13-letter words containing b, e, n, a
- nonobservable — capable of being or liable to be observed; noticeable; visible; discernible: an observable change in attitude.
- nonobservance — absence or lack of observance.
- nonperishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- nonprofitable — Not profitable; not making profit.
- nonpunishable — Not punishable; of an act, for which no punishment has been authorized; of a person, beyond the reach of punishment.
- nonrecordable — Not recordable.
- nonrecyclable — Not recyclable.
- nonrefillable — Not refillable; unable to be refilled.
- nonrefundable — an amount refunded.
- nonreturnable — not returnable.
- nonshrinkable — incapable of being shrunk
- north by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. Abbreviation: NbE.
- noticeability — The quality of being easy to see or notice.
- nubian desert — an arid region in the NE Sudan.
- obi-wan error — (programming) /oh'bee-won" er"*r/ (RPI, from "off-by-one" and the Obi-Wan Kenobi character in "Star Wars") A kind of off-by-one error.
- objectionable — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
- objectionably — causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
- oblique angle — an angle that is not a right angle; an acute or obtuse angle.
- observational — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.
- obsessionally — In an obsessional manner.
- obstetricians — Plural form of obstetrician.
- obstinateness — The characteristic of being obstinate.
- octane number — (of gasoline) a designation of antiknock quality, numerically equal to the percentage of isooctane by volume in a mixture of isooctane and normal heptane that matches the given gasoline in antiknock characteristics.
- on one's back — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.
- open a bottle — If you open a bottle, you remove the cork or cap.
- optical bench — an apparatus, as a special table or rigid beam, for the precise positioning of light sources, screens, and optical instruments used for optical and photometric studies, having a ruled bar to which these devices can be attached and along which they can be readily adjusted.
- orbital index — the ratio of the maximum breadth to the maximum height of the orbital cavity multiplied by 100.
- organ-builder — a maker of organs
- osborne, adam — Adam Osborne
- over-abundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overbalancing — Present participle of overbalance.
- overbearingly — domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
- overbreathing — hyperventilation
- overexuberant — effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly abundant: an exuberant welcome for the hero.
- overnight bag — a travel bag large enough to hold personal articles and clothing for an overnight trip.
- overrun brake — a brake fitted to a trailer or other towed vehicle that prevents the towed vehicle travelling faster than the towing vehicle when slowing down or descending an incline
- paleosiberian — a group of languages comprising those languages of Siberia that are not affiliated with Indo-European, Altaic, Uralic, or Eskimo-Aleut and including the Chukotian family and the unrelated language isolates Ket, Nivkh, and Yukaghir; Paleo-Asiatic.
- panel-beating — the act of beating out the bodywork of motor vehicles
- parietal bone — either of a pair of membrane bones forming, by their union at the sagittal suture, part of the sides and top of the skull.
- parking brake — emergency brake.
- parsons table — a square or rectangular table, often of lightweight material, with straight legs that are square in cross section and of the same thickness as the top extending from the corners flush with the top so as to appear jointless.
- partitionable — a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- patentability — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- path-breaking — very original; ground-breaking
- peanut butter — a paste made from ground roasted peanuts, used as a spread or in cookery.
- pebble garden — a small ornamental garden mainly composed of an arrangement of pebbles
- penobscot bay — an inlet of the Atlantic in S Maine. 30 miles (48 km) long.
- pensacola bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, in NW Florida. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.