13-letter words containing b, e, r, i, o, n
- contribute to — to have a share in bringing about (a result); be partly responsible for
- core business — the business activity that is main source of a company's profits and success, usually the activity that the company was originally set up to carry out
- councilmember — a member of a council, especially a legislative council.
- counterbidder — a person or organization that makes a bid in opposition to another bid
- counterboring — a tool for enlarging a drilled hole for a portion of its length, as to permit sinking a screw head.
- counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
- cover bidding — the act of tendering an artificially high price for a contract, on the assumption that the tender will not be accepted
- cross bedding — layering within one or more beds in a series of rock strata that does not run parallel to the plane of stratification
- crossbreeding — Present participle of crossbreed.
- cyanobacteria — a group of photosynthetic bacteria (phylum Cyanobacteria) containing a blue photosynthetic pigment
- cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites
- cybershopping — Shopping by means of computers or the Internet.
- deattribution — a switch in the attribution of a work of art to another artist, usually a lesser one.
- decarbonating — Present participle of decarbonate.
- decarbonation — to remove carbon dioxide from.
- decarbonizing — Present participle of decarbonize.
- decerebration — Surgery. to remove the cerebrum.
- defibrination — the act or process of defibrinating
- deliberations — formal discussion and debate, as of a committee, jury, etc
- dishonourable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- drink problem — If someone is said to have a drink problem, they are thought to drink too much alcohol
- edward gibbon — Edward, 1737–94, English historian.
- embryogenetic — embryogenic
- embryonically — In an embryonic way.
- endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
- enrolled bill — draft legislation approved in identical form by both houses and sent to the President for approval
- equilibration — The formation, or maintenance, of an equilibrium.
- erin go bragh — Ireland forever
- exacerbations — Plural form of exacerbation.
- exhibitioners — Plural form of exhibitioner.
- fishbone fern — a common Australian fern, Nephrolepsis cordifolia, having fronds with many pinnae
- foerstner bit — a bit for drilling blind holes, guided from the rim rather than from the center to permit it to enter the wood at an oblique angle.
- forbiddenness — a past participle of forbid.
- ge-pano-carib — a linguistic phylum comprising a large number of aboriginal languages with scattered distribution in South America east of the Andes.
- gerontophobia — a fear of old people.
- gibson desert — a desert in W central Australia: scrub; salt marshes. About 85,000 sq. mi. (220,000 sq. km).
- globetrotting — to travel throughout the world, especially regularly or frequently.
- good-neighbor — characterized by friendly political relations and mutual aid between countries.
- governability — to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- grave-robbing — a person who steals valuables from graves and tombs: Graverobbers had emptied the Mayan tomb before archaeologists could examine its contents.
- gubernatorial — of or relating to a state governor or the office of state governor.
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- herborization — the act or process of herborizing
- hiberno-saxon — having the characteristics of both the Irish and English; Anglo-Irish.
- housebreaking — to train (a pet) to excrete outdoors or in a specific place.
- hyperbolising — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- immunosorbent — an insoluble surface to which a specific antibody is attached for the purpose of removing the corresponding antigen from a solution or suspension.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- in-observance — lack of attention; inattention; heedlessness: drowsy inobservance.