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13-letter words containing b, e, r, a

  • subappearance — a slight appearance
  • subastringent — slightly astringent.
  • subcategorize — to split into subcategories
  • subcoriaceous — almost leathery
  • subdepartment — a distinct part of anything arranged in divisions; a division of a complex whole or organized system.
  • subderivative — a word derived from a derivative.
  • subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
  • subgeneration — a generation within another generation
  • subliterature — writing below the standards of literature as an art form.
  • submarine pen — a bunker that prevents submarines from bombs
  • 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.
  • subternatural — falling below what is accepted as natural; less than natural
  • subterraneous — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
  • subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
  • superabundant — exceedingly or excessively abundant; more than sufficient; excessive.
  • superannuable — (of a salary or job) with which a superannuation is associated, which entitles one to a superannuation
  • superbrain ii — (computer)   The 1982 successor to the Superbrain with a faster and enhanced disk operating system and improved video and graphics.
  • supermembrane — a type of two-dimensional entity postulated in certain theories of elementary particles that involve supersymmetry
  • suprasensible — not perceptible by the senses
  • surbased arch — drop arch (def 2).
  • surge chamber — a chamber for absorbing surge from a liquid or gas.
  • 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.
  • table manners — etiquette when eating
  • table-rapping — the sounds of knocking or tapping made without any apparent physical agency while a group of people sit round a table, and attributed by spiritualists to the spirit of a dead person using this as a means of communication with the living
  • table-turning — the movement of a table attributed by spiritualists to the power of spirits working through a group of persons placing their hands or fingers on the table top
  • 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.
  • terbium metal — any of a subgroup of rare-earth metals, of which the cerium and yttrium metals comprise the other two subgroups.
  • tetrasyllable — a word or line of verse of four syllables.
  • that's better — You say 'That's better' in order to express your approval of what someone has said or done, or to praise or encourage them.
  • the best part — If you say that something happened for the best part or the better part of a period of time, you mean that it happened for most of that time.
  • 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 caribbean — the states and islands of the Caribbean Sea, including the West Indies, when considered as a geopolitical region
  • the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
  • the noble art — boxing
  • thermal baths — warm water spa
  • thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
  • thiocarbamide — thiourea.
  • third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
  • thoroughbrace — either of two strong leather straps upon which the body of certain types of carriage is supported
  • thread blight — a fungal disease of woody plants, characterized by thick, threadlike strands of mycelium on the undersides of the leaves and branches.
  • 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.
  • tidal barrage — a barrier that traps water at high tide, creating a tidal basin
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