14-letter words containing a, b, d, u, l
- do a slow burn — If someone does a slow burn, their angry feelings grow slowly but steadily.
- double bassoon — a bassoon an octave lower in pitch than the ordinary bassoon: the largest and deepest-toned instrument of the oboe class; contrabassoon.
- double feature — a motion-picture program consisting of two films shown one after the other for the price of a single ticket.
- double glazing — glazing consisting of two thicknesses of glass with a dead air space between them.
- double harness — harness for a pair of horses.
- double marking — a method of assessment in which two individuals independently mark a test or evaluate a performance
- double measure — A double measure is a drink that is twice the normal measure.
- double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
- double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
- double-dealing — duplicity; treachery; deception.
- doubly serrate — biserrate
- draw-out table — draw table.
- dummy variable — a variable appearing in a mathematical expression that can be replaced by any arbitrary variable, not occurring in the expression, without affecting the value of the whole
- fairy bluebird — any fruit-eating passerine bird of the genus Irena, of the East Indies, the males of the several species being characteristically black below and purple-blue above.
- fluoboric acid — a clear, colorless liquid, HBF 4 , that ionizes abundantly in solution, used chiefly in the synthesis of fluoborates.
- global product — a commercial product that is marketed throughout the world under the same brand name
- go a bundle on — to be extremely fond of
- half-submerged — under the surface of water or any other enveloping medium; inundated.
- image-building — improving the brand image or public image of something or someone by good public relations, advertising, etc
- indestructable — Misspelling of indestructible.
- indian buffalo — a member of the cattle tribe, Bubalus bubalis, of swampy regions of S Asia, having widely spreading back-curving horns. Domesticated forms are used as draught animals
- indubitability — that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain; unquestionable.
- infundibulated — Funnel-shaped.
- lady bountiful — a wealthy lady in George Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem, noted for her kindness and generosity.
- land of beulah — (in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress) the peaceful land in which the pilgrim awaits the call to the Celestial City.
- laundry basket — container for clothes and linen
- left-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the left or port side.
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- liqueur brandy — sweetened flavoured brandy
- magdeburg laws — the local laws of the city of Magdeburg, which were adopted by many European cities in the middle ages
- mandibulectomy — (surgery) excision of the mandible.
- mandibulohyoid — (anatomy) Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch.
- marmalade bush — a shrub, Streptosolen jamesonii, of the nightshade family, native to South America, bearing showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers, grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
- master builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
- mirabile dictu — wonderful to relate; amazing to say
- moulding board — a board on which dough is kneaded
- multibarrelled — (of a gun) having more than one barrel
- multichambered — comprising or involving several chambers
- municipal bond — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
- non-adjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
- non-repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
- nuts and bolts — the essential or basic aspects: to learn the nuts and bolts of a new job.
- ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
- penalty double — business double.
- platinum-blond — (of hair) of a pale silver-blond colour
- prandtl number — the ratio of the fluid viscosity to the thermal conductivity of a substance, a low number indicating high convection.
- pseudo-liberal — favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- public holiday — national day off work