14-letter words containing r, a, s, p, b, e
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- non-respirable — capable of being respired.
- 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.
- pastry blender — a kitchen utensil having several parallel wires bent in a semicircle and secured by a handle, used especially for mixing pastry dough.
- penetrableness — the state of being penetrable; the capacity to be penetrated
- persian blinds — persiennes
- piecrust table — a table having a top, usually round, with a raised and intricately carved edge.
- pleasurability — the characteristic of being pleasurable
- plumber's mate — a person who helps a plumber do his or her job
- porgy and bess — an opera (1935) with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin.
- 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.
- preestablished — to establish beforehand.
- presentability — that may be presented.
- 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.
- pressure cabin — a pressurized cabin.
- 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
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- pseudomembrane — a tough outer layer found on the surface of the mucous membrane or skin
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- puerto barrios — a seaport in E Guatemala.
- raspberry bush — a bush on which raspberries grow
- raspberry cane — a long thin stalk on which raspberries grow
- raspberry tart — a fruit tart made with raspberries
- repositionable — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- respectability — the state or quality of being respectable.
- respectabilize — to make respectable
- sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
- semi-permeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
- semipolar bond — type of chemical bond
- serpent bearer — the constellation Ophiuchus.
- sheepback rock — roche moutonnée.
- special branch — The Special Branch is the department of the British police that is concerned with political security and deals with things such as terrorism and visits by foreign leaders.
- spread betting — Spread betting is a form of gambling that involves predicting a range of possible scores or results rather than one particular score or result.
- 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
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- sub-postmaster — (in Britain) a man who runs a sub-post office
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
- subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
- superabsorbent — extremely or unusually absorbent: superabsorbent fibers.
- superabundance — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- superambitious — extremely ambitious, highly ambitious