14-letter words containing f, o, b, a

indian buffalo — a member of the cattle tribe, Bubalus bubalis, of swampy regions of S Asia, having widely spreading back-curving horns. Domesticated forms are used as draught animals
king of beasts — the lion.
labour of love — If you do something as a labour of love, you do it because you really want to and not because of any reward you might get for it, even though it involves hard work.
lady bountiful — a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity.
land of beulah — (in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress) the peaceful land in which the pilgrim awaits the call to the Celestial City.
leaf-nosed bat — any of various New and Old World bats, as of the families Phyllostomatidae, Rhinolophidae, and Hipposideridae, having a leaflike flap of skin at the tip of the nose.
left-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the left or port side.
line of battle — a line formed by troops or ships for delivering or receiving an attack.
lobelia family — the plant family Lobeliaceae (sometimes considered a subfamily, Lobelioideae, of the Campanulaceae, or bellflower family), typified by usually herbaceous plants having milky sap, simple alternate leaves, irregular two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of a capsule or berry, and including the cardinal flower, Indian tobacco, and lobelia.
microfibrillar — Of or pertaining to microfibrils.
moveable feast — a religious festival that occurs on a different date each year
myofibroblasts — Plural form of myofibroblast.
neurofibromata — a benign neoplasm composed of the fibrous elements of a nerve.
no fixed abode — If someone has no fixed abode, they are homeless.
non-beneficial — conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
non-refillable — (of a container of some kind) not capable of being used again by having more of something put inside
nonfissionable — not able to undergo fission
nonforfeitable — a fine; penalty.
noninflammable — Not catching fire easily; not flammable.
north branford — a town in S Connecticut.
olfactory bulb — the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates.
olfactory lobe — the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere, involved with olfactory functions.
on sb's behalf — If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for that person as their representative.
on the back of — If you say that one thing happens on the back of another thing, you mean that it happens after that other thing and in addition to it.
performability — the quality of being performable
placebo effect — a reaction to a placebo manifested by a lessening of symptoms or the production of anticipated side effects.
post-breakfast — the first meal of the day; morning meal: A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.
prefabrication — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
right of abode — If someone is given the right of abode in a particular country, they are legally allowed to live there.
robusta coffee — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
saint boniface — Saint, pope a.d. 608–615.
sanford b dole — Robert J(oseph) born 1923, U.S. politician: senator 1969–96.
sb will go far — If you say that someone will go far, you mean that they will be very successful in their career.
self-abandoned — lacking self-control; giving in to one's impulses.
snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
snowflake baby — a baby born following the transfer of a surplus embryo produced during the in-vitro fertilization of one woman to the womb of another woman who was not a cell donor
son of a bitch — a contemptible or thoroughly disagreeable person; scoundrel.
subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
table football — a game based on soccer, played on a table with sets of miniature human figures mounted on rods allowing them to be tilted or spun to strike the ball
thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
total football — an attacking style of play, popularized by the Dutch national team of the 1970s, in which there are no fixed positions and every outfield player can join in the attack
touch football — an informal variety of football in which the touching, usually with both hands, of a ball-carrier by a member of the opposing team results in a down.
tower of babel — an ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower (Tower of Babel) intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of the language of the people took place. Gen. 11:4–9.
transfer orbit — the flight path of a space vehicle moving from a nearly circular orbit to one with different parameters.
unforeknowable — not foreknowable
union of burma — former official name of Burma.
unsaponifiable — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
vibroflotation — the use of a vibrating probe inserted into soil to prevent soil liquefaction, which can be a hazard in earthquakes

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