13-letter words containing b, e, s, t, o
- the big house — a penitentiary (usually preceded by the).
- the big smoke — a large city, esp London
- the dust bowl — the area of the south central US that became denuded of topsoil by wind erosion during the droughts of the mid-1930s
- the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
- thomas becket — Saint Thomas à, 1118?–70, archbishop of Canterbury: murdered because of his opposition to Henry II's policies toward the church.
- thomas hobbes — Thomas, 1588–1679, English philosopher and author.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- to be precise — You say 'to be precise' to indicate that you are giving more detailed or accurate information than you have just given.
- tout ensemble — all together.
- transformable — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
- truck bolster — the upper transverse member of a car truck that holds the truck center plate and receives the car's weight.
- tuberous root — a true root so thickened as to resemble a tuber, but bearing no buds or eyes.
- uncontestable — a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- unmetabolised — not metabolised
- unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unobtrusively — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
- unpostponable — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- unsmotherable — unquenchable
- unsupportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- variable cost — a cost that varies with a change in the volume of output while remaining uniform on a per-unit basis, as cost of labor (distinguished from fixed cost).
- vitreous body — a transparent gelatinous substance, permeated by fine fibrils, that fills the interior of the eyeball between the lens and the retina
- von sternberg — Josef [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), or Joseph (Josef Stern) 1894–1969, U.S. film director and screenwriter, born in Austria.
- water-soluble — capable of dissolving in water.
- weatherboards — Plural form of weatherboard.
- webfoot state — Oregon (used as a nickname).
- west bromwich — a city in West Midlands, in central England, near Birmingham.
- west by north — a point on the compass 11°15prime; north of west. Abbreviation: WbN.
- west by south — a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of west. Abbreviation: WbS.
- west columbia — a town in central South Carolina.
- whistleblower — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- with bells on — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.