14-letter words containing b, s, e, t, i
- the-bostonians — a novel (1886) by Henry James.
- three-base hit — triple (def 7).
- thrust bearing — a bearing designed to absorb thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution.
- timber cruiser — cruiser (def 6).
- to be bursting — to want desperately to urinate
- to sb's credit — If something is to someone's credit, they deserve praise for it.
- totidem verbis — with just so many words; in these words.
- trade barriers — any regulation or policy that restricts international trade, especially tariffs, quotas, etc.
- trans-siberian — Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
- transfer orbit — the flight path of a space vehicle moving from a nearly circular orbit to one with different parameters.
- transit number — an identifying number assigned by a banking organization to a bank and printed on its checks.
- treasury bills — an obligation of the U.S. government represented by promissory notes in denominations ranging from $1000 to $1,000,000, with a maturity of about 90 days but bearing no interest, and sold periodically at a discount on the market.
- trisubstituted — pertaining to a molecule containing three substituents.
- trituberculism — the condition of being trituberculate
- tumbler switch — electrical control
- ubiquitousness — existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.
- umbrella skirt — a full skirt with many gores that flare gradually from the waist to the hem.
- un-subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- unmentionables — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
- unquestionable — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.
- unquestionably — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.
- unrestrainable — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- unsplinterable — unable to be splintered
- unsubordinated — noting or designating a debt obligation whose holder is placed in precedence below secured and general creditors: subordinated debentures.
- Ústí nad labem — a port in the Czech Republic, on the Elbe River: textile and chemical industries. Pop: 95 000 (2005 est)
- variable costs — Variable costs are costs that vary depending on how much of a product is made.
- vegetable dish — a dish designed to serve vegetables from
- vegetable silk — a fine, glossy fiber, similar to silk cotton, from the seeds of a spiny Brazilian tree, Chorisia speciosa.
- viennese table — a dessert buffet, as at a reception, featuring a variety of fancy cakes, tarts, mousses, etc.
- vitrescibility — the ability to be vitrified
- west berkshire — a unitary authority in S England, in Berkshire. Pop: 144 200 (2003 est). Area: 705 sq km (272 sq miles)
- whistle blower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- whistle-blower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- whistleblowers — Plural form of whistleblower.
- whistleblowing — The disclosure to the public or to authorities, usually by an employee, of wrongdoing in a company or government department.
- white sea bass — a large weakfish, Atractoscion nobilis, occurring along the Pacific coast of North America and popular as a sport and food fish.
- whortleberries — Plural form of whortleberry.
- witches'-besom — witches'-broom.
- witches'-broom — an abnormal, brushlike growth of small thin branches on woody plants, caused especially by fungi, viruses, and mistletoes.
- writer's block — a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work.