14-letter words containing t, a, b, r, d
- periodic table — a table illustrating the periodic system, in which the chemical elements, formerly arranged in the order of their atomic weights and now according to their atomic numbers, are shown in related groups.
- pituitary body — (formerly) the pituitary gland.
- plotting board — Navigation. a transparent table on a ship, used as a plotting sheet.
- prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
- predictability — consistent repetition of a state, course of action, behavior, or the like, making it possible to know in advance what to expect: The predictability of their daily lives was both comforting and boring.
- preestablished — to establish beforehand.
- quodlibetarian — a person who writes, discusses or engages in quodlibets
- radiation belt — Van Allen belt.
- radiobroadcast — a broadcast by radio.
- rainbow darter — a stout darter, Etheostoma caeruleum, inhabiting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River drainages, the spawning male of which has the sides marked with oblique blue bars with red interspaces.
- record cabinet — a piece of furniture like a cupboard, designed to hold or display vinyl records stacked on their side
- redeliberation — careful consideration before decision.
- rediscountable — able to be rediscounted
- right of abode — If someone is given the right of abode in a particular country, they are legally allowed to live there.
- road stability — the extent to which a motor vehicle is stable and does not skid, esp at high speeds, or on sharp bends or wet roads
- rob the cradle — a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- rolled tobacco — loose tobacco that is rolled into cigarettes
- roundaboutedly — in a roundabout manner
- roundaboutness — the characteristic of being roundabout
- scatterbrained — a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- secretary bird — a large, long-legged, raptorial bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, of Africa, that feeds on reptiles.
- skirting board — fabric for making skirts.
- 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.
- stabbing board — A stabbing board is a platform in the derrick, on which the derrickhand stands to run in casing.
- stars and bars — U.S. History. the flag adopted by the Confederate States of America, consisting of two broad horizontal bars of red separated by one of white, with a blue union marked with a circle of white stars, one for each Confederate state. Compare Southern Cross (def 2).
- statutory body — a body set up by the government to consider evidence and make judgements in some field of activity
- subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
- sugar diabetes — diabetes mellitus
- 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.
- tensor bandage — a wide elasticized bandage that supports injured joints
- thenard's blue — cobalt blue.
- to draw breath — If you do not have time to draw breath, you do not have time to have a break from what you are doing.
- trade barriers — any regulation or policy that restricts international trade, especially tariffs, quotas, etc.
- tunbridge ware — decorative wooden ware, including tables, trays, boxes, and ornamental objects, produced especially in the late 17th and 18th centuries in Tunbridge Wells, England, with mosaiclike marquetry sawed from square-sectioned wooden rods of different natural colors.
- turkey buzzard — turkey vulture.
- umbrella stand — an upright rack or stand for umbrellas
- un-subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- unarmed combat — the action of fighting without weapons
- uncorroborated — to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.
- undeliberately — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
- understandable — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- understandably — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
- undeterminable — capable of being determined.
- unpremeditable — capable of being premeditated
- unsubordinated — noting or designating a debt obligation whose holder is placed in precedence below secured and general creditors: subordinated debentures.
- upgradeability — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- urban district — a minor administrative division in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, with local self-government by a district council, but lacking the charter of a borough.