13-letter words containing c, d
- barnacle code — (programming, humour) Any piece of code (usually a static method) that has been appended to a class where it doesn't logically belong, due to a lack of anywhere else to put it.
- basel accords — the three sets of rules, Basel I, Basel II, and Basel III, for regulating the banking industry, drawn up by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
- basidiomycete — any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota (formerly class Basidiomycetes), in which the spores are produced in basidia. The group includes boletes, puffballs, smuts, and rusts
- beached whale — large sea mammal stranded on shore
- bedroom farce — a light comedy about sexual relationships
- bedroom scene — a scene in which lovers are in bed
- benedict viii — died 1024, pope 1012–24.
- benedict xiii — (Pietro Francesco Orsini) 1649–1730, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1724–30.
- benedictional — a book of benedictions or blessings
- berchtesgaden — a town in Germany, in SE Bavaria: site of the fortified mountain retreat of Adolf Hitler. Pop: 7667 (2003 est)
- beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
- bib and brace — a work garment consisting of trousers and an upper front part supported by straps over the shoulders
- biconditional — (of a proposition) asserting that the existence or occurrence of one thing or event depends on, and is dependent on, the existence or occurrence of another, as “A if and only if B.”.
- bidenticulate — having two small teeth or toothlike processes.
- bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
- big enchilada — enchilada (def 2).
- binding screw — a screw used to secure one thing to another
- bird of peace — a dove.
- bird-watching — Bird-watching is the activity of watching and studying wild birds in their natural surroundings.
- birthday cake — a special cake eaten at a birthday party
- birthday card — a greeting card sent on someone's birthday
- biscuit bread — biscuits or a biscuit: I like biscuit bread more than corn bread for supper.
- biscuit-fired — (of a ceramic object) fired to harden the body.
- bitch goddess — worldly or material success personified as a goddess, especially one requiring sacrifice and being essentially destructive: He went to New York to worship the bitch goddess.
- black and tan — a mixture of stout or porter and ale
- black diamond — coal (sense 1)
- black disease — an infectious necrotic hepatitis in sheep and occasionally cattle caused by toxins produced by infection with species of Clostridial. Secondary to liver fluke infestation, the disease is characterized by sudden death. So-called because of the black discolouration of subcutaneous tissues due to congestion and haemorrhage seen at post-mortem
- black mustard — a Eurasian plant, Brassica (or Sinapsis) nigra, with clusters of yellow flowers and pungent seeds from which the condiment mustard is made: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- black pudding — Black pudding is a thick sausage which has a black skin and is made from pork fat and pig's blood.
- black studies — a program of studies in black history and culture offered by a school or college, often including Afro-American history and black literature.
- black-a-vised — having a dark complexion.
- black-and-tan — (of a dog) of a black color with tan markings above the eyes and on the muzzle, chest, legs, feet, and breech.
- black-hearted — evil, malicious, or wicked
- bladder wrack — any of various brown algae (genera Ascophyllum and Fucus), having a flattened body and conspicuous air bladders
- bledisloe cup — a trophy competed for, usually annually, by New Zealand and Australia since 1932
- block diagram — a diagram showing the interconnections between the parts of an industrial process
- blood alcohol — alcohol that is circulating in the blood
- blood glucose — Blood glucose is glucose (= a type of sugar) in the bloodstream.
- blood product — a pharmaceutical product made from blood, such as Factor VIII
- bloodcurdling — terrifying; horrifying
- bloody caesar — a drink consisting of vodka, juice made from clams and tomatoes, and usually Worcester sauce and hot pepper sauce
- boarding card — A boarding card is a card which a passenger must have when boarding a plane or a boat.
- bodice ripper — You can refer to a film or novel which is set in the past and which includes a lot of sex scenes as a bodice ripper, especially if you do not think it is very good and is just intended to entertain people.
- bodice-ripper — a modern Gothic novel or historical romance, usually in paperback format, featuring at least one passionate love scene, characteristically one in which the heroine vainly resists submitting to the villain or hero.
- body piercing — the practice of making holes in the navel , nipples, etc so that jewellery can be worn in them
- body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
- body stocking — A body stocking is a piece of clothing that covers the whole of someone's body and fits tightly. Body stockings are often worn by dancers.
- body-centered — (of a crystal structure) having lattice points at the centers of the unit cells.
- bois de vache — dried buffalo dung, used as fuel by Canadian and U.S. fur trappers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- border collie — a medium-sized breed of collie with a silky usually black-and-white coat: used mainly as sheepdogs