14-letter words containing o, s, b, r
- neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- neurobiologist — the branch of biology that is concerned with the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system.
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- nitrosobenzene — a blue, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 6 H 5 NO, that is green as a molten solid or in solution.
- non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- non-liberalism — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- non-reservable — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
- non-respirable — capable of being respired.
- non-subsidiary — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- nonobstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- nonobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
- oblique stroke — (character) "/". Common names include: (forward) slash; stroke; ITU-T: slant; oblique stroke. Rare: diagonal; solidus; over; slak; virgule; INTERCAL: slat. Commonly used as the division operator in programming, and to separate the components in Unix pathnames, and hence also in URLs. Also used to delimit regular expressions in several languages.
- observer force — a force deployed to an area of conflict to observe proceedings
- obstreperously — resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
- obstructionism — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
- obstructionist — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
- of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
- opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
- or thereabouts — You add or thereabouts after a number or date to indicate that it is approximate.
- orange blossom — the white flower of an orange tree, especially of the genus Citrus, much used in wreaths, bridal bouquets, etc.: the state flower of Florida.
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
- outer hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- over sb's head — If someone does something over another person's head, they do it without asking them or discussing it with them, especially when they should do so because the other person is in a position of authority.
- over-ambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- overburdensome — excessively burdensome.
- oversubscribed — If something such as an event or a service is oversubscribed, too many people apply to attend the event or use the service.
- paddock-basher — a vehicle suited to driving on rough terrain
- pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
- pas de bourree — a short running step.
- pembroke pines — a city in SE Florida, near Fort Lauderdale.
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- possible world — (in modal logic) a semantic device formalizing the notion of what the world might have been like. A statement is necessarily true if and only if it is true in every possible world
- post-breakfast — the first meal of the day; morning meal: A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.
- postliberation — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after the liberation of a city, state, nation, etc
- pre-bachelor's — an unmarried man.
- press cupboard — a cupboard of the 16th and 17th centuries having an overhanging top above a recessed cabinet, beneath which is a section of drawers or cabinets.
- probabiliorism — the theory that in the case of doubt one should choose the action most likely to be right
- probabiliorist — someone who advocates probabiliorism
- probable cause — reasonable ground for a belief, as, in a criminal case, that the accused was guilty of the crime, or, in a civil case, that grounds for the action existed: used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution.
- processability — capable of being processed.
- progress board — a department of an organization, company, etc, that oversees and ensures progress, advance or development
- prohibitionist — a person who favors or advocates prohibition.
- protopresbyter — a title given to distinguished priests.
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.