14-letter words containing o, b, s, l, e
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- 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.
- subdevelopment — a development within a larger or more important development
- subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
- superimposable — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- susceptible of — that gives a chance for; admitting; allowing
- susceptible to — liable to
- sweated labour — workers forced to work in poor conditions for low pay
- tabes dorsalis — syphilis of the spinal cord and its appendages, characterized by shooting pains and other sensory disturbances, and, in the later stages, by paralysis.
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- the joe blakes — the DT's
- to be slouched — to sit, lie or lean in an ungainly way, with one's limbs spread out
- to sweat blood — If you say that someone sweats blood trying to do something, you are emphasizing that they try very hard to do it.
- troubleshooted — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- troubleshooter — a person with special skill in resolving disputes, impasses, etc., as in business, national, or international affairs: a diplomatic troubleshooter in the Middle East.
- uncollectables — things that are not collectable
- unconscionable — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
- undecomposable — indecomposable or unable to be decomposed
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
- undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
- unmentionables — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
- unquestionable — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.
- unquestionably — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.
- unsaponifiable — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- unsurmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- variable costs — Variable costs are costs that vary depending on how much of a product is made.
- vegetable soup — soup made with vegetables
- velasco ibarra — José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1979, Ecuadorean political leader: president 1934–35, 1944–47, 1952–56, 1960–61, 1968–72.
- vesa local bus — (hardware, standard) (VL, VLB) A local bus defined by the Video Electronics Standards Association, mostly used in personal computers based on the Intel 486. See also PCI.
- warehouse club — A warehouse club is a large shop which sells goods at reduced prices to people who pay each year to become members of the organization that runs the shop.
- webliographies — Plural form of webliography.
- whistle blower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- whistle-blower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- whistleblowers — Plural form of whistleblower.
- whistleblowing — The disclosure to the public or to authorities, usually by an employee, of wrongdoing in a company or government department.
- whortleberries — Plural form of whortleberry.
- women's libber — a movement to combat sexual discrimination and to gain full legal, economic, vocational, educational, and social rights and opportunities for women, equal to those of men.
- word blindness — alexia.
- writer's block — a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work.