13-letter words containing d, c, s
- ass-backwards — of or in a way that is particularly contrary to the usual way, confusing, etc.
- assembly code — assembly language
- astrodynamics — the study of the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
- at a discount — below the regular price
- audaciousness — Risky or daring behaviour.
- audiocassette — a cassette containing audiotape
- audiographics — audiographic teleconferencing
- auto-destruct — self-destruct.
- autodidactism — Alternative form of autodidacticism.
- autoschediasm — anything done with little forethought or preparation
- autoschediaze — to do or act with little forethought or preparation
- backgrounders — Plural form of backgrounder.
- balanced step — any of a series of staircase winders so planned that they are nearly as wide at the inside of the stair as the adjacent fliers.
- baltic shield — the wide area of ancient rock in Scandinavia
- band spectrum — a spectrum consisting of a number of bands of closely spaced lines that are associated with emission or absorption of radiation by molecules
- bank discount — interest on a loan deducted from the principal amount when the loan is made and based on the loan's face value
- barefacedness — The state or quality of being barefaced.
- 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
- bedroom scene — a scene in which lovers are in bed
- berchtesgaden — a town in Germany, in SE Bavaria: site of the fortified mountain retreat of Adolf Hitler. Pop: 7667 (2003 est)
- binding screw — a screw used to secure one thing to another
- 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 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 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.
- bledisloe cup — a trophy competed for, usually annually, by New Zealand and Australia since 1932
- blood glucose — Blood glucose is glucose (= a type of sugar) in the bloodstream.
- bloody caesar — a drink consisting of vodka, juice made from clams and tomatoes, and usually Worcester sauce and hot pepper sauce
- 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.
- bois de vache — dried buffalo dung, used as fuel by Canadian and U.S. fur trappers in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- bounced flash — a flash bounced off a reflective surface, as a ceiling or wall, to illuminate a subject indirectly.
- 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).
- braggadocious — boastful
- budget speech — the speech in which the Chancellor presents his budget to parliament
- business card — A person's business card or their card is a small card which they give to other people, and which has their name and details of their job and company printed on it.
- cactus dahlia — a double-flowered variety of dahlia
- cakes and ale — the good things of life; worldly pleasures
- called strike — a pitch not swung at by a batter but ruled a strike by the umpire.
- canada balsam — a yellow transparent resin obtained from the balsam fir. Because its refractive index is similar to that of glass, it is used as an adhesive in optical devices and as a mounting medium for microscope specimens
- candidateship — candidature
- candle grease — the wax which is used in the manufacture of candles
- candleberries — Plural form of candleberry.
- candleholders — Plural form of candleholder.
- candlesnuffer — an implement, or person, that extinguishes candle flames
- candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital