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13-letter words containing a, b, s, i

  • behavioristic — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
  • beige toaster — Macintosh
  • beneficiary's — a person or group that receives benefits, profits, or advantages.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
  • bewick's swan — a white Old World swan, Cygnus bewickii, having a black bill with a small yellow base
  • bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
  • biased sample — a statistical sample in which the items selected share some property which influences their distribution
  • bibliolatrous — characterized by bibliolatry
  • bibliophagist — a person who devours books
  • bicentennials — pertaining to or in honor of a 200th anniversary: bicentennial celebration; a bicentennial exposition.
  • biculturalism — the characteristics, or policy, of a two-cultured society
  • bielsko-biala — a city in S Poland.
  • bielsko-biała — a town in S Poland: created in 1951 by the union of Bielsko and Biała Krakowska; a leading textile centre since the 16th century. Pop: 356 000 (2005 est)
  • bignoniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa
  • bildungsroman — a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development
  • bimetallistic — relating to bimetallism
  • binary pulsar — a pulsar in a binary system.
  • 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.
  • biostatistics — the use of statistics to analyse biological data
  • biosystematic — relating to biosystematics
  • bipartisanism — the quality of being bipartisan
  • biphasic pill — a drug with two dosage levels over the period taken, as an oral contraceptive.
  • birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
  • birthday bash — a birthday party
  • birthday suit — If you are in your birthday suit, you are not wearing any clothes.
  • biscuit bread — biscuits or a biscuit: I like biscuit bread more than corn bread for supper.
  • bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
  • bits and bobs — Bits and bobs are small objects or parts of something.
  • black disease — an infectious necrotic hepatitis in sheep and occasionally cattle caused by toxins produced by infection with species of Clostridial. Secondary to liver fluke infestation, the disease is characterized by sudden death. So-called because of the black discolouration of subcutaneous tissues due to congestion and haemorrhage seen at post-mortem
  • black english — the group of related dialects of American English spoken variously by many black people in the U.S.
  • black muslims — (esp in the US) a political and religious movement of Black people who adopt the religious practices of Islam and seek to establish a new Black nation
  • black russian — a drink made from one part coffee liqueur and two parts vodka, served over ice.
  • 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
  • black skimmer — a black and white New World skimmer, Rynchops nigra, having a bill with a reddish-orange base.
  • black studies — a program of studies in black history and culture offered by a school or college, often including Afro-American history and black literature.
  • black-a-vised — having a dark complexion.
  • blacksmithing — the work of a blacksmith.
  • blair's babes — (in Britain) the female Members of Parliament elected as part of Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour government in 1997
  • blaise pascal — Blaise [bleyz;; French blez] /bleɪz;; French blɛz/ (Show IPA), 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician.
  • 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.
  • blasco ibanez — Vicente (biˈθente). 1867–1928, Spanish novelist, whose books include Blood and Sand (1909) and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1916)
  • blastogenesis — the theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted only by germ plasm
  • blastomycosis — a fungal infection particularly affecting the lungs
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