13-letter words containing b, o, n
- subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
- subsaturation — the act or process of saturating.
- subsequent to — after, following
- subsidization — to furnish or aid with a subsidy.
- subterraneous — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
- 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.
- syllabication — to syllabify.
- symbolic link — (file format) (SYLK) A Microsoft file format for spreadsheets, (not to be confused with symbolic link). SYLK format existed in one form or another in as early as 1987, and was part of Excel v1.0. It is is an outgrowth of VisiCalc DIF file format. SYLK format is ascii text and represents information about both formula, value, and some formatting information, which makes it something like an RTF for spreadsheets. It is used as a general tabular data exchange format.
- symbolization — the act or process of symbolizing.
- tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
- take on board — be receptive
- techno-babble — technical jargon relating to computing and other technological subjects
- telephone box — a more or less soundproof booth containing a public telephone.
- temporal bone — either of a pair of thick compound bones forming the part of the skull that encases the inner ear.
- thanatophobia — an abnormal fear of death.
- the noble art — boxing
- thereinbefore — before that
- thermobalance — an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated
- thiabendazole — a drug used as an antifungal treatment and as an anthelmintic
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thyroglobulin — a protein which is found in the thyroid gland and which contains iodine
- tibeto-burman — a subfamily of Sino-Tibetan languages, including especially Tibetan and Burmese.
- to begin with — You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process.
- to break even — When a company or a person running a business breaks even, they make neither a profit nor a loss.
- to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
- tobaccanalian — a smoker
- tobacco plant — any of numerous solanaceous plants of the genus Nicotiana, having mildly narcotic properties, tapering hairy leaves, and tubular or funnel-shaped fragrant flowers. The species N. tabacum is cultivated as the chief source of commercial tobacco
- tompot blenny — a variety of blenny (Parablennius gattorugine), with tentacles over its eyes
- toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
- toque blanche — the tall white hat traditionally worn by a chef
- touchline ban — an official prohibition of a manager or coach from being present on or near the field during a match
- tout ensemble — all together.
- transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
- 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.
- trial balloon — a statement, program, or the like issued publicly as a means of determining reactions in advance: The speech was a trial balloon for a new law.
- tribune group — (in Britain) a group made up of left-wing Labour Members of Parliament: founded 1966
- tromba marina — trumpet marine.
- troublemaking — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- tuberculation — Also, tuberculated, tuberculose. having tubercles.
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- tympanic bone — (in mammals) a bone of the skull, supporting the tympanic membrane and enclosing part of the tympanum or middle ear.
- un-actionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- un-personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- unaccountable — impossible to account for; unexplained; inexplicable: The boat has an unaccountable tendency to yaw.
- unambiguously — plainly, clearly
- unambitiously — in an unambitious manner
- unblindfolded — not blindfolded
- unbowdlerized — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.