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14-letter words containing l, a, c, e, i, b

  • biscuit barrel — an airtight container of circular section equipped with a lid and used for storing biscuits
  • black bindweed — a twining polygonaceous European plant, Polygonum convolvulus, with heart-shaped leaves and triangular black seed pods
  • black selenium — an allotropic form of selenium occurring as a black, amorphous, water-insoluble, light-sensitive powder: used chiefly in photoelectric cells.
  • black squirrel — a fox squirrel or gray squirrel in that color phase in which the fur is black.
  • blanket stitch — a strong reinforcing stitch for the edges of blankets and other thick material
  • blanket-stitch — a basic sewing stitch in which widely spaced, interlocking loops, or purls, are formed, used for cutwork, as a decorative finish for edges, etc.
  • blister-packed — presented in a blister pack
  • bone porcelain — bone china.
  • bowling crease — a line marked at the wicket, over which a bowler must not advance fully before delivering the ball
  • brachycephalic — having a head nearly as broad from side to side as from front to back, esp one with a cephalic index over 80
  • branchiostegal — of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish
  • brazil current — a warm current in the Atlantic Ocean flowing SE along the E coast of Brazil.
  • bread poultice — a poultice made from breadcrumbs
  • breech-loading — (of a firearm) loaded at the breech
  • 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.
  • bug-compatible — Said of a design or revision that has been badly compromised by a requirement to be compatible with fossils or misfeatures in other programs or (especially) previous releases of itself. "MS-DOS 2.0 used \ as a path separator to be bug-compatible with some cretin's choice of / as an option character in 1.0."
  • business class — Business class seating on an aeroplane costs less than first class but more than economy class.
  • 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.
  • calamine brass — an alloy of zinc carbonate and copper, formerly used to imitate gold.
  • cambridge blue — a lightish blue colour
  • cambridge lisp — A flavour of Lisp using BCPL. Sources owned by Fitznorman partners.
  • capillary tube — a glass tube with a fine bore and thick walls, used in thermometers, etc
  • capital budget — a budget for major capital or investment expenditures
  • carpet bowling — a form of bowls played indoors on a strip of carpet, at the centre of which lies an obstacle round which the bowl has to pass
  • carrion beetle — any beetle of the family Silphidae that track carrion by a keen sense of smell
  • cartilage bone — any bone that develops within cartilage rather than in a fibrous tissue membrane
  • cartridge belt — a belt with pockets for cartridge clips or loops for cartridges
  • celestial body — an object visible in the sky, such as a planet
  • charitableness — (uncountable) The quality of being charitable.
  • chemical abuse — the habitual use of a mood-altering drug, alcoholic beverage, etc.
  • circumambulate — to walk around (something)
  • circumventable — Capable of being circumvented.
  • clapper bridge — a primitive type of bridge in which planks or slabs of stone rest on piles of stones
  • climb the wall — If you say that you are climbing the walls, you are emphasizing that you feel very frustrated, nervous, or anxious.
  • climbing frame — A climbing frame is a structure that has been made for children to climb and play on. It consists of metal or wooden bars joined together.
  • cocktail table — a low table as for serving refreshments, esp. one in a living room
  • columbia river — a river in SW Canada and the NW United States, flowing S and W from SE British Columbia through Washington along the boundary between Washington and Oregon and into the Pacific. 1214 miles (1955 km) long.
  • combinableness — The quality or state of being combinable.
  • commissionable — the act of committing or entrusting a person, group, etc., with supervisory power or authority.
  • compassionable — exciting or deserving pity
  • compatibleness — The state or quality of being compatible.
  • compensability — eligibility for compensation
  • complimentable — Archaic. a gift; present.
  • computerizable — able to be computerized
  • concealability — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
  • conceivability — capable of being conceived; imaginable.
  • concelebration — the celebration of a Eucharist or Mass by two or more members of the clergy.
  • connectability — to join, link, or fasten together; unite or bind: to connect the two cities by a bridge; Communication satellites connect the local stations into a network.
  • conquerability — the state or quality of being surmountable
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