14-letter words containing b, r, o, a, d, e
- garden webworm — the larva of any of several moths, as Hyphantria cunea (fall webworm) or Loxostege similalis (garden webworm) which spins a web over the foliage on which it feeds.
- golden warbler — yellow warbler.
- groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
- grow the beard — (of a TV series) to gain credibility or improve in quality during the course of a series following a specified development
- gyrostabilized — stabilized by means of a gyrostabilizer.
- homeward bound — going home
- hooded warbler — a wood warbler, Wilsonia citrina, of the U.S., olive-green above, yellow below, and having a black head and throat with a yellow face.
- hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
- hors de combat — disabled or injured
- imponderabilia — Those things that are imponderable.
- inboard brakes — Inboard brakes are brakes located close to the center of the vehicle rather than at the wheel hub.
- inconsiderable — small, as in value, amount, or size.
- inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
- indemonstrable — not demonstrable; incapable of being demonstrated or proved.
- indemonstrably — In a way that cannot be demonstrated.
- indirect labor — labor performed, as by maintenance and clerical workers, that is not considered in computing costs per unit of production.
- indiscoverable — not discoverable.
- insubordinates — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- jacob's ladder — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. caeruleum (or P. van-bruntiae), having blue, cup-shaped flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement.
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- lead carbonate — a white crystalline compound, PbCO 3 , toxic when inhaled, insoluble in water and alcohol: used as an exterior paint pigment.
- lemonade berry — a sumac, Rhus integrifolia, of southern California, having hairy, dark-red fruits used to make a beverage resembling lemonade.
- leopard's-bane — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, of Europe and Asia, having alternate, usually clasping leaves and heads of yellow flowers.
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- lombard street — a street in London, England: a financial center.
- lord baltimore — David, born 1938, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
- lower sideband — the frequency band below the carrier frequency, within which fall the spectral components produced by modulation of a carrier wave
- 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.
- marble orchard — cemetery.
- marriage bonds — the strong feeling of being united that is associated with marriage
- master bedroom — a principal bedroom in a house or apartment, usually the largest, typically occupied by the person or persons who head the household.
- matteo bojardo — Matteo Maria [mah-tey-oh muh-ree-uh;; Italian maht-te-aw mah-ree-ah] /mɑˈteɪ oʊ məˈri ə;; Italian mɑtˈtɛ ɔ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), Boiardo, Matteo Maria.
- molded breadth — the extreme breadth of the framing of a vessel, excluding the thickness of the plating or planking.
- morbidity rate — a measure of the relative incidence of a particular disease in a specific locality
- mother hubbard — a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- non-deliberate — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- nonpredictable — Not predictable.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- 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.
- ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- over and above — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- over sb's head — If someone does something over another person's head, they do it without asking them or discussing it with them, especially when they should do so because the other person is in a position of authority.
- over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- paddock-basher — a vehicle suited to driving on rough terrain
- pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
- particle board — any of various composition boards formed from small particles of wood, as flakes or shavings, tightly compressed and bonded together with a resin.
- pas de bourree — a short running step.
- payback period — the period in which money owed, debts, etc, have to be paid back