13-letter words containing a, b, r, o, g, t
- globe theatre — a theater on the south bank of the Thames in London, 1599–1613: many of Shakespeare's plays were first produced here.
- go to bat for — Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- governability — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- graffiti-bomb — Military. a projectile, formerly usually spherical, filled with a bursting charge and exploded by means of a fuze, by impact, or otherwise, now generally designed to be dropped from an aircraft.
- great lobelia — a North American plant, Lobelia siphilitica, having long, showy clusters of blue flowers.
- grylloblattid — a primitive insect of the order Grylloblattidea, having a soft, unpigmented wingless body with long antennae and no eyes, living under stones in moderately high mountains of the western U.S., Japan, and the U.S.S.R.
- gubernatorial — of or relating to a state governor or the office of state governor.
- habit-forming — tending to cause or encourage addiction, especially through physiological dependence: habit-forming drugs.
- hot-water bag — a bag, usually of rubber, for holding hot water to apply warmth to some part of the body, as the feet.
- matagorda bay — a bay in SE Texas, at the mouth of the Colorado River, separated from the Gulf of Mexico by the Matagorda Peninsula. About 50 miles (80 km) long.
- matchboarding — a construction of matchboards.
- metagrobolize — to mystify or puzzle
- mortgage bond — a bond secured by a mortgage on real estate or other property.
- mount gambier — a city in S Australia.
- nitrogen base — Chemistry, Biochemistry. a nitrogen-containing organic compound that has the chemical properties of a base, especially a pyrimidine or purine: Four nitrogen bases are present in a DNA molecule.
- non-budgetary — an estimate, often itemized, of expected income and expense for a given period in the future.
- nonobligatory — Not obligatory; not required; optional.
- objurgatively — In an objurgative or reproving manner.
- overbreathing — hyperventilation
- overnight bag — a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.
- parking orbit — a temporary orbit in which a spacecraft awaits the next phase of its mission.
- pigeon breast — chicken breast.
- rialto bridge — a bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, liking Rialto Island with San Marco Island
- robot dancing — a dance of the 1980s characterized by jerky mechanical movements
- 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.
- store baggage — If a hotel stores baggage, it puts a guest's baggage in a storage room until it is needed by the guest.
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
- the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
- thorough bass — figured bass.
- thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
- trade embargo — a government order imposing a trade barrier
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- unforgettable — impossible to forget; indelibly impressed on the memory: scenes of unforgettable beauty.
- unforgettably — impossible to forget; indelibly impressed on the memory: scenes of unforgettable beauty.
- verbigeration — the condition or instances of repeating the same word or sentence against one's will as a symptom of a psychiatric disorder
- 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.
- wild bergamot — a plant, Monarda fistulosa, of the mint family, native to eastern North America, having a rounded cluster of lilac-colored or purple flowers, growing in dry places.