13-letter words containing b, e, a, r, o
- sound barrier — Also called sonic barrier, transonic barrier. (not in technical use) a hypothetical barrier to flight beyond the speed of sound, so postulated because aircraft undergo an abruptly increasing drag force induced by compression of the surrounding air when traveling near the speed of sound.
- sound blaster — (hardware) The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
- spermatoblast — a reproductive cell
- springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- 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
- subcoriaceous — almost leathery
- subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- 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.
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- subterraneous — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
- swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
- sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
- 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.
- thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- turbo-charged — A turbo-charged engine or vehicle is fitted with a turbo.
- un-personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- unconformable — not conformable; not conforming.
- unconquerable — to acquire by force of arms; win in war: to conquer a foreign land.
- unconquerably — in an invincible manner
- unconversable — inappropriate for conversation
- uncorrectable — not able to be fixed