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14-letter words containing f, b

  • 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.
  • biceps femoris — See under biceps.
  • bight of bonny — a wide bay at the E end of the Gulf of Guinea off the coasts of Nigeria and Cameroon
  • bill of health — a certificate, issued by a port officer, that attests to the health of a ship's company
  • bill of lading — (in foreign trade) a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment
  • bill of rights — A Bill of Rights is a written list of citizens' rights which is usually part of the constitution of a country.
  • binary fission — asexual reproduction in unicellular organisms by division into two daughter cells
  • binding rafter — a timber for supporting rafters between their extremities, as a purlin.
  • bioinformatics — the branch of information science concerned with large databases of biochemical or pharmaceutical information
  • biscuit-firing — the first firing given to pottery, before it is glazed
  • blanco-fombona — Rufino [roo-fee-naw] /ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1944, Venezuelan author.
  • blanket finish — a finish so close that a blanket would cover all the contestants involved
  • blanket-flower — any composite plant of the genus Gaillardia, having showy heads of yellow or red flowers.
  • blended family — a social unit consisting of two previously married parents and the children of their former marriages
  • block faulting — the process by which tensional forces in the earth's crust cause large bodies of rock to founder.
  • blow off steam — water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
  • blue-arsed fly — a blowfly; bluebottle
  • bluebottle fly — any of several iridescent blue blow flies, especially those of the genus Calliphora, some of which are parasitic on domestic animals.
  • board of trade — (in the United Kingdom) a ministry within the Department of Trade: responsible for the supervision of commerce and the promotion of export trade
  • body beautiful — a beautiful body
  • body of christ — the Christian Church
  • book of mormon — a sacred book of the Mormon Church, believed by Mormons to be a history of certain ancient peoples in America, written on golden tablets (now lost) and revealed by the prophet Mormon to Joseph Smith
  • booking office — A booking office is a room where tickets are sold and booked, especially in a theatre or station.
  • bornyl formate — a liquid, C 11 H 18 O 2 , having a piny odor, used chiefly as a scent in the manufacture of soaps and disinfectants.
  • bosworth field — the site, two miles south of Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, of the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (August 1485). Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned king as Henry VII
  • bottom fishing — investing in low-priced shares that show prospects of recovery or in shares that are low-priced because of a general market decline in the hope of making a profit
  • bottom-feeding — the activities of a bottom feeder.
  • boundary fence — a fence between properties
  • 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
  • bradford score — a measure of the amount of time during which an employee is absent from work, based on assigning a number of points according to the frequency and length of absences
  • bradley effect — the distortion of opinion polls caused by the reluctance of respondents to admit to a preference that is regarded as socially unacceptable
  • branch officer — (in the British navy since 1949) any officer who holds warrant
  • brandy snifter — snifter (def 1).
  • brass farthing — something of little or no value
  • break of serve — the act or instance of breaking an opponent's service
  • breakfast club — a service that provides a breakfast for children who arrive early at school
  • breakfast food — any prepared cereal for breakfast
  • breakfast room — a room set aside for serving and eating breakfast, esp in a hotel or guesthouse
  • breakfast show — a radio or television broadcast that airs around breakfast time
  • breakfast time — Breakfast time is the period of the morning when most people have their breakfast.
  • breast-feeding — to nurse (a baby) at the breast; suckle.
  • bridge fluting — (on the stem of a drinking glass) flutes or facets continuing onto the underside of the bowl.
  • brief of title — abstract of title
  • briefing paper — a document providing relevant facts and information
  • buchner funnel — a laboratory filter funnel used under reduced pressure. It consists of a shallow porcelain cylinder with a flat perforated base
  • budget deficit — the amount by which government expenditure exceeds income from taxation, customs duties, etc, in any one fiscal year
  • buffalo beetle — the hairy larva of a carpet beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariae), harmful to furs and woolens
  • buffalo indian — a member of any of the American Indian tribes, as those of the Algonquian, Athabascan, Caddoan, Kiowa, Siouan, or Uto-Aztecan linguistic families, that formerly inhabited the Great Plains. All were more or less nomadic, following the buffalo, and were often in touch with one another so that the development among them of common culture traits is noticeable.
  • buffer overrun — buffer overflow
  • bullion fringe — a thick gold or silver wire or fringed cord used as a trimming, as on military uniforms
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