14-letter words containing b, u, n, g
- general public — people in general
- get the bounce — to dismiss or be dismissed from a job
- giant puffball — a puffball, Calvatia gigantea, that is the largest of its kind, known to have grown to more than 5 feet (1.6 meters) in circumference.
- gibbs function — the thermodynamic function of a system that is equal to its enthalpy minus the product of its absolute temperture and entropy: a decrease in the function is equal to the maximum amount of work available exclusive of that due to pressure times volume change during a reversible, isothermal, isobaric process.
- go a bundle on — to be extremely fond of
- go gangbusters — a law-enforcement officer who specializes in breaking up organized crime, often by forceful or sensational means.
- golden jubilee — the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)
- groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
- grouse-beating — hunting for grouse by trying to drive them towards hunters using flags, sticks, and other devices
- guantanamo bay — a bay on the SE coast of Cuba.
- hague tribunal — the court of arbitration for the peaceful settlement of international disputes, established at The Hague by the international peace conference of 1899: its panel of jurists nominates a list of persons from which members of the United Nations International Court of Justice are elected.
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
- huckleberrying — the activity of gathering huckleberries
- image-building — improving the brand image or public image of something or someone by good public relations, advertising, etc
- immunoblotting — The use of immunoblots to analyse proteins.
- immunoglobulin — any of several classes of structurally related proteins that function as antibodies or receptors and are found in plasma and other body fluids and in the membrane of certain cells. Compare IgA, IgD, IgE, IgG, IgM.
- impulse buying — the buying of retail merchandise prompted by a whim on seeing the product displayed
- indigo bunting — a North American bunting, Passerina cyanea, the male of which is indigo.
- jerry-building — the act of building (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials
- lactoglobulins — Plural form of lactoglobulin.
- lake bangweulu — a shallow lake in NE Zambia, discovered by David Livingstone, who died there in 1873. Area: about 9850 sq km (3800 sq miles), including swamps
- louangphrabang — a city in N Laos, on the Mekong River: former royal capital.
- lugubriousness — The property of being lugubrious.
- macroglobulins — Plural form of macroglobulin.
- millennium bug — Year 2000
- money-grubbing — a person who is aggressively engaged in or preoccupied with making or saving money.
- moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
- mounting-block — a block of stone formerly used to aid a person when mounting a horse
- mourning bride — a plant, Scabiosa atropurpurea, native to Europe, cultivated for its purple, reddish, or white flowers.
- nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
- natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
- neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
- neubrandenburg — a city in Mecklenburg–West Pomerania, in NE Germany.
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- 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.
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
- quarterbacking — a back in football who usually lines up immediately behind the center and directs the offense of the team.
- rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
- ribbon-cutting — a ceremony marking the official opening of a site, the commencement of its construction, etc., typically involving the cutting of a ribbon suspended as across an entrance
- rotten borough — (before the Reform Bill of 1832) any English borough that had very few voters yet was represented in Parliament.
- running battle — When two groups of people fight a running battle, they keep attacking each other in various parts of a place.
- saxe-altenburg — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
- serum globulin — the blood serum component consisting of proteins with a larger molecular weight than serum albumin
- 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.
- square-bashing — drill on a barrack square
- stage business — business (def 10).
- sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.