13-letter words containing e, b, i
- chinese boxes — a nest of boxes, each of which fits into the next larger box
- chlorobromide — a chlorine and bromine compound joined to a metal
- cinnamon bear — a reddish-brown variety of the American black bear
- circumambages — round-about methods
- circumambient — surrounding
- circumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
- circumscribes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of circumscribe.
- citizens band — a two-way radio service (Citizens Radio Service) licensed by the FCC to a U.S. citizen for short-distance personal or business communications between fixed or mobile stations. Abbreviation: CB.
- city chambers — (in Scotland) the municipal building of a city; town hall
- civil liberty — the right of an individual to certain freedoms of speech and action
- clair-obscure — chiaroscuro.
- classic blues — a type of city blues performed by a female singer accompanied by a small group
- clearing bank — The clearing banks are the main banks in Britain. Clearing banks use the central clearing house in London to deal with other banks.
- clearing bath — any solution for removing material from the surface of a photographic image, as silver halide, metallic silver, or a dye or stain.
- climbing fern — any of several chiefly tropical, vinelike ferns of the genus Lygodium, having climbing or trailing stems.
- climbing rose — any of various roses that ascend and cover a trellis, arbor, etc., chiefly by twining about the supports.
- clinker-built — (of a boat or ship) having a hull constructed with each plank overlapping that below
- clipper-built — (of a hull) having fast lines, with a high ratio of length to beam and a fine entrance.
- coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
- coaxial cable — a cable consisting of an inner insulated core of stranded or solid wire surrounded by an outer insulated flexible wire braid, used esp as a transmission line for radio-frequency signals
- cobaltiferous — containing cobalt
- cobelligerent — a country fighting in a war on the side of another country
- cobol fingers — (jargon) /koh'bol fing'grz/ Reported from Sweden, a hypothetical disease one might get from coding in COBOL. The language requires code verbose beyond all reason (see candygrammar); thus it is alleged that programming too much in COBOL causes one's fingers to wear down to stubs by the endless typing.
- cocaine habit — an addiction to cocaine
- collaborative — A collaborative piece of work is done by two or more people or groups working together.
- colonel blimp — an elderly, pompous British reactionary, especially an army officer or government official.
- combativeness — The state of being combative.
- commodifiable — to turn into a commodity; make commercial.
- comorbidities — Plural form of comorbidity.
- companionable — If you describe a person as companionable, you mean they are friendly and pleasant to be with.
- compromisable — Capable of being compromised.
- concupiscible — characterized or driven by sexual desire
- conditionable — able to be conditioned
- confiscatable — confiscable
- constablewick — the area of land under the charge of a constable
- constrainable — able to be constrained
- constructible — to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
- contributable — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- contribute to — to have a share in bringing about (a result); be partly responsible for
- coolidge tube — a cathode ray tube, used for x-ray production, in which a beam of thermoelectrons is produced by heating a wire cathode.
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- core business — the business activity that is main source of a company's profits and success, usually the activity that the company was originally set up to carry out
- corroborative — Corroborative evidence or information supports an idea, account, or argument.
- coulomb field — the electrostatic field around an electrically charged body or particle
- councilmember — a member of a council, especially a legislative council.
- counterbidder — a person or organization that makes a bid in opposition to another bid
- counterboring — a tool for enlarging a drilled hole for a portion of its length, as to permit sinking a screw head.
- counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
- cover bidding — the act of tendering an artificially high price for a contract, on the assumption that the tender will not be accepted
- crash barrier — A crash barrier is a strong low fence built along the side of a road or between the two halves of a motorway in order to prevent accidents.