14-letter words containing b, r, u, m
- circumscribing — Present participle of circumscribe.
- circumventable — Capable of being circumvented.
- columbia river — a river in SW Canada and the NW United States, flowing S and W from SE British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1214 miles (1955 km) long.
- complex number — any number of the form a + ib, where a and b are real numbers and i = √–1
- computerizable — able to be computerized
- computerphobia — the fear or dislike of computers
- computerphobic — a computerphobe
- contact number — a person's telephone number
- counter-gambit — a countermove
- croquembouches — Plural form of croquembouche.
- cruciverbalism — the compilation of crosswords
- crunch numbers — to crush with the teeth; chew with a crushing noise.
- cumberland gap — pass in the Cumberland Plateau, at the juncture of the Va., Ky., & Tenn. borders: c. 1,700 ft (518 m) high
- cumbersomeness — The state of being cumbersome.
- customs broker — a person whose job is to assist businesses in clearing imported or exported goods through customs
- cyanobacterium — (biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae.
- denumerability — the quality of being countable
- disencumbering — Present participle of disencumber.
- disencumbrance — the removal of an encumbrance
- disequilibrium — lack of equilibrium; imbalance.
- do a number on — a numeral or group of numerals.
- double bedroom — a large bedroom
- double drummer — a type of cicada
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
- dumbarton oaks — an estate in the District of Columbia: site of conferences held to discuss proposals for creation of the United Nations, August–October, 1944.
- dummy variable — a variable appearing in a mathematical expression that can be replaced by any arbitrary variable, not occurring in the expression, without affecting the value of the whole
- dysequilibrium — Alternative form of disequilibrium.
- empire-builder — a person who seeks extra power for its own sake, esp by increasing the number of his subordinates or staff
- family butcher — a butcher's shop that belongs to a family, and in which family members work
- founder member — A founder member of a club, group, or organization is one of the first members, often one who was involved in setting it up.
- half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
- harbour master — an official in charge of a harbour
- harriet tubman — Harriet (Araminta) 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slave and leader of the Underground Railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War.
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- hepburn system — a widely used system of Romanization of Japanese devised by James Curtis Hepburn (1815–1911).
- homeward bound — going home
- imperturbation — freedom from perturbation; tranquillity; calmness.
- innumerability — The state of being innumerable.
- 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.
- intransmutable — incapable of being transmuted into another substance
- khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
- khmer republic — a former official name of Cambodia.
- licence number — an identifying number on a licence or licence plate that identifies it with the owner
- license number — The license number of a car or other road vehicle is the series of letters and numbers that are shown at the front and back of it.
- limburg cheese — a semihard white cheese of very strong smell and flavour
- lumbersomeness — the state of being lumbersome
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages