14-letter words containing c, e, b, o
- social climber — a person who attempts to gain admission into a group with a higher social standing.
- spruce budworm — the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
- starch blocker — a substance ingested in the belief that it inhibits the body's ability to metabolize starch and thereby promotes weight loss: declared illegal in the U.S. by the FDA.
- stockbrokerage — a stockbroker's work or business
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- subarborescent — below or under trees
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- subconsciouses — existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness: the subconscious self. Compare preconscious, unconscious.
- subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
- subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
- subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subject to sth — If an event will take place subject to a condition, it will take place only if that thing happens.
- suicide bomber — A suicide bomber is a terrorist who carries out a bomb attack, knowing that he or she will be killed in the explosion.
- susceptible of — that gives a chance for; admitting; allowing
- susceptible to — liable to
- swanscombe man — a primitive human, Homo sapiens steinheimensis, of the middle Pleistocene Epoch, known from a fossil skull fragment found at Swanscombe, England.
- tablet coating — A tablet coating is a covering over a tablet, used to mask the taste, make it easier to swallow, or protect the active medication inside.
- ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
- 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.
- thromboembolic — the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.
- to be slouched — to sit, lie or lean in an ungainly way, with one's limbs spread out
- to be the case — If you say that something is the case, you mean that it is true or correct.
- 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.
- to sb's credit — If something is to someone's credit, they deserve praise for it.
- tobacco beetle — cigarette beetle.
- toilet cubicle — a very small enclosed area containing a toilet
- trichobacteria — filamentous bacteria
- turbo-electric — noting, pertaining to, or utilizing machinery that includes a generator driven by a turbine: turbo-electric engine; turbo-electric propulsion.
- turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
- unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
- unarmed combat — the action of fighting without weapons
- uncollectables — things that are not collectable
- uncommunicable — incommunicable.
- unconscionable — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
- uncontrollable — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- uncorroborated — to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.
- undecomposable — indecomposable or unable to be decomposed
- undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- 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.
- unreproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- variable costs — Variable costs are costs that vary depending on how much of a product is made.
- 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.
- vesa local bus — (hardware, standard) (VL, VLB) A local bus defined by the Video Electronics Standards Association, mostly used in personal computers based on the Intel 486. See also PCI.
- 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.