14-letter words containing b, o, s, t, n
- indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
- insubordinates — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- insurmountable — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- insurmountably — incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or overcome; insuperable: an insurmountable obstacle.
- introspectible — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- it's no bother — If you say 'it's no bother' after offering to do something for someone, you are emphasizing that you really want to do it and that it will take very little effort.
- john constable — John, 1776–1837, English painter.
- john steinbeck — John (Ernst) [urnst] /ɜrnst/ (Show IPA), 1902–68, U.S. novelist: Nobel prize 1962.
- king of beasts — the lion.
- labor unionist — unionist (def 2).
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
- leaf-nosed bat — any of various New and Old World bats, as of the families Phyllostomatidae, Rhinolophidae, and Hipposideridae, having a leaflike flap of skin at the tip of the nose.
- let someone be — To let someone be means to leave them alone and not interfere in what they are doing.
- liberalisation — (British) alternative spelling of liberalization.
- mandelbrot set — (mathematics, graphics) (After its discoverer, Benoit Mandelbrot) The set of all complex numbers c such that | z[N] | < 2 for arbitrarily large values of N, where z[0] = 0 z[n+1] = z[n]^2 + c The Mandelbrot set is usually displayed as an Argand diagram, giving each point a colour which depends on the largest N for which | z[N] | < 2, up to some maximum N which is used for the points in the set (for which N is infinite). These points are traditionally coloured black. The Mandelbrot set is the best known example of a fractal - it includes smaller versions of itself which can be explored to arbitrary levels of detail.
- misattribution — the act of attributing; ascription.
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- nitrosobenzene — a blue, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 6 H 5 NO, that is green as a molten solid or in solution.
- non-absolutist — the principle or the exercise of complete and unrestricted power in government.
- non-adjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
- non-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- non-extensible — capable of being extended.
- non-subjective — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
- non-ubiquitous — existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
- noncombustible — not flammable.
- nonestablished — without the official support of the government
- nonjusticiable — capable of being settled by law or by the action of a court: a justiciable dispute.
- nonobjectivism — (philosophy) Any belief system that rejects objectivism.
- nonobjectivist — (philosophy) One who is not an objectivist.
- nonobstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- nonobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- nonsustainable — Not sustainable.
- norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food
- not sb's style — If you say that something is not someone 's style, you mean that it is not the way in which they usually do things, or it is different from the sort of thing they usually like.
- noticeableness — The quality of being noticeable.
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- nuts and bolts — the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
- objective lens — objective (def 3).
- objective-lens — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
- objectlessness — The state or condition of being objectless.
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
- obstructionism — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
- obstructionist — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
- of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
- opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.