15-letter words containing c, e, m, b
- self-combustion — the act or process of burning.
- self-compatible — able to be fertilized by its own pollen.
- semiabstraction — a work of art whose subject matter is semi-abstract
- side impact bar — A side impact bar is a long beam in a car door that is designed to protect passengers during a crash.
- skimble-scamble — rambling; confused; nonsensical: a skimble-scamble explanation.
- small cranberry — See under cranberry (def 1).
- spermatoblastic — relating to a spermatoblast
- sub-machine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
- subcommissioner — a member of a subcommission
- suicide bombing — a terrorist bomb attack in which the perpetrator knows that he or she will be killed in the explosion
- tablet computer — a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
- the black stump — an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
- the precambrian — the Precambrian era
- thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
- thomas a becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
- tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
- timber merchant — a merchant that deals in wood for use as a building material
- torture chamber — a room where somebody is caused extreme physical pain, esp in order to extract information, break resistance, etc
- udmurt republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the basin of the middle Kama. Capital: Izhevsk. Pop: 1 570 500 (2002). Area: 42 100 sq km (16 250 sq miles)
- umbrella policy — An umbrella policy is a policy that provides excess limits and gives additional excess coverage over the normal limits and coverage of liability policies.
- un-come-at-able — not accessible
- uncircumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
- unclimbableness — the quality or condition of being unclimbable
- uncompanionable — not companionable or friendly; antisocial
- uncompromisable — that cannot or should not be compromised
- unrecommendable — not able to be recommended, supported, or endorsed
- weimar republic — the German republic (1919–33), founded at Weimar.
- west palm beach — a city in SE Florida: winter resort.