13-letter words containing b, e, n, d, s
- sandwich beam — flitch beam.
- scribble down — If you scribble down something, you write it quickly or roughly.
- second ballot — an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates
- second banana — a comic who supports the leading comedian, often as a straight man, especially in burlesque or vaudeville.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- signed number — Mathematics. a number preceded by a plus sign (+) to indicate a positive quantity or by a minus sign (−) to indicate a negative quantity.
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- skin and bone — You can say someone is just skin and bone when you do not approve of the fact that they are very thin.
- 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.
- sphenoid bone — the large butterfly-shaped compound bone at the base of the skull, containing a protective depression for the pituitary gland
- spring binder — a loose-leaf binder in which a single, long, clamplike spring, forming the spine, holds the leaves.
- springboarded — a flexible board, projecting over water, from which divers leap or spring.
- standard-bred — pertaining to a horse of the Standardbred breed.
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- stringer bead — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
- subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
- subdiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- subindicative — of or relating to subindicating
- subject index — alphabetical contents list
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- substantiated — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
- superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
- 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.
- third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
- treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
- undescendable — unable to be descended or walked upon
- undescribable — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- undiagnosable — unable to be diagnosed
- undiscernable — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- undiscernible — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- undiscussable — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- undisguisable — to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
- undistributed — (in distinctive feature analysis) characterized by relatively extensive contact or constriction between the articulating organs, as the (sh) in show in contrast to the (s) in so.
- undisturbedly — in an undisturbed manner
- unembarrassed — to cause confusion and shame to; make uncomfortably self-conscious; disconcert; abash: His bad table manners embarrassed her.
- unembellished — to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.
- unestablished — not established.
- unmetabolised — not metabolised
- unpersuadable — not open or susceptible to persuasion
- urban studies — the various disciplines associated with the study of urban areas, including urban planning, urban economics and urban architecture
- wedding bells — church bells that peal after marriage ceremony
- windsor bench — a bench similar in construction to a Windsor chair.
- yieldableness — the quality of being submissive or compliant