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14-letter words containing c, o, d, e, b, r

  • 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.
  • docking bridge — a raised platform running from one side to the other of a ship toward the stern, used by officers for supervising docking operations.
  • double deckers — (jargon)   Married couples in which both partners work for Digital Equipment Corporation.
  • double-crosser — to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
  • exchequer bond — a type of short-term government bond
  • forbidden city — a walled section of Peking, built in the 15th century, containing the imperial palace and other buildings of the imperial government of China.
  • freeboard deck — (on a cargo vessel) the uppermost deck officially considered to be watertight: used as the level from which the Plimsoll marks are measured.
  • french bulldog — one of a French breed of small, bat-eared dogs having a large, square head, a short tail, and a short, sleek coat.
  • hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
  • hors de combat — disabled or injured
  • hydroxybenzoic — (organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to hydroxybenzoic acid or its derivatives.
  • inconsiderable — small, as in value, amount, or size.
  • inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
  • indirect labor — labor performed, as by maintenance and clerical workers, that is not considered in computing costs per unit of production.
  • indiscoverable — not discoverable.
  • irreproducible — unable to be reproduced or recreated.
  • jacob's ladder — any of various plants belonging to the genus Polemonium, of the phlox family, especially P. caeruleum (or P. van-bruntiae), having blue, cup-shaped flowers and paired leaflets in a ladderlike arrangement.
  • labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
  • lead carbonate — a white crystalline compound, PbCO 3 , toxic when inhaled, insoluble in water and alcohol: used as an exterior paint pigment.
  • liberty bodice — a sleeveless vest-like undergarment made from thick cotton and covering the upper part of the body, formerly worn esp by young children
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • marble orchard — cemetery.
  • news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
  • non-corrodible — to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • oversubscribed — If something such as an event or a service is oversubscribed, too many people apply to attend the event or use the service.
  • paddock-basher — a vehicle suited to driving on rough terrain
  • particle board — any of various composition boards formed from small particles of wood, as flakes or shavings, tightly compressed and bonded together with a resin.
  • payback period — the period in which money owed, debts, etc, have to be paid back
  • periodic table — a table illustrating the periodic system, in which the chemical elements, formerly arranged in the order of their atomic weights and now according to their atomic numbers, are shown in related groups.
  • press cupboard — a cupboard of the 16th and 17th centuries having an overhanging top above a recessed cabinet, beneath which is a section of drawers or cabinets.
  • provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
  • record cabinet — a piece of furniture like a cupboard, designed to hold or display vinyl records stacked on their side
  • record library — a collection of records belonging to an individual or an organization, for people to borrow usually without payment
  • record-breaker — A record-breaker is someone or something that beats the previous best result in a sport or other activity.
  • red blood cell — Physiology. one of the cells of the blood, which in mammals are enucleate disks concave on both sides, contain hemoglobin, and carry oxygen to the cells and tissues and carbon dioxide back to the respiratory organs. Abbreviation: RBC.
  • red chokeberry — See under chokeberry (def 1).
  • rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
  • required-cobol — A minimal subset of COBOL developed in 1961. It was later dropped entirely.
  • ribonucleoside — a ribonucleotide precursor that contains ribose and a purine or pyrimidine base.
  • ribonucleotide — an ester, composed of a ribonucleoside and phosphoric acid, that is a constituent of ribonucleic acid.
  • rob the cradle — a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
  • rolled tobacco — loose tobacco that is rolled into cigarettes
  • scoresby sound — a heavily indented arm of the Norwegian Sea in E Greenland.
  • second chamber — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
  • secondary beam — a beam of particles of one kind selected from the group of particles produced when a beam of particles from an accelerator (primary beam) strikes a target.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • to sb's credit — If something is to someone's credit, they deserve praise for it.
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