14-letter words containing c, b, r, a
- tatar republic — a constituent republic of W Russia, around the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers. Capital: Kazan. Pop: 3 779 800 (2002). Area: 68 000 sq km (26 250 sq miles)
- ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
- the upper back — the part of the back between the shoulders
- thorough brace — either of two strong braces or bands of leather supporting the body of a coach or other vehicle and connecting the front and back springs.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- ticket barrier — gate in train station
- to break cover — If you break cover, you leave a place where you have been hiding or sheltering from attack, usually in order to run to another place.
- trafficability — the condition of soil or terrain with regard to its being traveled over, as by people, vehicles, or machinery.
- treasury bench — (in Britain) the front bench to the right of the Speaker in the House of Commons, traditionally reserved for members of the Government
- trichobacteria — filamentous bacteria
- trituberculate — (of a structure such as a tooth or bone) with three tubercles
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
- turnip cabbage — kohlrabi.
- umbilical cord — Anatomy. a cord or funicle connecting the embryo or fetus with the placenta of the mother and transporting nourishment from the mother and wastes from the fetus.
- unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
- unarmed combat — the action of fighting without weapons
- unbureaucratic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a bureaucrat or a bureaucracy; arbitrary and routine.
- uncontrollable — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- uncontrollably — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- uncorroborated — to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.
- uncriticizable — to censure or find fault with.
- undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- unmerchantable — (of goods) not suitable for trading
- unpurchaseable — not able to be bought or purchased
- unrecapturable — not able to be recaptured or brought back
- unrecognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- unrecognizably — in an unrecognizable or unidentifiable manner
- unreconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
- unreconcilably — in an unreconcilable manner
- unrenounceable — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- urban clearway — a stretch of road in an urban area on which motorists may stop only in an emergency
- urban district — a minor administrative division in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with local self-government by a district council, but lacking the charter of a borough.
- urbanistically — of or relating to urbanism.
- variable costs — Variable costs are costs that vary depending on how much of a product is made.
- variable-pitch — (of a propeller) controllable-pitch.
- velasco ibarra — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1979, Ecuadorean political leader: president 1934–35, 1944–47, 1952–56, 1960–61, 1968–72.
- vibropac block — a precast concrete building block
- virginia beach — a town in SE Virginia.
- warehouse club — A warehouse club is a large shop which sells goods at reduced prices to people who pay each year to become members of the organization that runs the shop.
- warm the bench — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- with bad grace — elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- wrecker's ball — a heavy metal ball swung on a cable from a crane and used in demolition work.
- zebra crossing — a street crossing marked with white stripes.
- zero balancing — a therapy involving the manipulation of the patient's skeletal structure in order to restore the balance of energy, relieve pain, and maintain well-being
- zingiberaceous — belonging to the Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of plants.
- zinziberaceous — zingiberaceous.
- zygobranchiate — of or relating to zygobranchs or the Zygobranchia genus