13-letter words containing b, a, t, r, o
- solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
- sorbitization — the act of sorbitizing
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
- spermatoblast — a reproductive cell
- station break — an interval between or during programs for identifying the station, making announcements, etc.
- step aerobics — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
- stone bramble — a herbaceous Eurasian rosaceous plant, Rubus saxatilis, of stony places, having white flowers and berry-like scarlet fruits (drupelets)
- store baggage — If a hotel stores baggage, it puts a guest's baggage in a storage room until it is needed by the guest.
- streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subcontractor — Law. a person who or business that contracts to provide some service or material necessary for the performance of another's contract.
- subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subsaturation — the act or process of saturating.
- subterraneous — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
- sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
- tailorability — capable of being made into clothing: tailorable fabrics.
- take by storm — be a sudden success
- take on board — be receptive
- temporal bone — either of a pair of thick compound bones forming the part of the skull that encases the inner ear.
- temporal lobe — the lateral lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, in front of the occipital lobe.
- the boat race — a rowing event held annually in the spring, in which an eight representing Oxford University rows against one representing Cambridge University on the Thames between Putney and Mortlake
- the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
- the noble art — boxing
- thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
- thiocarbamide — thiourea.
- thoracolumbar — of the thoracic and lumbar regions
- thorough bass — figured bass.
- thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
- thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thrombophilia — a condition marked by the tendency to develop blood clots or thrombosis
- throttle back — If you throttle back, or you throttle back the engine, when driving a motor vehicle or flying an aircraft, you make it go slower by reducing the quantity of fuel entering the engine.
- tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
- to bear fruit — If the effort that you put into something or a particular way of doing something bears fruit, it is successful and produces good results.
- 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.
- tobacco heart — a functional disorder of the heart, characterized by a rapid and often irregular pulse, caused by excessive use of tobacco.
- trade embargo — a government order imposing a trade barrier
- transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- transformable — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
- 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.