14-letter words containing d, u, r, n
- boundary fence — a fence between properties
- boundary layer — the layer of fluid closest to the surface of a solid past which the fluid flows: it has a lower rate of flow than the bulk of the fluid because of its adhesion to the solid
- boundary rider — an employee on a sheep or cattle station whose job is to maintain fences in good repair and to prevent stock from straying
- boundary value — boundary value analysis
- boundary-stone — a stone marking a boundary, sometimes giving information such as the initials of the local authority in whose jurisdiction the boundary is
- bridge fluting — (on the stem of a drinking glass) flutes or facets continuing onto the underside of the bowl.
- 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 paper — any of various types of heavy-duty paper that usually consist of bitumen reinforced with fibre sandwiched between two sheets of kraft paper: used in damp-proofing or as insulation between the soil and a road surface
- building trade — the economic sector comprising all companies and workers involved in construction
- 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.
- butterfingered — a person who frequently drops things; clumsy person.
- cadaverousness — of or like a corpse.
- cadmium bronze — an alloy of copper with about 1 percent cadmium.
- cadmium orange — a yellow color approaching orange.
- candlesnuffers — Plural form of candlesnuffer.
- cerro de punta — a mountain in central Puerto Rico: highest peak on the island. 4389 feet (1339 meters).
- chladni figure — a pattern formed by fine powder placed on a vibrating surface, used to display the positions of nodes and antinodes
- chondrocranium — the cartilaginous structure that, in early development, envelops the brain
- church wedding — a wedding ceremony performed in a church and having a religious rather than civil content
- circumbendibus — a circumlocution
- ciudad obregon — a city in W Mexico.
- clairaudiently — in a clairaudient manner
- claude lorrain — real name Claude Gelée. 1600–82, French painter, esp of idealized landscapes, noted for his subtle depiction of light
- coach-and-four — a coach together with the four horses by which it is drawn.
- coastguardsman — Coast Guard (def 3).
- code of honour — the standards of behaviour regarded as proper
- coffee grounds — the used ground beans that remain in a pot or coffee-maker
- community card — (in certain card games) a card that every player can use to form a hand in combination with the cards that he or she alone has been dealt
- compound meter — any time signature in which the upper figure is a multiple of 3, as 6/8, 9/8, 12/8, etc.
- compound ovary — an ovary composed of more than one carpel.
- compound sugar — any sugar that when hydrolyzed yields two or more monosaccharides.
- conduct report — a report about the behaviour of a student, employee, prisoner etc
- conducted tour — A conducted tour is a visit to a building, town, or area during which someone goes with you and explains everything to you.
- conductometric — relating to the measurement of conductivity
- conductor loss — Conductor loss is loss occurring in a conductor due to the flow of current.
- conquistadores — one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
- consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
- consumer goods — Consumer goods are items bought by people for their own use, rather than by businesses. Compare capital goods.
- contradictious — inclined to contradict; contentious
- cotransduction — the simultaneous transfer of multiple genes from one bacterium to another by a single bacteriophage
- counter-demand — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
- counterchanged — Exchanged.
- countercharged — Simple past tense and past participle of countercharge.
- countercharmed — Simple past tense and past participle of countercharm.