13-letter words containing b, a, l, d, o
- bonin islands — a group of 27 volcanic islands in the W Pacific: occupied by the US after World War II; returned to Japan in 1968. Largest island: Chichijima. Area: 103 sq km (40 sq miles)
- boots and all — making every effort; with no holds barred
- border patrol — a government agency in charge of preventing terrorists, weapons, and illegal immigrants entering the country
- bottled water — water sold in bottles
- bounced flash — a flash bounced off a reflective surface, as a ceiling or wall, to illuminate a subject indirectly.
- boundary line — a line marking one of the edges of a playing area
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- brand loyalty — the tendency of consumers to continue buying a particular brand instead of trying a different one
- breech-loader — a firearm that is loaded at the breech
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- bridal shower — a party, held for a woman before her wedding, to which her friends bring gifts
- bridging loan — A bridging loan is money that a bank lends you for a short time, for example so that you can buy a new house before you have sold the one you already own.
- bristol board — a heavy smooth cardboard of fine quality, used for printing and drawing
- broadly based — Something that is broadly based involves many different kinds of things or people.
- bufadienolide — any of a family of steroid lactones, occurring in toad venom and squill, that possess cardiac-stimulating and antitumor activity.
- buffalo plaid — a plaid with large blocks formed by the intersection of two different-color yarns, typically red and black.
- bumble around — When someone bumbles around or bumbles about, they behave in a confused, disorganized way, making mistakes and usually not achieving anything.
- burial ground — A burial ground is a place where bodies are buried, especially an ancient place.
- by (all) odds — by far; unquestionably
- cable molding — a molding in the form of a rope.
- carbo-loading — Informal. carbohydrate loading.
- carbolic acid — Carbolic acid or carbolic is a liquid that is used as a disinfectant and antiseptic.
- carbolic-acid — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- chemical bond — a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons
- clapperboards — Plural form of clapperboard.
- cloud chamber — an apparatus for detecting high-energy particles by observing their tracks through a chamber containing a supersaturated vapour. Each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
- coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
- coachbuilding — the manufacture of bodies for cars, buses, and coaches
- codifiability — the quality of being codifiable
- colorado ruby — a fire-red form of garnet found in Colorado and other parts of North America
- commodifiable — to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
- conditionable — able to be conditioned
- control board — a panel containing switches, dials, and other equipment for regulating electrical devices, lights, etc.
- cooling board — a plank for laying out a corpse.
- cost a bundle — If you say that something costs a bundle, or costs someone a bundle, you are emphasizing that it is expensive.
- covalent bond — a type of chemical bond involving the sharing of electrons between atoms in a molecule, esp the sharing of a pair of electrons by two adjacent atoms
- cupboard love — a show of love inspired only by some selfish or greedy motive
- danseur noble — a male dancer suited for certain heroic, or noble, roles by virtue of his exceptional grace, technique, and strength
- decarbonylate — to remove the carbonyl group from (an organic compound).
- decarboxylase — an enzyme that catalyses the removal of carbon dioxide from a compound
- decarboxylate — to take away a carboxyl group from (an organic compound) or (of an organic compound) to lose a carboxyl group
- defibrillator — A defibrillator is a machine that starts the heart beating normally again after a heart attack, by giving it an electric shock.
- deformability — Deformability is the degree to which applying a force can make a particle or solid change shape.
- deliberations — formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc
- demothballing — to remove (naval or military equipment) from storage or reserve, usually for active duty; reactivate.
- deployability — Military. to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.
- desobligeante — a type of carriage seating only one person
- desublimation — (physics) deposition (transformation of gas into solid without an intermediate liquid phase).
- diabetologist — a person who studies diabetes
- diplobacillus — a double bacillus; two bacilli linked end to end.