14-letter words containing b, o, a, t, s
- rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- retinoblastoma — Pathology. an inheritable tumor of the eye.
- reverberations — remote or indirect consequences of an action; repercussions
- road stability — the extent to which a motor vehicle is stable and does not skid, esp at high speeds, or on sharp bends or wet roads
- robusta coffee — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
- roundaboutness — the characteristic of being roundabout
- sabbath school — Sunday school.
- sable antelope — a large antelope, Hippotragus niger, of Africa, with long, saberlike horns and, in the male, a black coat: an endangered species.
- saint boniface — Saint, pope a.d. 608–615.
- serbo-croatian — a Slavic language spoken in Serbia and Croatia, usually written with Cyrillic letters in Serbia but with Roman letters in Croatia.
- 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.
- sheva brachoth — the seven blessings said during the marriage service and repeated at the celebration thereafter
- shooting brake — station wagon.
- skirting board — fabric for making skirts.
- snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
- soapbox orator — a person who makes a speech on, or as if on, a soapbox
- sobriety coach — a person who is employed to help another to refrain from drinking alcohol
- solubilization — the process whereby something becomes soluble or more soluble
- soluble tablet — A soluble tablet is a tablet that is designed to be dissolved in water before it is swallowed.
- somnambulation — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- son of a bitch — a contemptible or thoroughly disagreeable person; scoundrel.
- south suburban — a city in SE West Bengal, in E India: a suburb of Calcutta.
- spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
- spitting cobra — any cobra or cobralike snake, especially the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals.
- st. marylebone — former metropolitan borough of London: since 1965, part of Westminster
- stabbing board — A stabbing board is a platform in the derrick, on which the derrickhand stands to run in casing.
- staggering bob — a newborn calf.
- starch blocker — a substance ingested in the belief that it inhibits the body's ability to metabolize starch and thereby promotes weight loss: declared illegal in the U.S. by the FDA.
- 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.
- statutory body — a body set up by the government to consider evidence and make judgements in some field of activity
- stealth bomber — a type of US military aircraft using advanced technology to render it virtually undetectable to sight, radar, or infrared sensors
- stockbrokerage — a stockbroker's work or business
- strabismometer — an instrument that measures strabismus
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- sub-postmaster — (in Britain) a man who runs a sub-post office
- subaggregation — a subtotalling
- subarborescent — below or under trees
- subassociation — an association that forms part of a larger association
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
- subcontracting — outsourcing of contract work
- subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
- subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- 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.