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14-letter words containing b, r, e, c, i, a

  • bicycle-racing — the act or sport of riding or traveling by bicycle, motorcycle, etc.
  • binary counter — (electronics, hardware)   A digital circuit which has a clock input and a number of count outputs which give the number of clock cycles. The output may change either on rising or falling clock edges. The circuit may also have a reset input which sets all outputs to zero when asserted. The counter may be either a synchronous counter or a ripple counter.
  • binary package — (software)   An archive file that contains all files and directories that must be installed in order to make a working installation of the program(s) included in the package, and the maintainer scripts necessary for the installation. A binary package is usually specific to a certain platform, in contrast to a source package.
  • bioaeronautics — the use of aircraft in the discovery, development, and protection of natural and biological resources
  • bioarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the remains of living things
  • birdcage clock — lantern clock.
  • biscuit barrel — an airtight container of circular section equipped with a lid and used for storing biscuits
  • bitter cassava — a species of cassava (Manihot esculenta) whose poisonous roots when processed yield tapioca starch
  • black squirrel — a fox squirrel or gray squirrel in that color phase in which the fur is black.
  • blister-packed — presented in a blister pack
  • bone porcelain — bone china.
  • boring machine — a machine that bores holes, tunnels, etc
  • botanic garden — a place in which plants are grown, studied, and exhibited
  • bowling crease — a line marked at the wicket, over which a bowler must not advance fully before delivering the ball
  • brachycephalic — having a head nearly as broad from side to side as from front to back, esp one with a cephalic index over 80
  • branch officer — (in the British navy since 1949) any officer who holds warrant
  • branched chain — an open chain of atoms with one or more side chains attached to it
  • branchiostegal — of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish
  • braunschweiger — a smoked liver sausage, named after the city of Braunschweig
  • brazil current — a warm current in the Atlantic Ocean flowing SE along the E coast of Brazil.
  • bread poultice — a poultice made from breadcrumbs
  • breech-loading — (of a firearm) loaded at the breech
  • brewster chair — a chair of 17th-century New England having heavy turned uprights with vertical turned spindles filling in the back, the space beneath the arms, and the spaces between the legs.
  • bronchial tube — Your bronchial tubes are the two tubes which connect your windpipe to your lungs.
  • bronchiectasis — chronic dilation of the bronchi or bronchial tubes, which often become infected
  • bucket brigade — a line of persons passing buckets of water along in trying to put out a fire
  • cable trunking — Cable trunking is an enclosure usually with a rectangular cross section, and with one removable or hinged side, that is used to protect cables and provide space for other electrical equipment.
  • cadmium bronze — an alloy of copper with about 1 percent cadmium.
  • calamine brass — an alloy of zinc carbonate and copper, formerly used to imitate gold.
  • cambridge blue — a lightish blue colour
  • cambridge lisp — A flavour of Lisp using BCPL. Sources owned by Fitznorman partners.
  • cambridgeshire — a county of E England, in East Anglia: includes the former counties of the Isle of Ely and Huntingdon and lies largely in the Fens: Peterborough became an independent unitary authority in 1998. Administrative centre: Cambridge. Pop (excluding Peterborough): 571 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Peterborough): 3068 sq km (184 sq miles)
  • capillary tube — a glass tube with a fine bore and thick walls, used in thermometers, etc
  • carbon dioxide — Carbon dioxide is a gas. It is produced by animals and people breathing out, and by chemical reactions.
  • carpet bombing — Carpet bombing is heavy bombing from aircraft, with the intention of hitting as many places as possible in a particular area.
  • carpet bowling — a form of bowls played indoors on a strip of carpet, at the centre of which lies an obstacle round which the bowl has to pass
  • carrion beetle — any beetle of the family Silphidae that track carrion by a keen sense of smell
  • cartilage bone — any bone that develops within cartilage rather than in a fibrous tissue membrane
  • cartridge belt — a belt with pockets for cartridge clips or loops for cartridges
  • charitableness — (uncountable) The quality of being charitable.
  • chicken breast — pigeon breast
  • chimney breast — A chimney breast is the part of a wall in a room which is built out round a chimney.
  • christmasberry — toyon.
  • cigarette burn — a burn created by a cigarette
  • cigarette butt — A cigarette butt or a cigarette end is the part of a cigarette that you throw away when you have finished smoking it.
  • circumambulate — to walk around (something)
  • circumventable — Capable of being circumvented.
  • ciudad obregon — a city in W Mexico.
  • clapper bridge — a primitive type of bridge in which planks or slabs of stone rest on piles of stones
  • climbing frame — A climbing frame is a structure that has been made for children to climb and play on. It consists of metal or wooden bars joined together.
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