13-letter words containing d, o, b
- nonprescribed — Not prescribed.
- nonrecordable — Not recordable.
- nonrefundable — an amount refunded.
- nonsubsidized — not subsidized
- obiter dictum — an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc.
- object method — (programming) In object-oriented programming, a function that is called, or "invoked", on an object, as opposed to a class method which is invoked on a class. For example, a class "Person" might have an object method to return a person's name and a class method to return the number of people. An object method called on an object of class C may be defined by C or may be inherited from one of C's superclasses.
- odontoblastic — Relating to odontoblasts.
- oeil-de-boeuf — a comparatively small round or oval window, as in a frieze.
- oil-based mud — Oil-based mud is a drilling fluid that is an emulsion containing oil as the base fluid.
- old bulgarian — the Bulgarian language of the Middle Ages.
- ombudsmanship — The position or office of an ombudsman.
- ombudspersons — Plural form of ombudsperson.
- on the double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- onus probandi — the burden of proof.
- open-timbered — constructed so that the timbers are exposed.
- ophidiophobia — Ophiophobia.
- orbital index — the ratio of the maximum breadth to the maximum height of the orbital cavity multiplied by 100.
- organ-builder — a maker of organs
- osborne, adam — Adam Osborne
- out and about — busy, active outside the home
- out of bounds — Sports. being beyond or passing the limits or boundaries of a field, course, etc., marking the area within which the ball, puck, or the like is legally in play.
- out-of-bounds — Sports. being beyond or passing the limits or boundaries of a field, course, etc., marking the area within which the ball, puck, or the like is legally in play.
- outward bound — (in Britain) a scheme to provide adventure training for young people
- outward-bound — headed in an outward direction, as toward foreign ports: We passed an outward-bound ship as we came into the harbor.
- over-abundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overabundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overburdening — Present participle of overburden.
- pandora's box — a source of extensive but unforeseen troubles or problems: The senate investigation turned out to be a Pandora's box for the administration.
- particleboard — a boardlike building material made by compressing sawdust or wood particles with a resin binder
- perboric acid — a hypothetical acid, HBO 3 , known only in the form of its salts.
- perditionable — deserving perdition or damnation
- polybutadiene — a rubberlike polymer of butadiene blended with other synthetics to replace natural rubber in tires.
- postdebutante — following the stage of being a debutante
- potbelly wood — a load of firewood, approximately half a cord, cut in lengths of 16 inches (40 cm) or less for use in a potbelly stove.
- premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
- producibility — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- property bond — a bond issued by a life-assurance company, the premiums for which are invested in a property-owning fund
- public domain — the status of a literary work or an invention whose copyright or patent has expired or that never had such protection.
- quarter-bound — a style of bookbinding in which the spine is leather and the sides are cloth or paper.
- quodlibetical — a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject.
- random number — pseudorandom number
- random rubble — masonry in which untooled stones are set without coursing
- recommendable — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- recommendably — in a way that is recommendable
- record button — the button that you press on a device or remote control to begin recording sound, images, etc
- redial button — a button on a telephone, allowing the user to dial a number again
- redondo beach — a city in SW California.
- rialto bridge — a bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, liking Rialto Island with San Marco Island
- ribbon window — a long window made up of a number of individual compartments set together horizontally with little or no division.
- road-blocking — an obstruction placed across a road, especially of barricades or police cars, for halting or hindering traffic, as to facilitate the capture of a pursued car or inspection for safety violations.