14-letter words containing r, o, t, a, b, l
- stealth bomber — a type of US military aircraft using advanced technology to render it virtually undetectable to sight, radar, or infrared sensors
- 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.
- subproletariat — the poorest group within the working class
- supportability — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- 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.
- tabularization — the act of tabularizing
- telegraph buoy — a buoy placed over an underwater telegraph cable.
- ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
- terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
- the honourable — a title of respect placed before a name: employed before the names of various officials in the English-speaking world, as a courtesy title in Britain for the children of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls, and in Parliament by one member speaking of another
- thermoformable — having the ability to be shaped using heat and pressure
- thermolability — the state of being unstable or subject to transformation or destruction when heated
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- throw a wobbly — to become suddenly very agitated or angry
- to ring a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
- tower of babel — an ancient city in the land of Shinar in which the building of a tower (Tower of Babel) intended to reach heaven was begun and the confusion of the language of the people took place. Gen. 11:4–9.
- trombiculiasis — the condition of being infested with chiggers.
- uncontrollable — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- uncontrollably — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- unsurmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- valve trombone — a trombone equipped with three or four valves in place of a slide.
- variable costs — Variable costs are costs that vary depending on how much of a product is made.
- vibratory mill — A vibratory mill is a machine for grinding something, in which the feed and grinding medium are between two surfaces which vibrate against each other.
- vibroflotation — the use of a vibrating probe inserted into soil to prevent soil liquefaction, which can be a hazard in earthquakes
- whirlpool bath — a bath in which the body is immersed in swirling water as therapy or for relaxation.