14-letter words containing d, r, o, b, n
- boundary-stone — a stone marking a boundary, sometimes giving information such as the initials of the local authority in whose jurisdiction the boundary is
- bow and scrape — to behave in an excessively deferential or obsequious way
- brachydiagonal — the shorter lateral axis of a rhombic prism
- brachypinakoid — the side parallel to the shorter horizontal axis in a crystal
- brazing solder — an alloy of copper and zinc for joining two metal surfaces by melting the alloy so that it forms a thin layer between the surfaces
- breech-loading — (of a firearm) loaded at the breech
- breeding stock — animals specifically kept to breed from
- brobdingnagian — gigantic; huge; immense
- broken-hearted — Someone who is broken-hearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
- bronchodilator — any drug or other agent that causes dilation of the bronchial tubes by relaxing bronchial muscle: used, esp in the form of aerosol sprays, for the relief of asthma
- brown bullhead — a freshwater catfish, Ictalurus nebulosus, of eastern North America, having an olive to brown body with dark markings on the sides.
- brownie guider — the adult leader of a pack of Brownie Guides
- brushed cotton — cotton fabric that is brushed to remove excess lint and fibres to leave a soft, smooth finish
- builder's knot — clove hitch
- building works — construction projects
- bulletin board — A bulletin board is a board which is usually attached to a wall in order to display notices giving information about something.
- burn-in period — 1. (testing) A factory soak test intended to increase the chance that components that fail early due to infant mortality will fail before the system leaves the factory. 2. (jargon) When one is so intensely involved in a new project that one forgets basic needs such as food, drink and sleep. Excessive burn-in can lead to burn-out. See hack mode, larval stage.
- burying ground — a burial ground.
- cadmium bronze — an alloy of copper with about 1 percent cadmium.
- carbon dioxide — Carbon dioxide is a gas. It is produced by animals and people breathing out, and by chemical reactions.
- carbon trading — Carbon trading is the practice of buying and selling the right to produce carbon dioxide emissions, so that people, countries or companies who use a lot of fuel and electricity can buy rights from those that do not use so much.
- chopping board — A chopping board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
- ciudad obregon — a city in W Mexico.
- colorblindness — inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade.
- combined ratio — The combined ratio of an insurer or a reinsurer is the combination of its loss ratio and expense ratio.
- comprehendable — Misspelling of comprehensible.
- comprehendible — comprehensible
- containerboard — a form of paperboard, either corrugated or solid, that is used to make containers
- contrabandists — Plural form of contrabandist.
- contradictable — Capable of being contradicted.
- corporate bond — a bond issued by a corporation in order to increase its capital
- cross bridging — bridging composed of crisscross pieces of wood.
- cross-breeding — the process of causing animals to mate with another species, or of causing plants to reproduce with another species
- cyberchondriac — A hypochondriac who researches his/her potential medical condition on the Internet.
- cylinder block — the metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling channels or fins of a reciprocating internal-combustion engine
- darby and joan — an ideal elderly married couple living in domestic harmony
- debenture bond — a corporate bond unsecured by any mortgage, dependent on the credit of the issuer.
- debt of honour — a debt that is morally but not legally binding, such as one contracted in gambling
- defibrillation — the application of an electric current to the heart to restore normal rhythmic contractions after the onset of atrial or ventricular fibrillation
- demonstratable — Alternative form of demonstrable.
- deplorableness — The state or quality of being deplorable.
- deurbanization — to divest (a city or locality) of urban characteristics.
- dinitrobenzene — any of three isomeric benzene derivatives having the formula C 6 H 4 NO 2 , made by nitration of benzene or nitrobenzene, the most important of which is the meta form: used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes.
- disapprobation — disapproval; condemnation.
- disattribution — an act or process of invalidating the attribution of something, for example of a work of art to a particular artist
- disconformable — of or relating to a disconformity.
- disembarkation — to go ashore from a ship.
- distributional — an act or instance of distributing.
- do a number on — a numeral or group of numerals.
- do a slow burn — If someone does a slow burn, their angry feelings grow slowly but steadily.