14-letter words containing s, u, b, c
- orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
- oversubscribed — If something such as an event or a service is oversubscribed, too many people apply to attend the event or use the service.
- piecrust table — a table having a top, usually round, with a raised and intricately carved edge.
- plastic bullet — A plastic bullet is a large bullet made of plastic, which is intended to make people stop rioting, rather than to kill people.
- plumbosolvency — the ability to dissolve lead
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- 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.
- public affairs — (used with a plural verb) matters of general interest or concern, especially those dealing with current social or political issues.
- public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
- public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- public service — the business of supplying an essential commodity, as gas or electricity, or a service, as transportation, to the general public.
- public statute — public law (def 1).
- putrescibility — liable to become putrid.
- quadrisyllabic — a word or poetic meter with four syllables
- rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- resubscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- ribonucleoside — a ribonucleotide precursor that contains ribose and a purine or pyrimidine base.
- robusta coffee — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
- runcible spoon — a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.
- sacrifice bunt — a bunt made by the batter so that a base runner is advanced while the batter is put out
- 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)
- scoresby sound — a heavily indented arm of the Norwegian Sea in E Greenland.
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- self-publicist — someone who is skilled at promoting him or herself
- showbiz column — a column about the entertainment industry
- shower cubicle — a shower enclosure
- simaroubaceous — belonging to the Simaroubaceae, the quassia family of plants.
- sounding-block — a small block of wood for rapping with a gavel.
- spruce budworm — the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
- square bracket — bracket (def 3).
- stumble across — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- subarborescent — below or under trees
- subassociation — an association that forms part of a larger association
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- subconsciouses — existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness: the subconscious self. Compare preconscious, unconscious.
- subconsciously — existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness: the subconscious self. Compare preconscious, unconscious.
- 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
- subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subgenerically — in a subgeneric manner; in a way relating to a subgenus
- subject matter — the substance of a discussion, book, writing, etc., as distinguished from its form or style.
- subject to sth — If an event will take place subject to a condition, it will take place only if that thing happens.
- subjectability — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- subjectiveness — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).