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14-letter words containing b, o, u, r, d

  • outboard motor — a portable gasoline engine with propeller and tiller, clamped on the stern of a boat.
  • outer hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
  • over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • overburdensome — excessively burdensome.
  • oversubscribed — If something such as an event or a service is oversubscribed, too many people apply to attend the event or use the service.
  • pas de bourree — a short running step.
  • pituitary body — (formerly) the pituitary gland.
  • press cupboard — a cupboard of the 16th and 17th centuries having an overhanging top above a recessed cabinet, beneath which is a section of drawers or cabinets.
  • productibility — the ability to produce
  • provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
  • pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
  • pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
  • quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
  • random numbers — a number chosen by a random sampling, as from a table (random number table) or generated by a computer.
  • rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
  • redistribution — a distribution performed again or anew.
  • required-cobol — A minimal subset of COBOL developed in 1961. It was later dropped entirely.
  • ribonucleoside — a ribonucleotide precursor that contains ribose and a purine or pyrimidine base.
  • ribonucleotide — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
  • round the bend — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
  • roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
  • roundaboutness — the characteristic of being roundabout
  • scoresby sound — a heavily indented arm of the Norwegian Sea in E Greenland.
  • shoulder blade — the scapula.
  • shoulder board — one of a pair of narrow, stiff, cloth patches bearing an insignia of rank and worn on the shoulders by a commissioned officer.
  • skilled labour — labour or work that demands skill and which you usually have to be trained for, or the workers that provide this labour
  • sodium bromide — a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble solid, NaBr, used chiefly in photography as a developer, and in medicine as a sedative.
  • sounding board — a thin, resonant plate of wood forming part of a musical instrument, and so placed as to enhance the power and quality of the tone.
  • spruce budworm — the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
  • statutory body — a body set up by the government to consider evidence and make judgements in some field of activity
  • subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
  • suicide bomber — A suicide bomber is a terrorist who carries out a bomb attack, knowing that he or she will be killed in the explosion.
  • sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
  • t distribution — Student's t distribution.
  • the upper body — the part of the body above the waist
  • through bridge — a bridge in which the track is carried by the lower horizontal members
  • troubleshooted — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
  • turbo debugger — (programming)   A source-level debugger designed for use with Borland and other compilers.
  • umbilical cord — Anatomy. a cord or funicle connecting the embryo or fetus with the placenta of the mother and transporting nourishment from the mother and wastes from the fetus.
  • un-subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • unarmed combat — the action of fighting without weapons
  • uncorroborated — to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.
  • undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
  • undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
  • undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
  • unreproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • unsubordinated — noting or designating a debt obligation whose holder is placed in precedence below secured and general creditors: subordinated debentures.
  • wardrobe trunk — a large, upright trunk, usually with space on one side for hanging clothes and drawers or compartments on the other for small articles, shoes, etc.
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