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14-letter words containing l, a, b, r, u

  • multivibrators — Plural form of multivibrator.
  • natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
  • natural number — a positive integer or zero.
  • natural rubber — rubber1 (def 1).
  • neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
  • non-ambulatory — of, relating to, or capable of walking: an ambulatory exploration of the countryside.
  • non-recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
  • non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • non-returnable — not returnable.
  • nonbehavioural — not related to or concerned with behaviour
  • northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
  • olfactory bulb — the enlarged terminal part of each olfactory lobe from which the olfactory nerve originates.
  • ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
  • paper mulberry — a mulberry tree, Broussonetia papyrifera, of eastern Asia, having alternate leaves that vary in size, round catkins, and orange-red fruit, grown widely as a shade tree.
  • perturbational — relating to perturbation
  • piecrust table — a table having a top, usually round, with a raised and intricately carved edge.
  • pleasurability — the characteristic of being pleasurable
  • plenum-chamber — a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.
  • plumber's mate — a person who helps a plumber do his or her job
  • polar outbreak — a vigorous thrust of cold, polar air across temperate regions.
  • prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
  • prepublication — the period immediately preceding the publication of a book.
  • probable cause — reasonable ground for a belief, as, in a criminal case, that the accused was guilty of the crime, or, in a civil case, that grounds for the action existed: used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution.
  • pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
  • public affairs — (used with a plural verb) matters of general interest or concern, especially those dealing with current social or political issues.
  • public gallery — the gallery in a chamber of Parliament reserved for members of the public who wish to listen to the proceedings
  • public library — a nonprofit library established for the use of the general public and maintained chiefly by public funds.
  • public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
  • public welfare — state aid to the poor
  • puerto cabello — a seaport in N Venezuela.
  • purbeck marble — a fossil-rich limestone that takes a high polish: used for building, etc
  • quadrisyllabic — a word or poetic meter with four syllables
  • quadrisyllable — a word of four syllables.
  • quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
  • rabble-rousing — of, relating to, or characteristic of a rabble-rouser.
  • rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
  • rateable value — In Britain, the rateable value of a building was a value based on its size and facilities, which was used in calculating local taxes called rates.
  • rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
  • rievaulx abbey — a ruined Cistercian abbey near Helmsley in Yorkshire: built in the 12th century and abandoned at the dissolution of the monasteries; landscaped in the 18th century
  • roulette table — surface marked out for roulette
  • roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
  • ruby-tail wasp — any of various brightly coloured wasps of the family Chrysididae, having a metallic sheen, which parasitize bees and other solitary wasps
  • running battle — When two groups of people fight a running battle, they keep attacking each other in various parts of a place.
  • sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
  • salt substrate — [MIT] Collective noun used to refer to potato chips, pretzels, saltines, or any other form of snack food designed primarily as a carrier for sodium chloride. From the technical term "chip substrate", used to refer to the silicon on the top of which the active parts of integrated circuits are deposited.
  • saxe-altenburg — a former duchy in Thuringia in central Germany.
  • scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
  • semilunar bone — lunate (def 2).
  • shoulder blade — the scapula.
  • shoulder board — one of a pair of narrow, stiff, cloth patches bearing an insignia of rank and worn on the shoulders by a commissioned officer.
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