14-letter words containing m, i, l, b, a
- disconformable — of or relating to a disconformity.
- dogbane family — the plant family Apocynaceae, characterized by shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants having milky and often poisonous juice, simple opposite leaves, often showy flowers, and fruit usually in dry pods, and including the dogbane, oleander, periwinkle, and plumeria.
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- dummy variable — a variable appearing in a mathematical expression that can be replaced by any arbitrary variable, not occurring in the expression, without affecting the value of the whole
- eat humble pie — humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions; humiliation.
- embarrassingly — In an embarrassing manner.
- emblematically — In an emblematic manner.
- establishments — Plural form of establishment.
- exocannibalism — A form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism.
- fallen timbers — a battle site on the Maumee River, near present-day Maumee, Ohio, where a confederation of Indian tribes (Northwest Indian Confederation) was defeated by Gen. Anthony Wayne (1794): state park.
- family butcher — a butcher's shop that belongs to a family, and in which family members work
- formidableness — The quality of being formidable.
- friar's balsam — a compound containing benzoin, mixed with hot water, and used as an inhalant to relieve colds and sore throats
- gabriel marcel — Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1887–1973, French philosopher, dramatist, and critic.
- gallamine blue — a type of mordant dye
- gambling debts — debts acquired as a result of money spent gambling
- gambling house — a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.
- gamma globulin — a protein fraction of blood plasma that responds to stimulation of antigens, as bacteria or viruses, by forming antibodies: administered therapeutically in the treatment of some viral diseases.
- global dimming — a decrease in the amount of sunlight reaching the surface of the earth, believed to be caused by pollution in the atmosphere
- global warming — an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect.
- hamilcar barca — c270–228 b.c, Carthaginian general and statesman (father of Hannibal).
- hamilton basso — Hamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.
- heidelberg man — the primitive human being reconstructed from the Heidelberg jaw.
- helium balloon — a balloon that is filled with helium and rises up into the air if not held
- hemimetabolism — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
- hemoglobinuria — the presence of hemoglobin pigment in the urine.
- hermit warbler — a common wood warbler (Dendroica occidentalis) of W North America, with a yellow-and-black head, a gray back, and white underparts
- holometabolism — The complete metamorphosis of an insect.
- hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
- hypometabolism — The physiological state of having an decreased rate of metabolic activity.
- i'll be damned — Some people say 'I'll be damned!' when they are expressing surprise at something.
- ibm compatible — (computer) A computer which can use hardware and software designed for the IBM PC (or, less often, IBM mainframes). This was once a key phrase in marketing a new PC clone but now in 1998 is rarely used, the non-IBM wintel personal computer manufacturers such as Compaq, Dell and Gateway 2000 and OS vendor Microsoft having taken control of the market, marginalising IBM.
- illimitability — Quality of being illimitable.
- image-building — improving the brand image or public image of something or someone by good public relations, advertising, etc
- immobilisation — Alternative spelling of immobilization.
- immobilization — to make immobile or immovable; fix in place.
- imparisyllabic — (of a noun) not composed of the same number of syllables in all of its inflected forms, as Latin corpus, corporis.
- impassableness — The quality of being impassable.
- impeachability — The state or condition of being impeachable.
- imperial beach — a city in SW California, near San Diego.
- impermeability — not permeable; impassable.
- imperviability — the quality of being imperviable
- implacableness — The quality of being implacable.
- implausibility — not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.
- imponderabilia — Those things that are imponderable.
- impregnability — strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable: an impregnable fort.
- impressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
- impressionably — In an impressionable manner.
- incommunicable — incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc.