14-letter words containing b, i, o, s, e, n
- serbo-croatian — a Slavic language spoken in Serbia and Croatia, usually written with Cyrillic letters in Serbia but with Roman letters in Croatia.
- serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
- 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.
- shooting brake — station wagon.
- single bedroom — a bedroom that is intended to accommodate a single bed and occupancy of one person
- skin and bones — a condition or state of extreme thinness, usually the result of malnutrition; emaciation: Anorexia had reduced her to skin and bones.
- slide trombone — a musical wind instrument consisting of a cylindrical metal tube expanding into a bell and bent twice in a U shape, usually equipped with a slide (slide trombone)
- snow blindness — the usually temporary dimming of the sight caused by the glare of reflected sunlight on snow.
- sobersidedness — the state or quality of being solemn or sobersided
- sovereign debt — the debt of a national government, esp debt that is issued in a foreign currency
- staggering bob — a newborn calf.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- subaggregation — a subtotalling
- subconsciouses — existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness: the subconscious self. Compare preconscious, unconscious.
- subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
- subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
- subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- suggestion box — receptacle for customers' comments
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- the-bostonians — a novel (1886) by Henry James.
- to be bursting — to want desperately to urinate
- transfer orbit — the flight path of a space vehicle moving from a nearly circular orbit to one with different parameters.
- ubiquitousness — existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
- un-subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- unconscionable — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
- undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- unmentionables — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
- unquestionable — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.
- unquestionably — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.
- unsaponifiable — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- unsubordinated — noting or designating a debt obligation whose holder is placed in precedence below secured and general creditors: subordinated debentures.
- virgin's-bower — any of several American clematis plants, esp Clematis virginiana, of E North America, which has clusters of small white flowers
- whistleblowing — The disclosure to the public or to authorities, usually by an employee, of wrongdoing in a company or government department.
- women's libber — a movement to combat sexual discrimination and to gain full legal, economic, vocational, educational, and social rights and opportunities for women, equal to those of men.
- word blindness — alexia.
- yorkshire bond — flying bond.
- zebra crossing — a street crossing marked with white stripes.
- zingiberaceous — belonging to the Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of plants.
- zinziberaceous — zingiberaceous.