14-letter words containing n, a, l, b
- spring balance — a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring, the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale
- st. marylebone — former metropolitan borough of London: since 1965, part of Westminster
- starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
- sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
- subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
- substantialism — the doctrine that substantial noumena exist as a basis for phenomena.
- substantiality — of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money.
- substantialize — to make or become substantial or actual
- substitutional — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
- sufferableness — the quality or condition of being sufferable
- sustainability — the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed.
- table mountain — a mountain in the Republic of South Africa, near Cape Town. 3550 feet (1080 meters).
- tableau vivant — tableau (def 3).
- tablet coating — A tablet coating is a covering over a tablet, used to mask the taste, make it easier to swallow, or protect the active medication inside.
- tabularization — the act of tabularizing
- tandem bicycle — a bicycle for two or more persons, having seats and corresponding sets of pedals arranged in tandem, especially popular in the 19th century.
- taxable amount — the portion of your income or profits that is subject to tax
- telephone bank — an array of telephones used in large-scale telephoning operations, as for a political campaign.
- ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- the blue angel — a legendary German expressionist film of 1930, the first major German sound film, starring Marlene Dietrich
- the honourable — a title of respect placed before a name: employed before the names of various officials in the English-speaking world, as a courtesy title in Britain for the children of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls, and in Parliament by one member speaking of another
- the inevitable — something that is unavoidable
- the unknowable — the ultimate reality that underlies all phenomena but cannot be known
- thenard's blue — cobalt blue.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- tintinnabulary — of bells or the ringing of bells
- tintinnabulate — to ring
- to ring a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
- training table — a table in a dining hall, as at a college, where athletes are provided with special meals to aid their conditioning.
- tubal ligation — a method of permanent sterilization for women, involving the surgical sealing of the fallopian tubes to prevent the ovum from passing from the ovary to the uterus.
- tubuai islands — a chain of small islands extending about 1400 km (850 miles) in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia; discovered by Captain Cook in 1777; annexed by France in 1880. Pop: 1979 (2002). Area: 173 sq km (67 sq miles)
- umbrella plant — an African plant, Cyperus alternifolius, of the sedge family, that has several stems growing directly upward from a mass of roots and an umbrella-shaped cluster of leaves at the top of each stem.
- umbrella stand — an upright rack or stand for umbrellas
- un-cancellable — to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation.
- un-get-at-able — very difficult to get hold of or get close to
- unalterability — the state or quality of not being alterable or not being able to be changed
- unambivalently — in an unambivalent or clear manner
- unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
- unattributable — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- unavailability — suitable or ready for use; of use or service; at hand: I used whatever tools were available.
- unclassifiable — that cannot be categorized
- uncollectables — things that are not collectable
- uncommunicable — incommunicable.
- unconscionable — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
- unconscionably — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
- uncontrollable — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.