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14-letter words containing b, e, n, d, i

  • indiscerptible — not discerptible; indivisible.
  • indiscoverable — not discoverable.
  • indispensables — Plural form of indispensable.
  • infundibulated — Funnel-shaped.
  • inner hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
  • insubordinates — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
  • invisible hand — (in the economics of Adam Smith) an unseen force or mechanism that guides individuals to unwittingly benefit society through the pursuit of their private interests.
  • isabela island — an island in the Pacific Ocean, off the W coast of South America: the largest of the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador. 2250 sq. mi. (5827 sq. km).
  • jerry-building — the act of building (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials
  • king-sized bed — A king-sized bed is a bed that is the largest size available.
  • kissing bridge — a covered bridge.
  • landing beacon — a radio transmitter that emits a landing beam
  • liberal-minded — espousing liberal views and policies
  • liberty island — a small island in upper New York Bay: site of the Statue of Liberty.
  • libidinousness — full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious.
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • liqueur brandy — sweetened flavoured brandy
  • living bandage — a method of treating severe burns or other skin injuries in which cultured cells grown from a sample of the patient's own skin are applied to the wound in order to stimulate new cell growth and avoid problems of graft rejection
  • lower sideband — the frequency band below the carrier frequency, within which fall the spectral components produced by modulation of a carrier wave
  • man-made fibre — a type of fibre that is made artificially, such as polyester or rayon, rather than occurring naturally, like cotton or wool
  • mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
  • marriage bonds — the strong feeling of being united that is associated with marriage
  • merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
  • mistranscribed — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
  • mixed blessing — something that, although generally favorable or advantageous, has one or more unfavorable or disadvantageous features.
  • mobile command — the Canadian army and other land forces
  • moon blindness — a disease of horses in which the eyes suffer from recurring attacks of inflammation, eventually resulting in opacity and blindness.
  • mound builders — a member of any of the early American Indian peoples who built the burial mounds, fortifications, and other earthworks found in the Midwest and the Southwest
  • mourning bride — a plant, Scabiosa atropurpurea, native to Europe, cultivated for its purple, reddish, or white flowers.
  • natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
  • needle bearing — an antifriction roller bearing in which long rollers of very small diameter fill the race without a cage to provide spacers between them
  • neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
  • nibelungenlied — a Middle High German epic of c1200, related to the Scandinavian Volsunga Saga and telling of the life of Siegfried, his marriage to Kriemhild, his wooing of Brunhild on behalf of Gunther, his murder by Hagen, and the revenge of Kriemhild.
  • nip in the bud — Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
  • no fixed abode — If someone has no fixed abode, they are homeless.
  • non-admissible — that may be allowed or conceded; allowable: an admissible plan.
  • non-corrodible — to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
  • non-deliberate — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
  • non-diffusible — capable of being diffused.
  • non-indictable — liable to being indicted, as a person.
  • non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • nonestablished — without the official support of the government
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
  • obedient plant — false dragonhead.
  • orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
  • ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
  • painted beauty — a butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis, having brownish-black and orange wings, the hind wings each having two eyespots.
  • pedestal basin — a wash-hand basin supported by a pedestal
  • persian blinds — persiennes
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