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14-letter words containing p, l, a, n, b

  • double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
  • double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
  • expansion bolt — a bolt that expands on tightening, enabling it to be secured into an unthreaded hole
  • fallopian tube — one of a pair of long, slender ducts in the female abdomen that transport ova from the ovary to the uterus and, in fertilization, transport sperm cells from the uterus to the released ova; the oviduct of higher mammals.
  • garboard plank — the bottommost plank of a vessel's hull
  • general public — people in general
  • giant puffball — a puffball, Calvatia gigantea, that is the largest of its kind, known to have grown to more than 5 feet (1.6 meters) in circumference.
  • gilbert pattenGilbert ("Burt L. Standish") 1866–1945, U.S. writer of adventure stories.
  • heaven help sb — You say 'Heaven help someone' when you are worried that something bad is going to happen to them, often because you disapprove of what they are doing or the way they are behaving.
  • hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.
  • impassableness — The quality of being impassable.
  • implacableness — The quality of being implacable.
  • 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.
  • inapproachable — not approachable.
  • incapabilities — not capable.
  • inculpableness — The quality of being inculpable; blamelessness.
  • indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
  • indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
  • indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
  • indispensables — Plural form of indispensable.
  • inescapability — (uncountable) The state or property of being inescapable.
  • inseparability — incapable of being separated, parted, or disjoined: inseparable companions.
  • inspectability — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
  • insuperability — The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.
  • interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
  • latin alphabet — the alphabetical script derived from the Greek alphabet through Etruscan, used from about the 6th century b.c. for the writing of Latin, and since adopted, with modifications and additions of letters such as w, by the languages of Western Europe, including English, as well as many other languages.
  • leopard's-bane — any composite plant of the genus Doronicum, of Europe and Asia, having alternate, usually clasping leaves and heads of yellow flowers.
  • linen cupboard — airing cupboard
  • louangphrabang — a city in N Laos, on the Mekong River: former royal capital.
  • manipulability — capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.
  • manitoba maple — a Canadian fast-growing variety of maple
  • marsupial bone — epipubis.
  • municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
  • nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
  • napalm bombing — the act of attacking with napalm bombs
  • nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
  • nfld & lab — Newfoundland and Labrador
  • non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
  • non-appealable — an earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy, etc.; entreaty; petition; plea.
  • non-applicable — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
  • non-compatible — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
  • non-recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
  • non-repairable — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
  • non-reportable — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
  • non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • non-respirable — capable of being respired.
  • noncompensable — eligible for or subject to compensation, especially for a bodily injury.
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