14-letter words containing r, e, b, d
- magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
- make-and-break — noting or pertaining to a device, operated by an electric current, for automatically opening or closing a circuit once it has been closed or opened by a mechanical springlike device, as in a doorbell.
- man-made fibre — a type of fibre that is made artificially, such as polyester or rayon, rather than occurring naturally, like cotton or wool
- mandelbrot set — (mathematics, graphics) (After its discoverer, Benoit Mandelbrot) The set of all complex numbers c such that | z[N] | < 2 for arbitrarily large values of N, where z[0] = 0 z[n+1] = z[n]^2 + c The Mandelbrot set is usually displayed as an Argand diagram, giving each point a colour which depends on the largest N for which | z[N] | < 2, up to some maximum N which is used for the points in the set (for which N is infinite). These points are traditionally coloured black. The Mandelbrot set is the best known example of a fractal - it includes smaller versions of itself which can be explored to arbitrary levels of detail.
- marble orchard — cemetery.
- marmalade bush — a shrub, Streptosolen jamesonii, of the nightshade family, native to South America, bearing showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers, grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
- marriage bonds — the strong feeling of being united that is associated with marriage
- master bedroom — a principal bedroom in a house or apartment, usually the largest, typically occupied by the person or persons who head the household.
- master builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
- matteo bojardo — Matteo Maria [mah-tey-oh muh-ree-uh;; Italian maht-te-aw mah-ree-ah] /mɑˈteɪ oʊ məˈri ə;; Italian mɑtˈtɛ ɔ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), Boiardo, Matteo Maria.
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- methyl bromide — a colorless, poisonous gas, CH 3 Br, used chiefly as a solvent, refrigerant, and fumigant and in organic synthesis.
- middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
- mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
- mistletoe bird — a small Australian flower-pecker, Dicaeum hirundinaceum, that feeds on mistletoe berries
- mistranscribed — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- molded breadth — the extreme breadth of the framing of a vessel, excluding the thickness of the plating or planking.
- morbid obesity — a state of obesity in which the body mass index is between 40 and 49.9 kg/m2
- morbidity rate — a measure of the relative incidence of a particular disease in a specific locality
- mother hubbard — a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
- mound builders — a member of any of the early American Indian peoples who built the burial mounds, fortifications, and other earthworks found in the Midwest and the Southwest
- mourning bride — a plant, Scabiosa atropurpurea, native to Europe, cultivated for its purple, reddish, or white flowers.
- multibarrelled — (of a gun) having more than one barrel
- multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
- natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
- nebuchadnezzar — Also, Nebuchadrezzar [neb-uh-kuh d-rez-er, neb-yoo-] /ˌnɛb ə kədˈrɛz ər, ˌnɛb yʊ-/ (Show IPA). a king of Babylonia, 604?–561? b.c., and conqueror of Jerusalem. II Kings 24, 25.
- needle bearing — an antifriction roller bearing in which long rollers of very small diameter fill the race without a cage to provide spacers between them
- neighbourhoods — Plural form of neighbourhood.
- neubrandenburg — a city in Mecklenburg–West Pomerania, in NE Germany.
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- non-corrodible — to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
- non-deliberate — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- nonpredictable — Not predictable.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- nudibranchiate — nudibranch.
- objet de vertu — an object of virtu
- on the rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
- 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.
- ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- 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 and above — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- 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-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overbejewelled — wearing an excessive amount of jewellery, or excessively decorated
- 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
- particle board — any of various composition boards formed from small particles of wood, as flakes or shavings, tightly compressed and bonded together with a resin.