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13-letter words containing a, b, l, i, n

  • robben island — a small island in South Africa, 11 km (7 miles) off the Cape Peninsula: formerly used by the South African government to house political prisoners
  • rollerblading — skating on rollerblades
  • running belay — the clipping of the rope through a karabiner attached to a sling, piton, nut, etc, secured to the mountain: used by a leading climber of a team to reduce the length of a possible fall
  • saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
  • san cristobal — a city in SW Venezuela.
  • sanitary belt — a narrow belt, usually of elastic, for holding a sanitary napkin in place.
  • scythian lamb — a fern, Cibotium barometz, of southeastern Asia, having stalks covered with shaggy, brownish hair and large, feathery leaves, formerly believed to be a source of vegetable wool.
  • seasonability — fact of being seasonable
  • sensible heat — Sensible heat is heat which is exchanged in an energy generation system, and which only affects the temperature of one or more substances.
  • serial number — a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification: the serial number of an automobile engine.
  • serum albumin — Biochemistry. the principal protein of blood plasma, important in osmotic regulation of the blood and transport of metabolites.
  • shingle beach — a beach made of a mass of small pieces of rough stone
  • shot-blasting — the cleaning of metal, etc, by a stream of shot
  • silent barter — dumb barter.
  • simon bolivar — Simón [sahy-muh n;; Spanish see-mawn] /ˈsaɪ mən;; Spanish siˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("El Libertador") 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
  • single combat — combat between two persons.
  • single-barrel — a gun having one barrel, especially a shotgun.
  • sinterability — the capacity to be sintered
  • sinumbra lamp — an unshaded sperm-oil lamp consisting of a translucent glass globe supported on a pedestal: a form of astral lamp.
  • sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
  • spiral nebula — (formerly) a spiral galaxy.
  • splenial bone — a small bone in the lower jaw of some animals, such as reptiles and birds
  • stabilization — the act or process of stabilizing or the state of being stabilized.
  • stamen blight — a disease of blackberries, characterized by a gray, powdery mass of spores covering the anthers, caused by a fungus, Hapalosphaeria deformans.
  • sub-librarian — an assistant or junior librarian
  • suballocation — an allocation made from a previous allocation
  • subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • sublieutenant — British. a navy officer ranking next below a lieutenant.
  • subpopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
  • subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
  • substantially — of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc.: a substantial sum of money.
  • substantively — a noun.
  • subtriangular — almost triangular;not quite triangular
  • suprasensible — not perceptible by the senses
  • swashbuckling — characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler.
  • syllabication — to syllabify.
  • symbolization — the act or process of symbolizing.
  • table dancing — Table dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances in a sexy way close to a customer or group of customers.
  • table licence — a licence authorizing the sale of alcoholic drinks with meals only
  • table setting — a set of cutlery, glasses, napkin, etc. for one person, as used on a table
  • table-rapping — the sounds of knocking or tapping made without any apparent physical agency while a group of people sit round a table, and attributed by spiritualists to the spirit of a dead person using this as a means of communication with the living
  • table-turning — the movement of a table attributed by spiritualists to the power of spirits working through a group of persons placing their hands or fingers on the table top
  • thiabendazole — a drug used as an antifungal treatment and as an anthelmintic
  • thinkableness — the state or quality of being conceivable or thinkable
  • tintinnabular — of or relating to bells or bell ringing.
  • tintinnabulum — a small, tinkling bell or a set of bells played in succession.
  • tobaccanalian — a smoker
  • touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
  • trail-blazing — A trail-blazing idea, event, or organization is new, exciting, and original.
  • tramping club — an organization of people who walk for recreation, esp in the bush
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