14-letter words containing b, u, r, i, d
- disequilibrate — to put out of equilibrium; unbalance: A period of high inflation could disequilibrate the monetary system.
- disequilibrium — lack of equilibrium; imbalance.
- dissector tube — a form of television camera tube in which an electron image produced by a photoemitting surface is focused in the plane of an aperture and deflected past the aperture to achieve scanning.
- distributaries — Plural form of distributary.
- distributional — an act or instance of distributing.
- distributively — serving to distribute, assign, allot, or divide; characterized by or pertaining to distribution.
- distributivity — (mathematics) the fact of being distributive.
- 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 marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- 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
- dunbartonshire — a historical county of W Scotland: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; administered since 1996 by the council areas of East Dunbartonshire and West Dunbartonshire
- 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
- f distribution — a continuous distribution obtained from the ratio of two chi-square distributions and used esp to test the equality of the variances of two normally distributed variances
- fairy bluebird — any fruit-eating passerine bird of the genus Irena, of the East Indies, the males of the several species being characteristically black below and purple-blue above.
- fiduciary bond — a bond filed by a fiduciary administering an estate as surety.
- fluoboric acid — a clear, colorless liquid, HBF 4 , that ionizes abundantly in solution, used chiefly in the synthesis of fluoborates.
- forward buying — the purchase of merchandise in quantities exceeding demand
- fraise du bois — a wild strawberry.
- fredericksburg — a city in NE Virginia, on the Rappahannock River: scene of a Confederate victory 1862.
- front side bus — (hardware) (FSB) The bus via which a processor communicates with its RAM and chipset; one half of the Dual Independent Bus (the other half being the backside bus). The L2 cache is usually on the FSB, unless it is on the same chip as the processor [example?]. In PCI systems, the PCI bus runs at half the FSB speed. Altering the FSB speed and the multiplier ratio are the two main ways of overclocking processors.
- garden rubbish — organic refuse generated by gardening
- groundbreaking — the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.
- hydroxybutyric — Of or pertaining to the hydroxybutyric acids or their derivatives.
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- indestructible — not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.
- indestructibly — In a way or to an extent that is indestructible.
- insubordinates — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- irreducibility — (uncountable) The quality or degree of being irreducible.
- irreproducible — unable to be reproduced or recreated.
- jerry-building — the act of building (houses, flats, etc) badly using cheap materials
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- liqueur brandy — sweetened flavoured brandy
- master builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
- moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
- mound builders — a member of any of the early American Indian peoples who built the burial mounds, fortifications, and other earthworks found in the Midwest and the Southwest
- mourning bride — a plant, Scabiosa atropurpurea, native to Europe, cultivated for its purple, reddish, or white flowers.
- multibarrelled — (of a gun) having more than one barrel
- multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
- natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
- neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
- non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- 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).
- outer hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- oversubscribed — If something such as an event or a service is oversubscribed, too many people apply to attend the event or use the service.