13-letter words containing b, o, r, s, t
- spiny lobster — any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers.
- station break — an interval between or during programs for identifying the station, making announcements, etc.
- step aerobics — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
- sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- stone bramble — a herbaceous Eurasian rosaceous plant, Rubus saxatilis, of stony places, having white flowers and berry-like scarlet fruits (drupelets)
- store baggage — If a hotel stores baggage, it puts a guest's baggage in a storage room until it is needed by the guest.
- streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- strombuliform — in the shape of a coil
- strong breeze — a wind of 25–30 miles per hour (11–13 m/sec).
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subcinctorium — an embroidered silk vestment resembling, but somewhat broader than, a maniple, worn by the pope on solemn occasions.
- subcontractor — Law. a person who or business that contracts to provide some service or material necessary for the performance of another's contract.
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- subequatorial — of, relating to, or being a region near the equatorial region.
- subgeneration — a generation within another generation
- subgovernment — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- subinhibitory — not completely inhibiting
- sublime porte — official name of Porte.
- subordination — the act of placing in a lower rank or position: The refusal to allow women to be educated was part of society's subordination of women to men.
- subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subperiosteal — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- subsaturation — the act or process of saturating.
- subterraneous — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
- subtropically — in the subtropics
- sulfur-bottom — blue whale.
- superlobbyist — someone who lobbies on behalf of another
- surgical boot — a specially designed boot or shoe that compensates for deformities of the foot or leg
- sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
- take by storm — be a sudden success
- the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
- thorough bass — figured bass.
- thromboclasis — thrombolysis.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- timbrophilist — a person who loves stamps or who collects stamps
- to be precise — You say 'to be precise' to indicate that you are giving more detailed or accurate information than you have just given.
- toothbrushing — the act or method of cleaning the teeth with a toothbrush.
- totis viribus — with all one's might.
- 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.
- triploblastic — having three primary germ layers, as the embryos of vertebrates.
- 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.
- tubuliflorous — having the corolla tubular in all the perfect flowers of a head, as certain composite plants.
- unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unobtrusively — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
- unsmotherable — unquenchable
- unsupportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.