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13-letter words containing a, b, s, e, n

  • benjamin west — Benjamin, 1738–1820, U.S. painter, in England after 1763.
  • benjamin-bush — Also called spice-wood. a yellow-flowered, North American shrub, Lindera benzoin, of the laurel family, whose bark and leaves have a spicy odor.
  • berchtesgaden — a town in Germany, in SE Bavaria: site of the fortified mountain retreat of Adolf Hitler. Pop: 7667 (2003 est)
  • bering strait — a strait between Alaska and Russia, connecting the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean
  • berkeleianism — the philosophical system of George Berkeley, holding that objects exist only when perceived, that God's perception sustains the universe, and that there is no independent substratum or substance in which these perceptions inhere
  • betamethasone — a synthetic analogue of a glucocorticoid, C 22 H 29 FO 5 , used in various forms in the treatment of inflammation, allergies, and tumors, and for replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency.
  • bewick's swan — a white Old World swan, Cygnus bewickii, having a black bill with a small yellow base
  • bicentennials — pertaining to or in honor of a 200th anniversary: bicentennial celebration; a bicentennial exposition.
  • bignoniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa
  • binary search — (algorithm)   A search algorithm which repeatedly divides an ordered search space in half according to how the required (key) value compares with the middle element. The following pseudo-C routine performs a binary search return the index of the element of vector "thing[first..last]" equal to "target": if (target < thing[first] || target > thing[last]) return NOT_FOUND; while (first < last) { mid = (first+last)/2; /* truncate to integer */ if (target == thing[mid]) return mid; if (target < thing[mid]) last = mid-1; else first = mid+1; } if (target == thing[last]) return last; return NOT_FOUND; (2003-01-14)
  • binary system — a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no.
  • birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
  • bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
  • black english — the group of related dialects of American English spoken variously by many black people in the U.S.
  • black section — (in Britain in the 1980s) an unofficial group within the Labour Party in any constituency that represented the interests of local Black people
  • bladder senna — a Eurasian leguminous plant, Colutea arborescens, with yellow and red flowers and membranous inflated pods
  • blameableness — the quality of being blameable
  • blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
  • blanchisseuse — a washer-woman
  • blandishments — Blandishments are pleasant things that someone says to another person in order to persuade them to do something.
  • blanket chest — a chest, with or without drawers, having a rectangular space under a lifting lid or top, used for storing blankets, bedding, or clothing.
  • blanket sheet — a newspaper of larger than average size, common in the mid 19th century.
  • blarney stone — a stone in Blarney Castle, in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery
  • blasco ibanez — Vicente (biˈθente). 1867–1928, Spanish novelist, whose books include Blood and Sand (1909) and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1916)
  • blast furnace — A blast furnace is a large structure in which iron ore is heated under pressure so that it melts and the pure iron metal separates out and can be collected.
  • blastogenesis — the theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted only by germ plasm
  • blood-stained — stained with blood: a bloodstained knife.
  • boarding fees — fees paid for boarding at a school
  • boardinghouse — a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
  • body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
  • bonanza state — a name for the state of Montana
  • boraginaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Boraginaceae, a family of temperate and tropical typically hairy-leaved flowering plants that includes forget-me-not, lungwort, borage, comfrey, and heliotrope
  • borna disease — viral disease found in mammals, esp horses
  • bounced flash — a flash bounced off a reflective surface, as a ceiling or wall, to illuminate a subject indirectly.
  • bouncy castle — A bouncy castle is a large object filled with air, often in the shape of a castle, which children play on at a fairground or other outdoor event.
  • brain scanner — a machine used to perform brain scans
  • brain surgeon — a surgeon who specializes in brain surgery
  • brain surgery — operation on the brain
  • brain truster — a member of a brain trust; an important but usually unofficial adviser.
  • branded goods — goods that are identifiable as being the product of a particular manufacturer or marketing company
  • breakableness — the quality of being breakable
  • breaking news — news of events that have taken place very recently or are in the process of taking place
  • breast cancer — cancer affecting the breasts
  • brief against — If someone, especially a politician, briefs against another person, he or she tries to harm the other person's reputation by saying something unfavourable about them.
  • buccaneerings — the characteristic actions of a buccaneer
  • buck sergeant — a newly promoted sergeant
  • buenas noches — good night
  • bums on seats — If the organizers of an event such as a concert want to put bums on seats, they want a lot of people to attend it.
  • bundle sheath — a layer of cells in plant leaves and stems that surrounds a vascular bundle.
  • burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
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