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13-letter words containing b

  • carpenter bee — any large solitary bee of the genus Xylocopa and related genera that lays its eggs in tunnels bored into wood or in plant stems: family Apidae
  • carpet beetle — any of various beetles of the genus Anthrenus, the larvae of which feed on carpets, furnishing fabrics, etc: family Dermestidae
  • carpetbaggers — U.S. History. a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War and became active in Republican politics, especially so as to profiteer from the unsettled social and political conditions of the area during Reconstruction.
  • carpetbaggery — the practice of being a carpetbagger
  • carpetbagging — relating to carpetbaggers or to the practice of carpetbaggers
  • carriage bolt — a round-headed bolt for timber, threaded along part of its shank, inserted into holes already drilled.
  • carte blanche — If someone gives you carte blanche, they give you the authority to do whatever you think is right.
  • casual labour — people who are employed on a temporary, rather than a permanent or regular basis
  • catabolically — In terms of catabolism.
  • catcher's box — box1 (def 16d).
  • categorisable — Alternative spelling of categorizable.
  • categorizable — Capable of being categorized.
  • cause celebre — A cause célèbre is an issue, person, or criminal trial that has attracted a lot of public attention and discussion.
  • cd-rewritable — Compact Disc Rewritable
  • cell membrane — a very thin membrane, composed of lipids and protein, that surrounds the cytoplasm of a cell and controls the passage of substances into and out of the cell
  • cerebrospinal — of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
  • cerulean blue — a light-blue to strong greenish-blue color.
  • cetane number — a measure of the quality of a diesel fuel expressed as the percentage of cetane in a mixture of cetane and 1-methylnapthalene of the same quality as the given fuel
  • chalcostibite — a mineral, antimony copper sulfide, CuSbS 2 , occurring in lead-gray crystals.
  • challengeable — a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc.
  • chamber music — Chamber music is classical music written for a small number of instruments.
  • chamber opera — an opera requiring few performers and a small orchestra.
  • chamber organ — a small compact organ used esp for the authentic performance of preclassical music
  • changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • channel black — the soot of a natural gas flame, used in paints; fine carbon.
  • chargeability — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
  • charitability — Charitableness.
  • charles abbot — Charles Greeley, 1872–1973, U.S. astrophysicist.
  • chastity belt — a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse
  • chateaubriand — François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
  • checkerblooms — Plural form of checkerbloom.
  • cheek by jowl — If you say that people or things are cheek by jowl with each other, you are indicating that they are very close to each other.
  • cheeseburgers — Plural form of cheeseburger.
  • chemical bond — a mutual attraction between two atoms resulting from a redistribution of their outer electrons
  • cherry brandy — a red liqueur made of brandy flavoured with cherries
  • chiaochou bay — an inlet of the Yellow Sea, in E China, in Shandong province. 20 miles (32 km) long; 15 miles (24 km) wide.
  • chickenburger — A hot sandwich made of a patty of chicken in a bun, often with other ingredients.
  • child benefit — In Britain, child benefit is an amount of money paid weekly by the state to families for each of their children.
  • child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
  • chimneybreast — the wall or walls that surround the base of a chimney or fireplace
  • china cabinet — a cabinet in which china is stored when not in use
  • chinese block — a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow wooden block played with a drumstick
  • chinese boxes — a nest of boxes, each of which fits into the next larger box
  • chlorobenzene — a colourless volatile flammable insoluble liquid with an almond-like odour, made from chlorine and benzene and used as a solvent and in the preparation of many organic compounds, esp phenol and DDT. Formula: C6H5Cl
  • chlorobromide — a chlorine and bromine compound joined to a metal
  • chlorophyll-b — the green coloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis, and occurring in a bluish-black form, C 55 H 72 MgN 4 O 5 (chlorophyll a) and a dark-green form, C 55 H 70 MgN 4 O 6 (chlorophyll b)
  • chock-a-block — A place that is chock-a-block is very full of people, things, or vehicles.
  • chocolate bar — a block of chocolate
  • chocolate-box — Chocolate-box places or images are very pretty but in a boring or conventional way.
  • christmas box — a tip or present given at Christmas, esp to postmen, tradesmen, etc
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