14-letter words containing b, u, n, d
- neubrandenburg — a city in Mecklenburg–West Pomerania, in NE Germany.
- nibelungenlied — a Middle High German epic of c1200, related to the Scandinavian Volsunga Saga and telling of the life of Siegfried, his marriage to Kriemhild, his wooing of Brunhild on behalf of Gunther, his murder by Hagen, and the revenge of Kriemhild.
- nip in the bud — Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- non-adjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
- non-diffusible — capable of being diffused.
- non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- nuts and bolts — the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
- on the rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
- 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-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overburdensome — excessively burdensome.
- painted beauty — a butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis, having brownish-black and orange wings, the hind wings each having two eyespots.
- penalty double — business double.
- platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
- prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
- provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
- pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
- queen-size bed — bed: larger than double
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- random numbers — a number chosen by a random sampling, as from a table (random number table) or generated by a computer.
- redisbursement — the act or an instance of disbursing.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- redistribution — a distribution performed again or anew.
- ribonucleoside — a ribonucleotide precursor that contains ribose and a purine or pyrimidine base.
- ribonucleotide — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
- round the bend — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
- roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
- roundaboutness — the characteristic of being roundabout
- scoresby sound — a heavily indented arm of the Norwegian Sea in E Greenland.
- slash and burn — Slash and burn is a method of farming that involves clearing land by destroying and burning all the trees and plants on it, farming there for a short time, and then moving on to clear a new piece of land.
- slash-and-burn — of a method of agriculture used in the tropics, in which forest vegetation is felled and burned, the land is cropped for a few years, then the forest is allowed to reinvade.
- 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.
- sounding-block — a small block of wood for rapping with a gavel.
- subdevelopment — a development within a larger or more important development
- subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- substantivized — to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive: a substantivized participle.
- superabundance — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- suspender belt — garter belt.
- t distribution — Student's t distribution.
- thenard's blue — cobalt blue.
- toluidine blue — a dark green powder, C15H16N3SCl·ZnCl2, used in dyeing textiles, as a biological stain, as a coagulant in medicine, etc.
- tubuai islands — a chain of small islands extending about 1400 km (850 miles) in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia; discovered by Captain Cook in 1777; annexed by France in 1880. Pop: 1979 (2002). Area: 173 sq km (67 sq miles)
- tunbridge ware — decorative wooden ware, including tables, trays, boxes, and ornamental objects, produced especially in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Tunbridge Wells, England, with mosaiclike marquetry sawed from square-sectioned wooden rods of different natural colors.
- umbrella stand — an upright rack or stand for umbrellas
- un-subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- unarmed combat — the action of fighting without weapons