14-letter words containing c, u, s, e
- be cursed with — to be afflicted with; suffer from
- be cut to size — If an object is cut to size, its size is altered to make it suitable for a particular purpose.
- be struck with — to be attracted to or impressed by
- beaten biscuit — a hard, unleavened biscuit, made to rise by pounding and folding the dough.
- beaufort scale — an international scale of wind velocities ranging for practical purposes from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane force). In the US an extension of the scale, from 13 to 17 for winds over 64 knots, is used
- beauty contest — A beauty contest is a competition in which young women are judged to decide which one is the most beautiful.
- béchamel sauce — a thick white sauce flavoured with onion and seasonings
- bechamel-sauce — a white sauce, sometimes seasoned with onion and nutmeg.
- becquerel rays — rays given off by radioactive substances
- berberidaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Berberidaceae, a mainly N temperate family of flowering plants (mostly shrubs), including barberry and barrenwort
- beta structure — a secondary structure occurring in many proteins, consisting of several polypeptide chains running in parallel or alternating directions and joined by intermolecular hydrogen bonds, creating a flexible, strong arrangement.
- bezier surface — (graphics) A surface defined by mathematical formulae, used in computer graphics. A surface P(u, v), where u and v vary orthogonally from 0 to 1 from one edge of the surface to the other, is defined by a set of (n+1)*(m+1) "control points" (X(i, j), Y(i, j), Z(i, j)) for i = 0 to n, j = 0 to m.
- bicuspid valve — mitral valve
- bioaeronautics — the use of aircraft in the discovery, development, and protection of natural and biological resources
- bioluminescent — the production of light by living organisms.
- bircher muesli — a type of muesli containing softened oats, dried fruit, and apple
- biscuit barrel — an airtight container of circular section equipped with a lid and used for storing biscuits
- black selenium — an allotropic form of selenium occurring as a black, amorphous, water-insoluble, light-sensitive powder: used chiefly in photoelectric cells.
- black squirrel — a fox squirrel or gray squirrel in that color phase in which the fur is black.
- bloc québécois — (in Canada) a political party that advocates autonomy for Quebec
- bone structure — the skeletal composition of a human or animal
- boston lettuce — a type of butterhead lettuce
- bounce message — A notification message returned to the sender by a site unable to relay e-mail to the intended recipient or the next link in a bang path. Reasons might include a nonexistent or misspelled user name or a down relay site. Bounce messages can themselves fail, with occasionally ugly results; see sorcerer's apprentice mode and software laser. The terms "bounce mail" and "barfmail" are also common.
- bracket fungus — any saprotroph or parasitic fungus of the basidiomycetous family Polyporaceae, growing as a shelflike mass (bracket) from tree trunks and producing spores in vertical tubes in the bracket
- brass knuckles — linked metal rings or a metal bar with holes for the fingers, worn for rough fighting
- braunschweiger — a smoked liver sausage, named after the city of Braunschweig
- breakfast club — a service that provides a breakfast for children who arrive early at school
- broad-spectrum — effective against a wide variety of diseases or microorganisms
- brunswick stew — a stew originally made with squirrel and onions, and now usually with rabbit or chicken and corn, okra, onions, tomatoes, lima beans, etc.
- brushed cotton — cotton fabric that is brushed to remove excess lint and fibres to leave a soft, smooth finish
- bull stretcher — Also called bullnose stretcher. a brick having one of the edges along its length rounded for laying as a stretcher in a sill or the like.
- bumper sticker — A bumper sticker is a small piece of paper or plastic with words or pictures on it, designed for sticking onto the back of your car. It usually has a political, religious, or humorous message.
- burschenschaft — a students' fraternity, originally one concerned with Christian ideals, patriotism, etc
- bush carpenter — a rough-and-ready unskilled workman
- business class — Business class seating on an aeroplane costs less than first class but more than economy class.
- business cycle — the recurrent fluctuation between boom and depression in the economic activity of a capitalist country
- business lunch — a lunch at which business is discussed or transacted
- butcher's shop — a shop dedicated to the selling of meat
- c power supply — a battery or other source of power for supplying a constant voltage bias to a control electrode of a vacuum tube.
- cadaverousness — of or like a corpse.
- calculatedness — the state of being calculated
- call-up papers — a letter containing order to report for service
- calumniousness — Calumny.
- camera obscura — a darkened chamber or small building in which images of outside objects are projected onto a flat surface by a convex lens in an aperture
- camp counselor — activities supervisor
- campanulaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Campanulaceae, a family of temperate and subtropical plants, including the campanulas, having bell-shaped nodding flowers
- cancer cluster — the occurrence of a higher than expected number of cancer cases in a small, defined geographical area or population.
- cancer-causing — having the ability to induce the growth of a malignant tumour
- candlesnuffers — Plural form of candlesnuffer.
- canons regular — one of a body of dignitaries or prebendaries attached to a cathedral or a collegiate church; a member of the chapter of a cathedral or a collegiate church.