13-letter words containing b, i, r, y
- binary system — a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no.
- binary weapon — a chemical weapon consisting of a projectile containing two substances separately that mix to produce a lethal agent when the projectile is fired
- bioautography — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
- birthday bash — a birthday party
- birthday cake — a special cake eaten at a birthday party
- birthday card — a greeting card sent on someone's birthday
- birthday girl — the girl or woman whose birthday is being celebrated
- birthday suit — If you are in your birthday suit, you are not wearing any clothes.
- bite your lip — If you bite your lip, you try very hard not to show the anger or distress that you are feeling.
- bittersweetly — in a bittersweet manner
- black hickory — a species of smooth-barked hickory, Carya tomentosa, with fragrant foliage that turns bright yellow in autumn
- bodily injury — The bodily injury section of a liability insurance policy usually covers hospital bills for the injured parties as well as related expenses such as rehabilitation, medicines, and lost income.
- body piercing — the practice of making holes in the navel , nipples, etc so that jewellery can be worn in them
- borage family — any member of the plant family Boraginaceae, typified by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having simple, alternate, hairy leaves and usually blue, five-lobed flowers in a cluster that uncoils as they bloom, including borage, bugloss, and forget-me-not.
- boroglyceride — any compound containing boric acid and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- boron hydride — borane.
- botryomycosis — a disease, usually of horses, caused by a bacterial infection (usually, Staphylococcus aureus) producing tumorous growths esp. after castration or a wound or injury
- boundary line — a line marking one of the edges of a playing area
- boys' brigade — (in Britain) an organization for boys, founded in 1883, with the aim of promoting discipline and self-respect
- brachycranial — brachycephalic
- brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
- brain surgery — operation on the brain
- branch rickey — (Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.
- brazing alloy — a solder fusing at temperatures above 1200°F (650°C).
- breathability — fitness to be breathed
- bridge player — a person who plays the game of bridge
- brigham young — Andrew (Jackson, Jr.) born 1932, U.S. clergyman, civil-rights leader, politician, and diplomat: mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, 1981–89.
- brittany blue — a medium greenish blue.
- brown hickory — a North American hickory tree, Carya glabra
- bully-ragging — to bully; harass: to bullyrag fraternity plebs.
- burglariously — in the manner of a burglar or buglary
- butterflyfish — any small tropical marine percoid fish of the genera Chaetodon, Chelmon, etc, that has a deep flattened brightly coloured or strikingly marked body and brushlike teeth: family Chaetodontidae
- butyl nitrite — a volatile liquid, C 4 H 9 NO 2 , the vapor of which can cause headache and vasodilation, used as an active ingredient in some household deodorizers, and misused by inhalation to prolong the sensation of orgasm.
- by contraries — contrary to what is expected
- by its nature — If you say that something has a particular characteristic by its nature or by its very nature, you mean that things of that type always have that characteristic.
- by reputation — If you know someone by reputation, you have never met them but you have heard of their reputation.
- byte compiler — byte-code compiler
- cable railway — a railway on which individual cars are drawn along by a strong cable or metal chain operated by a stationary motor
- calisaya bark — the bark of any of several tropical trees of the rubiaceous genus Cinchona, esp C. calisaya, from which quinine is extracted
- camp fire boy — a boy who is a member of the Campfire Boys and Girls. Compare Camp Fire Girl.
- carbonylation — the introduction of a carbonyl group into a compound through chemical reaction
- carboxylation — a chemical reaction that introduces a carboxyl group into a molecule or compound, forming a carboxylic acid or a carboxylate
- chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- charitability — Charitableness.
- chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
- chronobiology — the branch of biology concerned with the periodicity occurring in living organisms
- city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
- civil liberty — the right of an individual to certain freedoms of speech and action
- class library — (programming) A library of reusable classes for use with an object-oriented programming system.
- comparability — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.