14-letter words containing b, m
- disencumbrance — the removal of an encumbrance
- disequilibrium — lack of equilibrium; imbalance.
- do a number on — a numeral or group of numerals.
- dogbane family — the plant family Apocynaceae, characterized by shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants having milky and often poisonous juice, simple opposite leaves, often showy flowers, and fruit usually in dry pods, and including the dogbane, oleander, periwinkle, and plumeria.
- domestic abuse — physical or mental abuse towards a member of one's own household
- double bedroom — a large bedroom
- double blossom — a disease of blackberries and dewberries, characterized by witches'-brooms and flower malformations, caused by a fungus, Cercosporella rubi.
- double drummer — a type of cicada
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
- drop an f-bomb — to use the word fuck in a situation where it will cause great offence
- dumb insolence — a silent act designed to frustrate a complainer, criticizer, superior etc perhaps involving a refusal to answer them, looking sideways or at other people as they chastise you or ignoring them by continuing what you are doing.
- dumbarton oaks — an estate in the District of Columbia: site of conferences held to discuss proposals for creation of the United Nations, August–October, 1944.
- dumbfoundingly — In a dumbfounding manner.
- dummy variable — a variable appearing in a mathematical expression that can be replaced by any arbitrary variable, not occurring in the expression, without affecting the value of the whole
- dysequilibrium — Alternative form of disequilibrium.
- eat humble pie — humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions; humiliation.
- elected member — person voted in as a member
- embarrassingly — In an embarrassing manner.
- embarrassments — Plural form of embarrassment.
- embellishingly — in an embellishing manner
- embellishments — A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.
- emblematically — In an emblematic manner.
- empire-builder — a person who seeks extra power for its own sake, esp by increasing the number of his subordinates or staff
- ensemble piece — a play involving no individual star but several actors whose roles are of equal importance
- establishments — Plural form of establishment.
- exocannibalism — A form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism.
- extraembryonic — (medicine) Inside the womb, but outside the embryo.
- fabius maximus — (Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus"Cunctator") 275–203 b.c, Roman statesman and general: defeated Hannibal's army by harassment without risking a pitched battle.
- fallen timbers — a battle site on the Maumee River, near present-day Maumee, Ohio, where a confederation of Indian tribes (Northwest Indian Confederation) was defeated by Gen. Anthony Wayne (1794): state park.
- family butcher — a butcher's shop that belongs to a family, and in which family members work
- farmers branch — a city in NE Texas.
- feeblemindedly — Alt form feeble-mindedly.
- fermentescible — capable of causing fermentation
- fibroadenomata — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
- fighter-bomber — an aircraft that combines the functions of a fighter and a bomber.
- food combining — a dietary approach that advocates the eating of specific foods at specific times and restricts which types of foods can be eaten together.
- football match — a match played between two football teams
- formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
- founder member — A founder member of a club, group, or organization is one of the first members, often one who was involved in setting it up.
- friar's balsam — a compound containing benzoin, mixed with hot water, and used as an inhalant to relieve colds and sore throats
- gabriel marcel — Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1887–1973, French philosopher, dramatist, and critic.
- gallamine blue — a type of mordant dye
- 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.
- gamma globulin — a protein fraction of blood plasma that responds to stimulation of antigens, as bacteria or viruses, by forming antibodies: administered therapeutically in the treatment of some viral diseases.
- garden webworm — the larva of any of several moths, as Hyphantria cunea (fall webworm) or Loxostege similalis (garden webworm) which spins a web over the foliage on which it feeds.
- global dimming — a decrease in the amount of sunlight reaching the surface of the earth, believed to be caused by pollution in the atmosphere
- global warming — an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect.
- globe amaranth — a plant, Gomphrena globosa, native to the Old World tropics, having dense heads of variously colored flowers that retain their color when cut.