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13-letter words containing a, n, t, b

  • team handball — a game, similar to soccer, played between two teams of seven players who catch, dribble, throw, or hit the ball with the hands.
  • techno-babble — technical jargon relating to computing and other technological subjects
  • temporal bone — either of a pair of thick compound bones forming the part of the skull that encases the inner ear.
  • thanatophobia — an abnormal fear of death.
  • the caribbean — the states and islands of the Caribbean Sea, including the West Indies, when considered as a geopolitical region
  • the new black — If you say that a particular colour is the new black, you mean that it has become fashionable.
  • the noble art — boxing
  • the west bank — a semi-autonomous Palestinian region in the Middle East on the W bank of the River Jordan, comprising the hills of Judaea and Samaria and part of Jerusalem: formerly part of Palestine (the entity created by the League of Nations in 1922 and operating until 1948): became part of Jordan after the ceasefire of 1949: occupied by Israel since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. In 1993 a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization provided for the West Bank to become a self-governing Palestinian area; a new Palestinian National Authority assumed control of parts of the territory in 1994–95, but subsequent talks broke down and Israel reoccupied much of this in 2001–02 and continues to maintain most existing Israeli settlements. Pop: 2 676 740 (2013 est). Area: 5879 sq km (2270 sq miles)
  • thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
  • thiabendazole — a drug used as an antifungal treatment and as an anthelmintic
  • thinkableness — the state or quality of being conceivable or thinkable
  • third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
  • thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
  • tintinnabular — of or relating to bells or bell ringing.
  • tintinnabulum — a small, tinkling bell or a set of bells played in succession.
  • to break even — When a company or a person running a business breaks even, they make neither a profit nor a loss.
  • to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
  • tobaccanalian — a smoker
  • tobacco plant — any of numerous solanaceous plants of the genus Nicotiana, having mildly narcotic properties, tapering hairy leaves, and tubular or funnel-shaped fragrant flowers. The species N. tabacum is cultivated as the chief source of commercial tobacco
  • toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
  • touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
  • trade balance — balance of trade.
  • trail-blazing — A trail-blazing idea, event, or organization is new, exciting, and original.
  • tramping club — an organization of people who walk for recreation, esp in the bush
  • transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
  • transferrable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
  • transformable — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
  • transmembrane — occurring across a membrane, as an electric potential or the transport of ions or gases.
  • transmissible — capable of being transmitted.
  • transmittable — to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey.
  • traveling bag — a small bag, as a valise or suitcase, usually made of leather, having an oblong shape, and used chiefly to hold clothes.
  • treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
  • treble chance — a method of betting in football pools in which the chances of winning are related to the number of draws and the number of home and away wins forecast by the competitor
  • trial balance — a statement of all the open debit and credit items, made preliminary to balancing a double-entry ledger.
  • trial balloon — a statement, program, or the like issued publicly as a means of determining reactions in advance: The speech was a trial balloon for a new law.
  • tributariness — the state of being tributary
  • tromba marina — trumpet marine.
  • troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
  • tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
  • tubing hanger — A tubing hanger is a device which is attached to the top tubing joint and supports the tubing.
  • turban squash — a turban-shaped variety of winter squash, Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis.
  • turbine blade — any of a number of bladelike vanes assembled around the periphery of a turbine rotor to guide the steam or gas flow
  • turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
  • tympanic bone — (in mammals) a bone of the skull, supporting the tympanic membrane and enclosing part of the tympanum or middle ear.
  • ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
  • umbrella tent — a small tent with a metal frame consisting of ribs that radiate from a single supporting pole.
  • un-actionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
  • un-attachable — to fasten or affix; join; connect: to attach a photograph to an application with a staple.
  • unabbreviated — shortened; made briefer: The rain led to an abbreviated picnic.
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