14-letter words containing b, l, i, s
- fashionability — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- fermentescible — capable of causing fermentation
- first republic — the republic established in France in 1792 and replaced by the First Empire in 1804.
- fissionability — capable of or possessing a nucleus or nuclei capable of undergoing fission: a fissionable nucleus; fissionable material.
- flabbergasting — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- flotation bags — bags inflated to keep a spacecraft or helicopter afloat and upright when it lands in the sea
- flying dustbin — petard (def 3).
- folies bergere — a Parisian music hall founded in 1869 and noted for the lavish spectacle and mildly risqué content of its entertainments.
- foreseeability — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
- friar's balsam — a compound containing benzoin, mixed with hot water, and used as an inhalant to relieve colds and sore throats
- fungible issue — a bond issued by a company on the same terms as a bond previously issued by that company, although the redemption yield will probably be different
- gambling debts — debts acquired as a result of money spent gambling
- gambling house — a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.
- girls' brigade — (in Britain) an organization for girls, founded in 1893, with the aim of promoting self-discipline and self-respect
- give sb a bell — If you give someone a bell, you telephone them.
- globalizations — Plural form of globalization.
- grylloblattids — Plural form of grylloblattid.
- gyrostabiliser — (British spelling) Alternative form of gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- gyrostabilizer — a device for stabilizing a seagoing vessel by counteracting its rolling motion from side to side, consisting essentially of a rotating gyroscope weighing about 1 percent of the displacement of the vessel.
- hamilton basso — Hamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.
- hasan al-basri — died 728 ad, Muslim religious thinker
- hemimetabolism — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hobbledehoyish — of or like a hobbledehoy
- holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
- holometabolism — The complete metamorphosis of an insect.
- hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.
- hospital board — the group of people responsible for the safe and efficient running of a hospital
- husein ibn-ali — 1856–1931, 1st king of Hejaz 1916–24.
- hybristophilia — A paraphilia involving attraction to somebody who has committed a crime or outrage.
- hydrobiologist — someone who studies or specializes in hydrobiology
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- immobilisation — Alternative spelling of immobilization.
- imparisyllabic — (of a noun) not composed of the same number of syllables in all of its inflected forms, as Latin corpus, corporis.
- impassableness — The quality of being impassable.
- implacableness — The quality of being implacable.
- implausibility — not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.
- impossibleness — Quality of being impossible.
- impressibility — The quality of being impressible.
- impressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- impressionably — In an impressionable manner.
- impulse buying — the buying of retail merchandise prompted by a whim on seeing the product displayed
- in one's blood — If a quality or talent is in your blood, it is part of your nature, and other members of your family have it too.
- inadvisability — not advisable; inexpedient; unwise.
- incapabilities — not capable.
- inclinableness — a readiness to be inclined or persuaded
- inclusion body — a particle that takes a characteristic stain, found in a virus-infected cell.
- incompressible — not capable of being compressed.