14-letter words containing b, e, a, n, r, s
- disembarkation — to go ashore from a ship.
- disencumbrance — the removal of an encumbrance
- double harness — harness for a pair of horses.
- drainage basin — the area drained by a river and all its tributaries. Also called catchment area, drainage area. Compare watershed (def 2).
- dressing table — a table or stand, usually surmounted by a mirror, in front of which a person sits while dressing, applying makeup, etc.
- drinks cabinet — a cocktail cabinet
- 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
- dungeness crab — an edible crab, Cancer magister, of shallow Pacific coastal waters from northern California to Alaska.
- embarrassingly — In an embarrassing manner.
- embarrassments — Plural form of embarrassment.
- european bison — a closely related and similar animal, Bison bonasus, formerly widespread in Europe
- fallen timbers — a battle site on the Maumee River, near present-day Maumee, Ohio, where a confederation of Indian tribes (Northwest Indian Confederation) was defeated by Gen. Anthony Wayne (1794): state park.
- false beginner — a language student who has some knowledge of a language, but who needs to start again from the beginning
- farmers branch — a city in NE Texas.
- favourableness — The state or condition of being favourable.
- flabbergasting — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
- garden rubbish — organic refuse generated by gardening
- give sb a ring — If you give someone a ring, you phone them.
- go gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- goose barnacle — any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
- governableness — The state of being governable.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
- hand's-breadth — handbreadth
- heath robinson — (of a mechanical device) absurdly complicated in design and having a simple function
- herbaceousness — The state or quality of being herbaceous.
- honourableness — Alternative spelling of honorableness.
- impressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- impressionably — In an impressionable manner.
- inboard brakes — Inboard brakes are brakes located close to the center of the vehicle rather than at the wheel hub.
- incense bearer — a person who carries the censer at religious ceremonies
- inconsiderable — small, as in value, amount, or size.
- inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
- indemonstrable — not demonstrable; incapable of being demonstrated or proved.
- indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- indiscoverable — not discoverable.
- inexorableness — unyielding; unalterable: inexorable truth; inexorable justice.
- inseparability — incapable of being separated, parted, or disjoined: inseparable companions.
- insubordinates — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- insuperability — The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
- insurmountable — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- intransmutable — incapable of being transmuted into another substance
- invariableness — The state of being invariable; constancy of state, condition, or quality; immutability; unchangeableness.
- irrestrainable — That cannot be restrained.
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
- leopard's-bane — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, of Europe and Asia, having alternate, usually clasping leaves and heads of yellow flowers.
- liberalisation — (British) alternative spelling of liberalization.
- libertarianism — a person who advocates liberty, especially with regard to thought or conduct.