14-letter words containing b, i, s, n
- substantiality — of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money.
- substantialize — to make or become substantial or actual
- substantiation — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- substantiative — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- substantiators — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- substantivized — to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive: a substantivized participle.
- substitutional — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
- subversiveness — Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
- suggestion box — receptacle for customers' comments
- superincumbent — lying or resting on something else.
- support buying — buying carried out to support an exchange rate
- suspensibility — capable of being suspended.
- sustainability — the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed.
- sweet viburnum — the sheepberry, Viburnum lentago.
- swimming baths — an indoor swimming pool
- t distribution — Student's t distribution.
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- test-tube skin — skin that has been grown in the laboratory from a patch of a person's skin, used for autografting, especially in the treatment of extensive burns.
- the betting is — If you say the betting is that something will happen or is true, you are suggesting that it is very likely to happen or to be true.
- the-bostonians — a novel (1886) by Henry James.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thrust bearing — a bearing designed to absorb thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution.
- to be bursting — to want desperately to urinate
- to sb's liking — If something is to your liking, it suits your interests, tastes, or wishes.
- trans-siberian — Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- transfer orbit — the flight path of a space vehicle moving from a nearly circular orbit to one with different parameters.
- transit number — an identifying number assigned by a banking organization to a bank and printed on its checks.
- tubuai islands — a chain of small islands extending about 1400 km (850 miles) in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia; discovered by Captain Cook in 1777; annexed by France in 1880. Pop: 1979 (2002). Area: 173 sq km (67 sq miles)
- tunguska basin — large coal basin in central Siberia, between the Yenisei & Lena rivers: it is drained by three rivers, the Lower Tunguska, Stony Tunguska, & Upper Tunguska (usually called the Angara River), which flow west into the Yenisei
- 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.
- unbusinesslike — conforming to, attending to, or characteristic of business.
- unclassifiable — that cannot be categorized
- unconscionable — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
- unconscionably — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
- undersubscribe — to subscribe for less of than is available, expected, or required: The concert series is undersubscribed and may be cancelled.
- undiminishable — unable to be diminished
- undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- universal bank — A universal bank is a bank that offers both banking and stockbroking services to its clients.
- universal beam — a broad-flanged rolled steel joist suitable for a stanchion (axial load) or beam (bending load)
- 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.
- unrestrainable — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- unsaponifiable — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- unsplinterable — unable to be splintered
- unsubordinated — noting or designating a debt obligation whose holder is placed in precedence below secured and general creditors: subordinated debentures.
- unvanquishable — not able to be vanquished or overcome; unconquerable; undefeatable
- upper sideband — the frequency band above the carrier frequency, within which fall the spectral components produced by modulation of a carrier wave