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13-letter words containing c, b, r

  • border police — the force in charge of policing a border
  • boroglyceride — any compound containing boric acid and glycerol, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
  • boron carbide — a black extremely hard inert substance having a high capture cross section for thermal neutrons. It is used as an abrasive, refractory, and in control rods in nuclear reactors. Formula: B4C
  • bosch process — an industrial process for manufacturing hydrogen by the catalytic reduction of steam with carbon monoxide
  • boston rocker — a type of 19th-cent. American rocking chair, having a curved wooden seat and a high back formed of spindles held in place by a broad headpiece
  • 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
  • bounce around — to spring back from a surface in a lively manner: The ball bounced off the wall.
  • boundary scan — The use of scan registers to capture state from device input and output pins. IEEE Standard 1149.1-1990 describes the international standard implementation (sometimes called JTAG after the Joint Test Action Group which began the standardisation work).
  • bow collector — a sliding current collector, consisting of a bow-shaped strip mounted on a hinged framework, used on trains, etc, to collect current from an overhead-wire
  • box stretcher — a heavy rectangular stretcher connecting successive legs of a table, chair, etc.
  • brace and bit — a hand tool for boring holes, consisting of a cranked handle into which a drilling bit is inserted
  • brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
  • brachiosaurus — a dinosaur of the genus Brachiosaurus, up to 30 metres long: the largest land animal ever known
  • brachycranial — brachycephalic
  • brachydactyly — abnormal shortness of the fingers and toes.
  • brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
  • brachytherapy — a form of radiotherapy in which sealed sources of radioactive material are inserted temporarily into body cavities or directly into tumours
  • bracket clock — a small clock designed to be placed on a bracket or shelf.
  • bracket creep — an advance into a higher income tax bracket resulting from an increase in nominal income: the higher taxes, when combined with the effects of inflation, may produce a decline in real income
  • braggadocious — boastful
  • brain scanner — a machine used to perform brain scans
  • brain-picking — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.
  • branch office — the local branch of a bank, shop, or other business
  • branch rickey — (Wesley) Branch, 1881–1965, U.S. baseball executive.
  • brassicaceous — belonging to the plant family Brassicaceae, an alternative name for the plant family Cruciferae.
  • break dancing — a style of dance engaged in by youths, involving acrobatic movements, spinning about on the head or shoulders, etc.
  • break service — to win a game in which an opponent is serving
  • break the ice — to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangers
  • breast cancer — cancer affecting the breasts
  • breast pocket — The breast pocket of a man's coat or jacket is a pocket, usually on the inside, next to his chest.
  • breech-loader — a firearm that is loaded at the breech
  • breeches buoy — a ring-shaped life buoy with a support in the form of a pair of short breeches, in which a person is suspended for safe transfer from a ship
  • breeches part — a male role played by an actress.
  • breechloading — loaded at the breech.
  • brie (cheese) — a ripened soft, white cheese made in France, or a similar cheese made elsewhere
  • brilliant cut — a cut for gems
  • brilliant-cut — a cut intended to enhance the brilliance of a gem with the least possible sacrifice of weight, characterized by a form resembling two pyramids set base to base, truncated so as to give a broad table and a very small culet, and having from 18 to 104 facets, 58 being typical.
  • broad hatchet — a hatchet with a broad cutting edge.
  • broca-aphasia — a type of aphasia caused by a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, characterized by misarticulated speech and lack of grammatical morphemes.
  • broccoli raab — a plant (Brassica rapa ruvo) of the crucifer family with close clusters of small flowers and dark green, somewhat bitter leaves cooked as a vegetable
  • broccoli rabe — a plant, Brassica rapa ruvo, of which the slightly bitter, dark-green leaves and clustered flower buds are eaten as a vegetable.
  • bromocriptine — a dopamine agonist drug which blocks the release of prolactin from the pituitary gland, used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
  • bronchiolitis — a condition in which the small airways in the lungs become inflamed by a virus. It is most common in infants, who become breathless in severe cases. Recurrent attacks may lead to asthma
  • bronchography — radiography of the bronchial tubes after the introduction of a radiopaque medium into the bronchi
  • bronco buster — a person who breaks broncos to the saddle.
  • brown creeper — a small bush bird, Finschia novaeseelandiae, of South Island, New Zealand
  • brown hickory — a North American hickory tree, Carya glabra
  • brussels lace — a fine lace with a raised or appliqué design
  • buccaneerings — the characteristic actions of a buccaneer
  • buck sergeant — a newly promoted sergeant
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