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13-letter words containing b, o, y, s, r

  • melrose abbey — a ruined Cistercian abbey in Melrose in Scottish Borders: founded in 1136 and sacked by the English in 1385 and 1547: repaired in 1822 by Sir Walter Scott
  • messenger boy — A messenger boy is a boy who is employed to take messages to people.
  • moneygrubbers — Plural form of moneygrubber.
  • motorbicycles — Plural form of motorbicycle.
  • myelofibrosis — the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, characteristic of leukemia and certain other diseases.
  • myofibroblast — (cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle.
  • 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.
  • observability — capable of being or liable to be observed; noticeable; visible; discernible: an observable change in attitude.
  • obstetrically — (medicine) In terms of obstetrics.
  • obstructively — In an obstructive manner.
  • opprobriously — In an opprobrious manner.
  • overstability — the state of being excessively stable
  • parasymbiosis — the symbiotic relationship that occurs between certain species of fungi and lichens (which are themselves symbiotic associations between a fungus and an alga)
  • polyribosomal — relating to a polyribosome
  • postembryonic — occurring after the embryonic phase.
  • psychobabbler — a person who uses psychobabble
  • reasonability — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
  • soapbox derby — a race between children in homemade racing carts
  • solar battery — an array of solar cells, used as a source of electrical power.
  • solderability — the characteristic of being solderable
  • sound library — a collection of sounds stored on file (for example on CDs, DVDs, or as digital audio files)
  • 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.
  • streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
  • subinhibitory — not completely inhibiting
  • subtropically — in the subtropics
  • superlobbyist — someone who lobbies on behalf of another
  • sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
  • symbolography — the writing of symbolic characters or tracing of symbolic figures
  • take by storm — be a sudden success
  • transboundary — something that indicates bounds or limits; a limiting or bounding line.
  • treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
  • unforeseeably — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
  • unobtrusively — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
  • vitreous body — a transparent gelatinous substance, permeated by fine fibrils, that fills the interior of the eyeball between the lens and the retina
  • west by north — a point on the compass 11°15prime; north of west. Abbreviation: WbN.
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