14-letter words containing b, r, i, n, g, s
- cross bridging — bridging composed of crisscross pieces of wood.
- cross-breeding — the process of causing animals to mate with another species, or of causing plants to reproduce with another species
- cybersquatting — Cybersquatting involves buying an Internet domain name that might be wanted by another person, business, or organization with the intention of selling it to them and making a profit.
- disencumbering — Present participle of disencumber.
- drainage basin — the area drained by a river and all its tributaries. Also called catchment area, drainage area. Compare watershed (def 2).
- dressing table — a table or stand, usually surmounted by a mirror, in front of which a person sits while dressing, applying makeup, etc.
- embarrassingly — In an embarrassing manner.
- energy obesity — the practice of being wasteful of energy in the form of electricity, fossil fuels, etc, in one's day-to-day life
- false beginner — a language student who has some knowledge of a language, but who needs to start again from the beginning
- flabbergasting — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- garden rubbish — organic refuse generated by gardening
- give sb a ring — If you give someone a ring, you phone them.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
- hybrid testing — (testing) A combination of top-down testing with bottom-up testing of prioritised or available components.
- kissing bridge — a covered bridge.
- lugubriousness — The property of being lugubrious.
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- marriage bonds — the strong feeling of being united that is associated with marriage
- misremembering — Present participle of misremember.
- negri sembilan — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 2580 sq. mi. (6682 sq. km). Capital: Seremban.
- neighborliness — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
- neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
- press briefing — a meeting called by an organization, government, etc, to inform the press of something
- rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
- saber rattling — a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.
- saber-rattling — a show or threat of military power, especially as used by a nation to impose its policies on other countries.
- sabre-rattling — If you describe a threat, especially a threat of military action, as sabre-rattling, you do not believe that the threat will actually be carried out.
- scribbling pad — a notebook or sketchbook
- serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
- shooting brake — station wagon.
- single bedroom — a bedroom that is intended to accommodate a single bed and occupancy of one person
- sitting member — a current member of parliament
- skirting board — fabric for making skirts.
- sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
- 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.
- sovereign debt — the debt of a national government, esp debt that is issued in a foreign currency
- spiral binding — a binding, as for a notebook or booklet, in which the pages are fastened together by a spiral of wire or plastic that coils through a series of holes punched along one side of each page and the front and back covers.
- spitting cobra — any cobra or cobralike snake, especially the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals.
- spread betting — Spread betting is a form of gambling that involves predicting a range of possible scores or results rather than one particular score or result.
- spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
- spring binding — a method of securing loose sheets of paper in a binder, using a mechanism containing a metal spring
- springboarding — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- square-bashing — drill on a barrack square
- 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.
- 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.
- strikebreaking — action directed at breaking up a strike of workers.