14-letter words containing b, e, n, c, h
- comprehensible — Something that is comprehensible can be understood.
- comprehensibly — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- cranberry bush — a North American caprifoliaceous shrub or small tree, Viburnum trilobum, producing acid red fruit
- crunch numbers — to crush with the teeth; chew with a crushing noise.
- cyberchondriac — A hypochondriac who researches his/her potential medical condition on the Internet.
- deathbed scene — a depiction in art or literature of events that take place at somebody's deathbed
- ethnobotanical — Of or pertaining to ethnobotany.
- exchequer bond — a type of short-term government bond
- exercise bench — (in a gymnasium) a low table, which may be inclined, used for various exercises
- farmers branch — a city in NE Texas.
- french bulldog — one of a French breed of small, bat-eared dogs having a large, square head, a short tail, and a short, sleek coat.
- get the bounce — to dismiss or be dismissed from a job
- herbaceousness — The state or quality of being herbaceous.
- honeycomb work — stalactite work.
- hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
- huckleberrying — the activity of gathering huckleberries
- hydroxybenzoic — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hydroxybenzoic acid or its derivatives.
- in the balance — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- inapproachable — not approachable.
- indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
- indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
- interchangable — Misspelling of interchangeable.
- into the black — into a profitable condition financially
- james buchanan — James, 1791–1868, 15th president of the U.S. 1857–61.
- john constable — John, 1776–1837, English painter.
- john steinbeck — John (Ernst) [urnst] /ɜrnst/ (Show IPA), 1902–68, U.S. novelist: Nobel prize 1962.
- left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
- mashie niblick — a club with an iron head whose face has more slope than a mashie but less slope than a pitcher.
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- nebuchadnezzar — Also, Nebuchadrezzar [neb-uh-kuh d-rez-er, neb-yoo-] /ˌnɛb ə kədˈrɛz ər, ˌnɛb yʊ-/ (Show IPA). a king of Babylonia, 604?–561? b.c., and conqueror of Jerusalem. II Kings 24, 25.
- non-changeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- on the back of — If you say that one thing happens on the back of another thing, you mean that it happens after that other thing and in addition to it.
- orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
- phenylcarbinol — benzyl alcohol.
- plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
- second chamber — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
- shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
- 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.
- submachine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
- 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
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
- unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
- undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- unmerchantable — (of goods) not suitable for trading
- unpurchaseable — not able to be bought or purchased
- virginia beach — a town in SE Virginia.
- warm the bench — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- xenophobically — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
- zygobranchiate — of or relating to zygobranchs or the Zygobranchia genus