14-letter words containing b, u, l, r, o
- colouring book — A colouring book is a book of simple drawings which children can colour in.
- 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
- conquerability — the state or quality of being surmountable
- constabularies — Plural form of constabulary.
- constabulatory — (obsolete) A constabulary.
- contributional — the act of contributing.
- contributorily — In a contributory manner.
- corruptibility — that can or might be corrupted.
- counter-boulle — contre-partie.
- counterbalance — To counterbalance something means to balance or correct it with something that has an equal but opposite effect.
- court-bouillon — a stock made from root vegetables, water, and wine or vinegar, used primarily for poaching fish
- cubital furrow — (in certain insects) a crease, between the cubital and anal veins, along which the wing folds.
- discourageable — Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
- discovery club — a division of Camp Fire, Inc., for members who are 12 or 13 years of age.
- distributional — an act or instance of distributing.
- do a slow burn — If someone does a slow burn, their angry feelings grow slowly but steadily.
- double bedroom — a large bedroom
- double deckers — (jargon) Married couples in which both partners work for Digital Equipment Corporation.
- double dresser — a dresser having two long drawers across its width for most of its height.
- double dribble — an infraction, resulting in loss of possession of the ball, occurring either when a player uses both hands simultaneously when dribbling or when a player interrupts a dribble by holding the ball momentarily in one or both hands.
- double drummer — a type of cicada
- double feature — a motion-picture program consisting of two films shown one after the other for the price of a single ticket.
- double harness — harness for a pair of horses.
- 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.
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- double-crosser — to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
- doubly serrate — biserrate
- draw-out table — draw table.
- engine trouble — malfunction of a vehicle's engine
- favourableness — The state or condition of being favourable.
- finger trouble — trouble caused by operator error, such as striking the wrong key
- flat back four — a set of four fullbacks in line formation
- fluoboric acid — a clear, colorless liquid, HBF 4 , that ionizes abundantly in solution, used chiefly in the synthesis of fluoborates.
- fourfold block — a block having four pulleys or sheaves. Compare block (def 11).
- french bulldog — one of a French breed of small, bat-eared dogs having a large, square head, a short tail, and a short, sleek coat.
- global product — a commercial product that is marketed throughout the world under the same brand name
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- honourableness — Alternative spelling of honorableness.
- 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.
- irreproducible — unable to be reproduced or recreated.
- journal bronze — an alloy of about 83 percent copper, 13 percent tin, 3 percent zinc, and 1 percent lead.
- labor unionist — unionist (def 2).
- labour of love — If you do something as a labour of love, you do it because you really want to and not because of any reward you might get for it, even though it involves hard work.
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- louangphrabang — a city in N Laos, on the Mekong River: former royal capital.
- lugubriousness — The property of being lugubrious.