14-letter words containing l, a, s, t, n
- balto-slavonic — a hypothetical subfamily of Indo-European languages consisting of Baltic and Slavonic. It is now generally believed that similarities between them result from geographical proximity rather than any special relationship
- baptismal font — a large bowl for baptismal water, usually mounted on a pedestal
- baptismal name — Christian name (def 1).
- battle station — the place or position that one is assigned to for battle or in an emergency.
- batwing sleeve — a sleeve of a garment with a deep armhole and a tight wrist
- beclomethasone — a potent synthetic corticosteroid, C 28 H 37 ClO 7 , prepared as an inhalant in the treatment of bronchial asthma.
- betake oneself — to go; move
- betray oneself — to reveal one's true character, intentions, etc
- billy no-mates — a person with no friends
- bioregionalist — someone who believes in bioregionalism
- bipolarisation — the act of bipolarising
- black and tans — Usually, Black and Tans. an armed force of about 6000 soldiers sent by the British government to Ireland in June, 1920, to suppress revolutionary activity: so called from the colors of their uniform.
- black as night — totally dark
- black panthers — (in the US) a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end the political dominance of White people
- blanket finish — a finish so close that a blanket would cover all the contestants involved
- blanket stitch — a strong reinforcing stitch for the edges of blankets and other thick material
- blanket-stitch — a basic sewing stitch in which widely spaced, interlocking loops, or purls, are formed, used for cutwork, as a decorative finish for edges, etc.
- bletheranskate — a blatherer
- blind as a bat — having extremely poor eyesight
- blind staggers — the staggers
- blind stamping — an impression on a book cover without using colour or gold leaf
- blood and guts — dealing with or depicting war or violence, especially in a lurid manner: a blood-and-guts movie.
- blood-and-guts — dealing with or depicting war or violence, especially in a lurid manner: a blood-and-guts movie.
- blue mountains — a mountain range in the US, in NE Oregon and SE Washington. Highest peak: Rock Creek Butte, 2773 m (9097 ft)
- branchiostegal — of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish
- breast implant — an object such as a sachet filled with gel introduced surgically into a woman's breast to enlarge it
- bremsstrahlung — the radiation produced when an electrically charged particle, esp an electron, is slowed down by the electric field of an atomic nucleus or an atomic ion
- bulk transport — the transport of large quantities of goods or commodities in lorries, ships, or by rail
- by a long shot — People sometimes use the expression by a long shot to emphasize the opinion they are giving.
- cable's length — a unit of length in nautical use that has various values, including 100 fathoms (600 feet)
- calculatedness — the state of being calculated
- can't help sth — If you can't help the way you feel or behave, you cannot control it or stop it happening. You can also say that you can't help yourself.
- canada thistle — a prickly European weed (Cirsium arvense) of the composite family, with heads of purplish flowers and wavy leaves: now common as a fast-spreading, injurious weed throughout the N U.S.
- cancer cluster — the occurrence of a higher than expected number of cancer cases in a small, defined geographical area or population.
- cantankerously — In a cantankerous manner.
- capitalisation — The act or process of capitalising.
- captain's walk — widow's walk
- caramelisation — (chiefly British) alternative spelling of caramelization.
- casement cloth — a sheer fabric made of a variety of fibers, used for window curtains and as backing for heavy drapery or decorative fabrics.
- castelo branco — Humberto de Alencar [oon-ber-too di ah-len-kahr] /ũˈbɛr tʊ dɪ ɑ lɛ̃ˈkɑr/ (Show IPA), 1900–67, Brazilian general and statesman: president 1964–67.
- castle shannon — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- casual contact — the level of contact at which a person is not subject to contracting a communicable disease from another, especially nonsexual contact with a person infected with a venereal disease.
- celebratedness — the quality or condition of being celebrated
- central powers — (before World War I) Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary after they were linked by the Triple Alliance in 1882
- central sulcus — a deep cleft in each hemisphere of the brain separating the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe
- centralisation — Alternative spelling of centralization.
- centripetalism — the movement of things towards a centre
- charitableness — (uncountable) The quality of being charitable.
- chemosterilant — any process or chemical compound that can produce sterility, used esp. in insect control
- cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body