13-letter words containing a, r, e, c, i
- bioelectrical — relating to electrical current generated by biological activity
- bird of peace — a dove.
- birectangular — having two right angles.
- birthday cake — a special cake eaten at a birthday party
- biscuit bread — biscuits or a biscuit: I like biscuit bread more than corn bread for supper.
- black crappie — a dark, spotted crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
- black skimmer — a black and white New World skimmer, Rynchops nigra, having a bill with a reddish-orange base.
- 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
- boron carbide — a black extremely hard inert substance having a high capture cross section for thermal neutrons. It is used as an abrasive, refractory, and in control rods in nuclear reactors. Formula: B4C
- brace and bit — a hand tool for boring holes, consisting of a cranked handle into which a drilling bit is inserted
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- brain scanner — a machine used to perform brain scans
- branch office — the local branch of a bank, shop, or other business
- branch rickey — (Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.
- brassicaceous — belonging to the plant family Brassicaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Cruciferae.
- break dancing — a style of dance engaged in by youths, involving acrobatic movements, spinning about on the head or shoulders, etc.
- break service — to win a game in which an opponent is serving
- break the ice — to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangers
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- broccoli rabe — a plant, Brassica rapa ruvo, of which the slightly bitter, dark-green leaves and clustered flower buds are eaten as a vegetable.
- buccaneerings — the characteristic actions of a buccaneer
- bureaucratism — an official of a bureaucracy.
- bureaucratist — a believer in bureaucracy
- bureaucratize — to administer by or transform into a bureaucracy
- business card — A person's business card or their card is a small card which they give to other people, and which has their name and details of their job and company printed on it.
- by contraries — contrary to what is expected
- cabin cruiser — A cabin cruiser is a motor boat which has a cabin for people to live or sleep in.
- 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.
- cable railway — a railway on which individual cars are drawn along by a strong cable or metal chain operated by a stationary motor
- 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.
- caesaropapism — the theory that the state should have authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters; Erastianism
- cafe curtains — short, straight curtains, esp. for covering the lower part of a window, hung from a rod by means of sliding rings
- cairn terrier — a small rough-haired breed of terrier originally from Scotland
- calcariferous — having a spur or spurs
- calico flower — a Brazilian woody vine, Aristolochia elegans, of the birthwort family, having large, solitary, white-spotted, purple flowers.
- called strike — a pitch not swung at by a batter but ruled a strike by the umpire.
- calliper rule — a measuring instrument having two parallel jaws, one fixed at right angles to the end of a calibrated scale and the other sliding along it
- calorifacient — (of foods) producing heat.
- camel cricket — cave cricket.
- camera lucida — an instrument attached to a microscope, etc to enable an observer to view simultaneously the image and a drawing surface to facilitate the sketching of the image
- camp fire boy — a boy who is a member of the Campfire Boys and Girls. Compare Camp Fire Girl.
- cancellariate — the office of chancellor
- cancerophobia — a morbid dread of being afflicted by cancer
- candid camera — a small camera that may be used to take informal photographs of people, usually without their knowledge
- candleberries — Plural form of candleberry.
- candlelighter — a person whose task it is to light candles
- candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
- candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background