13-letter words containing b, e, s, t, o
- isobarometric — isobaric
- isobathytherm — a line on a chart or diagram of a body of water, connecting depths having the same temperature.
- isothermobath — a line drawn on a diagram of a vertical section of the ocean connecting all points having equal temperature.
- labour unrest — unrest or dissatisfaction displayed by workers, often in the form of strikes, and sometimes violent disputes, etc, which disrupts normal business
- lamb's tongue — a molding having a deep, symmetrical profile ending in a narrow edge, as in a sash bar.
- libel tourism — the act of suing a writer for alleged defamation in a foreign jurisdiction where there are weak libel laws.
- libel tourist — someone who engages in libel tourism.
- liberationism — the principles of liberationists
- liberationist — the act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- liberty horse — (in a circus) a riderless horse that performs movements to verbal commands
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- lonsdale belt — (in Britain) a belt conferred as a trophy on professional boxing champions, in various weight categories: if a champion wins it three times it becomes his personal property
- losing battle — attempt doomed to failure
- lubber's knot — an improperly made reef or square knot, likely to slip loose.
- marx brothers — the. a US family of film comedians, esp Arthur Marx, known as Harpo (1888–1964), Herbert Marx, known as Zeppo (1901–79), Julius Marx, known as Groucho (1890–1977), and Leonard Marx, known as Chico (1886–1961). Their films include Animal Crackers (1930), Monkey Business (1931), Horsefeathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933), and A Day at the Races (1937)
- megaloblastic — an abnormally large, immature, and dysfunctional red blood cell found in the blood of persons with pernicious anemia or certain other disorders.
- memorabiliast — a person who collects mementos or souvenirs, as postcards or playbills.
- mescal button — one of the dried, buttonlike tops of a mescal of the genus Lophophora, used as a hallucinogen, especially by certain Indians of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. during religious ceremonies; peyote.
- miss the boat — a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- moabite stone — a slab of black basalt bearing an inscription recording the victory of Mesha, the king of Moab, over the Israelites, about 860 b.c.
- mobile studio — a van, truck, etc equipped as a recording, broadcasting etc studio
- moebius strip — Möbius strip
- mortise block — a block having a shell cut from a single piece of wood.
- mosbolletjies — Plural form of mosbolletjie.
- mosquito bite — a bite inflicted by a mosquito
- mother abbess — the female head of a religious house of nuns
- motorbicycles — Plural form of motorbicycle.
- movable feast — a religious feast that does not occur on the same date each year.
- nansen bottle — a waterproof container for taking samples of ocean water, several usually being lowered open on a line and each being closed at the desired depth by the action of a falling weight.
- neoliberalist — A supporter of neoliberalism.
- neuroblastoma — a malignant tumor of immature nerve cells that usually starts in the autonomic nervous system or adrenal gland and spreads quickly, most often affecting young children.
- news blackout — a situation in which a government or other authority imposes a ban on the publication of news on a particular subject
- nitrogen base — Chemistry, Biochemistry. a nitrogen-containing organic compound that has the chemical properties of a base, especially a pyrimidine or purine: Four nitrogen bases are present in a DNA molecule.
- non-absorbent — capable of absorbing heat, light, moisture, etc.; tending to absorb.
- non-observant — absence or lack of observance.
- non-obstetric — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- nonabsorptive — Not absorptive.
- noncarbonates — Plural form of noncarbonate.
- nondigestible — Not digestible.
- nonsubjective — Not subjective.
- north by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of north. Abbreviation: NbE.
- north by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. Abbreviation: NbW.
- object clause — the clause that acts as the object of a verb
- object lesson — a practical or concrete illustration of a principle.
- object pascal — (language) An object-oriented Pascal developed jointly by Apple Computer and Niklaus Wirth.
- objectiveness — something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target: the objective of a military attack; the objective of a fund-raising drive.
- objectivistic — Of or pertaining to objectivism.
- objectivities — Plural form of objectivity.
- observability — capable of being or liable to be observed; noticeable; visible; discernible: an observable change in attitude.
- observational — of, relating to, or founded on observation, especially founded on observation rather than experiment.