14-letter words containing b, l, o, g, s
- 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.
- holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
- hydrobiologist — someone who studies or specializes in hydrobiology
- jacobite glass — an English drinking glass of the late 17th or early 18th century, engraved with Jacobite mottoes and symbols.
- knowledge base — (artificial intelligence) A collection of knowledge expressed using some formal knowledge representation language. A knowledge base forms part of a knowledge-based system (KBS).
- lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
- lugubriousness — The property of being lugubrious.
- macrobiologist — One who studies macrobiology.
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- megakaryoblast — a cell that gives rise to a megakaryocyte.
- microbiologist — the branch of biology dealing with the structure, function, uses, and modes of existence of microscopic organisms.
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
- neighborliness — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
- orange blossom — the white flower of an orange tree, especially of the genus Citrus, much used in wreaths, bridal bouquets, etc.: the state flower of Florida.
- palaebiologist — a person who studies or is an expert in palaebiology
- paleobiologist — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
- public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
- rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
- sb will go far — If you say that someone will go far, you mean that they will be very successful in their career.
- serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
- shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
- single bedroom — a bedroom that is intended to accommodate a single bed and occupancy of one person
- snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
- sounding-block — a small block of wood for rapping with a gavel.
- starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
- symbolic logic — a modern development of formal logic employing a special notation or symbolism capable of manipulation in accordance with precise rules.
- to sb's liking — If something is to your liking, it suits your interests, tastes, or wishes.
- vegetable soup — soup made with vegetables
- webliographies — Plural form of webliography.
- whistleblowing — The disclosure to the public or to authorities, usually by an employee, of wrongdoing in a company or government department.
- whistling buoy — a buoy having a whistle operated by air trapped and compressed in an open-bottomed chamber by the rising and falling water level caused by natural wave action.
- william gibson — (person) Author of cyberpunk novels such as Neuromancer (1984), Count Zero (1986), Mona Lisa Overdrive, and Virtual Light (1993). Neuromancer, a novel about a computer hacker/criminal "cowboy" of the future helping to free an artificial intelligence from its programmed bounds, won the Hugo and Nebula science fiction awards and is credited as the seminal cyberpunk novel and the origin of the term "cyberspace". Gibson does not have a technical background and supposedly purchased his first computer in 1992.