrier — gate in train station
- timber cruiser — cruiser (def 6).
- to be slouched — to sit, lie or lean in an ungainly way, with one's limbs spread out
- to be the case — If you say that something is the case, you mean that it is true or correct.
- to break cover — If you break cover, you leave a place where you have been hiding or sheltering from attack, usually in order to run to another place.
- to sb's credit — If something is to someone's credit, they deserve praise for it.
- tobacco beetle — cigarette beetle.
- toilet cubicle — a very small enclosed area containing a toilet
- treasury bench — (in Britain) the front bench to the right of the Speaker in the House of Commons, traditionally reserved for members of the Government
- trichobacteria — filamentous bacteria
- trituberculate — (of a structure such as a tooth or bone) with three tubercles
- trituberculism — the condition of being trituberculate
- tuckaway table — a table having a support folding into one plane and a tilting or drop-leaf top.
- tumbler switch — electrical control
- turbo-electric — noting, pertaining to, or utilizing machinery that includes a generator driven by a turbine: turbo-electric engine; turbo-electric propulsion.
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine