13-letter words containing a, b, n, d, o, e
- sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
- sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
- take on board — be receptive
- thiabendazole — a drug used as an antifungal treatment and as an anthelmintic
- to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
- treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
- uncommendable — not able to be commended; unworthy of commendation; reprehensible
- uncommendably — in an uncommendable manner
- undiagnosable — unable to be diagnosed
- unmetabolised — not metabolised
- unmetabolized — not metabolized
- unobliterated — to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface.
- unputdownable — (especially of a book or periodical) so interesting or suspenseful as to compel reading.
- vandyke brown — a medium brown color.
- waterboarding — a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.
- weather-bound — delayed or shut in by bad weather.