13-letter words containing a, b, o, d, e
- national debt — the financial obligations of a national government resulting from deficit spending.
- neurofeedback — The presentation of realtime feedback on brainwave activity, as measured by sensors on the scalp, sometimes offered as a means of therapy.
- non-adaptable — capable of being adapted.
- non-amendable — to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- non-obligated — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
- noncarbonated — Not carbonated; lacking carbonation.
- nondeferrable — Not deferrable.
- nondegradable — not subject to or capable of degradation or decomposition: nondegradable waste.
- nondeliberate — not deliberate or intentional
- nondepletable — not depletable
- nondetachable — Not capable of being detached.
- nondialyzable — not dialyzable or capable of undergoing dialysis
- nondisposable — Not disposable.
- nonexpendable — capable of being expended.
- nonrecordable — Not recordable.
- nonrefundable — an amount refunded.
- oil-based mud — Oil-based mud is a drilling fluid that is an emulsion containing oil as the base fluid.
- orbital index — the ratio of the maximum breadth to the maximum height of the orbital cavity multiplied by 100.
- organ-builder — a maker of organs
- osborne, adam — Adam Osborne
- over-abundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- particleboard — a boardlike building material made by compressing sawdust or wood particles with a resin binder
- perboric acid — a hypothetical acid, HBO 3 , known only in the form of its salts.
- perditionable — deserving perdition or damnation
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- postdebutante — following the stage of being a debutante
- quarter-bound — a style of bookbinding in which the spine is leather and the sides are cloth or paper.
- quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
- random number — pseudorandom number
- random rubble — masonry in which untooled stones are set without coursing
- recommendable — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- recommendably — in a way that is recommendable
- redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
- redondo beach — a city in SW California.
- rialto bridge — a bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, liking Rialto Island with San Marco Island
- 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
- rond de jambe — a circular movement of the leg.
- saber-toothed — having long, saberlike upper canine teeth, sometimes extending below the margin of the lower jaw.
- sacred baboon — hamadryas baboon.
- sacred bamboo — nandina.
- second ballot — an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates
- second banana — a comic who supports the leading comedian, often as a straight man, especially in burlesque or vaudeville.
- self-absorbed — preoccupied with one's thoughts, interests, etc.
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- skilled labor — labor that requires special training for its satisfactory performance.
- skin and bone — You can say someone is just skin and bone when you do not approve of the fact that they are very thin.
- soapbox derby — a race between children in homemade racing carts