14-letter words containing n, u, r, s, e
- brass knuckles — linked metal rings or a metal bar with holes for the fingers, worn for rough fighting
- braunschweiger — a smoked liver sausage, named after the city of Braunschweig
- 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
- brunswick stew — a stew originally made with squirrel and onions, and now usually with rabbit or chicken and corn, okra, onions, tomatoes, lima beans, etc.
- brushed cotton — cotton fabric that is brushed to remove excess lint and fibres to leave a soft, smooth finish
- builder's knot — clove hitch
- burschenschaft — a students' fraternity, originally one concerned with Christian ideals, patriotism, etc
- bush carpenter — a rough-and-ready unskilled workman
- bush, vannevar — Vannevar Bush
- business hours — Business hours are the hours of the day in which a shop or a company is open for business.
- business reply — a form of mail, as a postcard, letter, or envelope, usually sent as an enclosure, and which can be mailed back by respondents without their having to pay postage.
- businessperson — Businesspeople are people who work in business.
- by the numbers — in prescribed sequence of movements and accompanied by a count
- cadaverousness — of or like a corpse.
- camp counselor — activities supervisor
- cancer cluster — the occurrence of a higher than expected number of cancer cases in a small, defined geographical area or population.
- cancer-causing — having the ability to induce the growth of a malignant tumour
- candlesnuffers — Plural form of candlesnuffer.
- canons regular — one of a body of dignitaries or prebendaries attached to a cathedral or a collegiate church; a member of the chapter of a cathedral or a collegiate church.
- cantankerously — In a cantankerous manner.
- capriciousness — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
- censoriousness — The state of being censorious.
- censure motion — a motion in a deliberative body to censure someone
- central sulcus — a deep cleft in each hemisphere of the brain separating the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe
- channel surfer — to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.
- charles sumner — Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- chivalrousness — The state of being chivalrous.
- chronosequence — (geology) A sequence of different soils formed at different times.
- chrysanthemums — Plural form of chrysanthemum.
- circuitousness — The state of being circuitous.
- circumbendibus — a circumlocution
- circumferences — Plural form of circumference.
- circumspection — Circumspection is cautious behaviour and a refusal to take risks.
- cislunar space — the region beyond the earth's atmosphere occurring between the earth and moon
- clearing house — If an organization acts as a clearing house, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- clearing-house — a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks.
- clearinghouses — Plural form of clearinghouse.
- close juncture — continuity in the articulation of two successive sounds, as in the normal transition between sounds within a word; absence of juncture (opposed to open juncture). Compare juncture (def 7), open juncture, terminal juncture.
- clustergeeking — (jargon) /kluh'st*r-gee"king/ (CMU) Spending more time at a computer cluster doing CS homework than most people spend breathing.
- coffee grounds — the used ground beans that remain in a pot or coffee-maker
- colourlessness — The state or quality of being colourless.
- commensurately — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
- commensurating — Present participle of commensurate.
- commensuration — corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be commensurate with the amount of time worked.
- common measure — the usual stanza form of a ballad, consisting of four iambic lines rhyming a b c b or a b a b
- concrete music — music consisting of an electronically modified montage of tape-recorded sounds
- connaturalness — connaturality
- conquistadores — one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
- constabularies — Plural form of constabulary.
- constructively — helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.