0%

14-letter words containing s, a, b, i, n

  • 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
  • springboarding — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
  • square-bashing — drill on a barrack square
  • stabbing board — A stabbing board is a platform in the derrick, on which the derrickhand stands to run in casing.
  • stage business — business (def 10).
  • staggering bob — a newborn calf.
  • starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
  • strikebreaking — action directed at breaking up a strike of workers.
  • sturmabteilung — a political militia of the Nazi party, organized about 1923 and notorious for its violence and terrorism up to 1934, when it was purged and reorganized as an instrument of physical training and political indoctrination of German men; Brown Shirts.
  • sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • subaggregation — a subtotalling
  • subassociation — an association that forms part of a larger association
  • subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
  • subcontracting — outsourcing of contract work
  • subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
  • subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
  • subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
  • subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
  • subinsinuation — an indirect or incomplete insinuation
  • submachine gun — a lightweight automatic or semiautomatic gun, fired from the shoulder or hip.
  • submetacentric — referring to chromosomes which have one long arm and one short arm
  • subminiaturize — to design or manufacture (equipment, especially electronic equipment) of a greatly reduced scale.
  • substantialism — the doctrine that substantial noumena exist as a basis for phenomena.
  • substantiality — of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money.
  • substantialize — to make or become substantial or actual
  • substantiation — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
  • substantiative — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
  • substantiators — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
  • substantivized — to use (an adjective, verb, etc.) as a substantive; convert into a substantive: a substantivized participle.
  • substitutional — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
  • sustainability — the ability to be sustained, supported, upheld, or confirmed.
  • swimming baths — an indoor swimming pool
  • terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
  • the-bostonians — a novel (1886) by Henry James.
  • thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • thrust bearing — a bearing designed to absorb thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution.
  • trans-siberian — Russian Sibirʾ. an extensive region in the Russian Federation in N Asia, extending from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific.
  • transfer orbit — the flight path of a space vehicle moving from a nearly circular orbit to one with different parameters.
  • transit number — an identifying number assigned by a banking organization to a bank and printed on its checks.
  • tubuai islands — a chain of small islands extending about 1400 km (850 miles) in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia; discovered by Captain Cook in 1777; annexed by France in 1880. Pop: 1979 (2002). Area: 173 sq km (67 sq miles)
  • tunguska basin — large coal basin in central Siberia, between the Yenisei & Lena rivers: it is drained by three rivers, the Lower Tunguska, Stony Tunguska, & Upper Tunguska (usually called the Angara River), which flow west into the Yenisei
  • un-subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • unclassifiable — that cannot be categorized
  • unconscionable — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
  • unconscionably — not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
  • undiminishable — unable to be diminished
  • undiscoverable — unable to be discovered or found out
  • undiscoverably — in an undiscoverable manner
  • universal bank — A universal bank is a bank that offers both banking and stockbroking services to its clients.
  • universal beam — a broad-flanged rolled steel joist suitable for a stanchion (axial load) or beam (bending load)
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?