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13-letter words containing a, n, i, m

  • binary number — a number expressed in binary notation, as 1101.101 = 1 × 23 + 1 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 1 × 20 + 1 × 2–1 + 0 × 2–2 + 1 × 2–3 = 13 5⁄8
  • binary system — a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no.
  • biomechanical — relating to biomechanics
  • bipartisanism — the quality of being bipartisan
  • bitonal image — (graphics)   An image consisting only of a foreground colour and a background colour. Compare monochrome.
  • bitter almond — a variety of almond whose bitter seeds yield hydrocyanic acid upon hydrolysis
  • black diamond — coal (sense 1)
  • blacksmithing — the work of a blacksmith.
  • blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
  • blandishments — Blandishments are pleasant things that someone says to another person in order to persuade them to do something.
  • blood diamond — a diamond sold to help finance a military campaign
  • bloomfieldian — Linguistics. influenced by, resembling, or deriving from the linguistic theory and the methods of linguistic analysis advocated by Leonard Bloomfield, characterized especially by emphasis on the classification of overt formal features.
  • board meeting — a meeting of the board of a company or other organization
  • boomerang kid — a young adult who, after having lived on his or her own for a time, returns to live in the parental home, usually due to financial problems caused by unemployment or the high cost of living independently
  • bosman ruling — an EU ruling that allows out-of-contract footballers to leave their clubs without the clubs receiving a transfer fee
  • boston matrix — a two-dimensional matrix, used in planning the business strategy of a large organization, that identifies those business units in the organization that generate cash and those that use it
  • bowling match — a game of bowls
  • brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
  • brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
  • brain-damaged — Someone who is brain-damaged has suffered brain damage.
  • brainstorming — intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas
  • brazing metal — a nonferrous metal, as copper, zinc, or nickel, or an alloy, as hard solder, used for brazing together pieces of metal.
  • brigham young — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
  • brinksmanship — the technique or practice of maneuvering a dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance or safety in order to secure the greatest advantage, especially by creating diplomatic crises.
  • bus mastering — bus master
  • businesswoman — A businesswoman is a woman who works in business.
  • cabinet maker — A cabinet maker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
  • cabinet-maker — a person who makes fine furniture and other woodwork.
  • cabinetmakers — Plural form of cabinetmaker.
  • cabinetmaking — the manufacture of fine furniture and other woodwork.
  • cable molding — a molding in the form of a rope.
  • cadmium green — a pigment used in painting, consisting of a mixture of hydrated oxide of chromium with cadmium sulfide, and characterized by its strong green color and slow drying rate.
  • caiman lizard — a crocodilelike lizard, Dracaena guianensis, of South America, having powerful jaws for crushing the snails and mussels upon which it feeds.
  • calamity jane — real name Martha Canary. ?1852–1903, US frontierswoman, noted for her skill at shooting and riding
  • callithumpian — relating to or resembling a callithump
  • camp-drafting — a competitive test, esp at an agricultural show, of horsemen's skill in drafting cattle
  • campaign fund — money for a campaign, as of a political candidate, usually acquired through contributions by supporters.
  • campaniliform — Alternative form of campaniform.
  • campanologist — the principles or art of making bells, bell ringing, etc.
  • camping chair — a chair which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
  • camping stool — a stool which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
  • camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
  • canal du midi — a canal in S France, extending from the River Garonne at Toulouse to the Mediterranean at Sète and providing a link between the Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts: built between 1666 and 1681. Length: 181 km (150 miles)
  • candid camera — a small camera that may be used to take informal photographs of people, usually without their knowledge
  • cantus firmus — an existing melody used as the basis for a new polyphonic composition
  • carbamazepine — an anticonvulsant drug used in the management of epilepsy
  • carbonium ion — type of positively charged organic ion
  • carcinomatous — a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; cancer.
  • catecholamine — any of a group of hormones that are catechol derivatives, esp adrenaline and noradrenaline
  • caution money — a sum of money deposited as security for good conduct, against possible debts, etc
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