14-letter words containing u, n, i, l, e
- brazil current — a warm current in the Atlantic Ocean flowing SE along the E coast of Brazil.
- bridge fluting — (on the stem of a drinking glass) flutes or facets continuing onto the underside of the bowl.
- bronchial tube — Your bronchial tubes are the two tubes which connect your windpipe to your lungs.
- bubonic plague — Bubonic plague is a serious infectious disease spread by rats. It killed many people during the Middle Ages.
- builder's knot — clove hitch
- building paper — any of various types of heavy-duty paper that usually consist of bitumen reinforced with fibre sandwiched between two sheets of kraft paper: used in damp-proofing or as insulation between the soil and a road surface
- building trade — the economic sector comprising all companies and workers involved in construction
- bulletin board — A bulletin board is a board which is usually attached to a wall in order to display notices giving information about something.
- bullion fringe — a thick gold or silver wire or fringed cord used as a trimming, as on military uniforms
- burying beetle — a beetle of the genus Necrophorous, which buries the dead bodies of small animals by excavating beneath them, using the corpses as food for themselves and their larvae: family Silphidae
- business angel — A business angel is a person who gives financial support to a commercial venture and receives a share of any profits from it, but who does not expect to be involved in its management.
- business class — Business class seating on an aeroplane costs less than first class but more than economy class.
- business cycle — the recurrent fluctuation between boom and depression in the economic activity of a capitalist country
- business lunch — a lunch at which business is discussed or transacted
- business reply — a form of mail, as a postcard, letter, or envelope, usually sent as an enclosure, and which can be mailed back by respondents without their having to pay postage.
- businesspeople — a person regularly employed in business, especially a white-collar worker, executive, or owner.
- cable trunking — Cable trunking is an enclosure usually with a rectangular cross section, and with one removable or hinged side, that is used to protect cables and provide space for other electrical equipment.
- calumniousness — Calumny.
- cape peninsula — (in South Africa) the peninsula and the part of the mainland on which Cape Town and most of its suburbs are located
- centrifugalize — to subject (something) to centrifugal motion
- chicken turtle — an edible, freshwater turtle, Deirochelys reticularia, of the southeastern U.S., characterized by a long neck and by the network of fine, yellow lines marking the dark carapace.
- child guidance — the counselling of emotionally disturbed children
- chinese puzzle — an intricate puzzle, esp one consisting of boxes within boxes
- chivalrousness — The state of being chivalrous.
- chladni figure — a pattern formed by fine powder placed on a vibrating surface, used to display the positions of nodes and antinodes
- circumventable — Capable of being circumvented.
- cisalpine gaul — (in the ancient world) that part of Gaul between the Alps and the Apennines
- cislunar space — the region beyond the earth's atmosphere occurring between the earth and moon
- clairaudiently — in a clairaudient manner
- claude lorrain — real name Claude Gelée. 1600–82, French painter, esp of idealized landscapes, noted for his subtle depiction of light
- cleaning fluid — a solvent or other solution for removing stains or cleaning particular objects
- clearing house — If an organization acts as a clearing house, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
- clearing-house — a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks.
- clearinghouses — Plural form of clearinghouse.
- clincher-built — clinker-built (def 2).
- clustergeeking — (jargon) /kluh'st*r-gee"king/ (CMU) Spending more time at a computer cluster doing CS homework than most people spend breathing.
- co-educational — A co-educational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
- coevolutionary — of or relating to coevolution
- colliquescence — the potential for turning to liquid
- colloquialness — The state or quality of being colloquial.
- colour printer — a printer that prints in colour on paper
- come in useful — If an object or skill comes in useful, it can help you achieve something in a particular situation.
- community life — the life and activities of a community
- compulsiveness — compelling; compulsory.
- conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- conceptualises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualise.
- conceptualists — Plural form of conceptualist.
- conceptualized — Simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize.
- conceptualizer — a person who conceptualizes
- conceptualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualize.