13-letter words containing e, b, r, d
- forced labour — labour done because of force; compulsory labour
- fort dearborn — a former U.S. fort on the site of Chicago, 1803–37.
- frederiksberg — a city in E Denmark: a part of Copenhagen.
- frederiksburg — borough on Zealand island, Denmark: suburb of Copenhagen: pop. 88,000
- free on board — law: delivered by ship free of charge to buyer
- froude number — a dimensionless number used in hydrodynamics for model simulation of actual conditions
- fume cupboard — vent used in a laboratory
- garden balsam — a fleshy annual garden impatiens (Impatiens balsamina) with roselike white, lavender, yellow, pink, or red blossoms borne along the main stem in leaf axils
- garden suburb — a suburb of a large established town or city, planned along the lines of a garden city
- gender bender — Informal. one, as a cross-dresser, that blurs differences between the sexes.
- gender binary — a classification system consisting of two genders, male and female.
- gender-bender — Informal. one, as a cross-dresser, that blurs differences between the sexes.
- get rid of sb — If you get rid of someone who is causing problems for you or who you do not like, you do something to prevent them affecting you any more, for example by making them leave.
- gibson desert — a desert in W central Australia: scrub; salt marshes. About 85,000 sq. mi. (220,000 sq. km).
- gingerbreaded — flavoured with gingerbread
- go over-board — over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard.
- golden number — a number between 1 and 19, used to indicate the position of any year in the Metonic cycle, calculated as the remainder when 1 is added to the given year and the sum is divided by 19. If the remainder is zero the number is 19
- good behavior — satisfactory, proper, or polite conduct.
- good-neighbor — characterized by friendly political relations and mutual aid between countries.
- granary bread — bread made from Granary flour
- great bustard — a large bustard, Otis tarda, of southern and central Europe and western and central Asia, having a wingspread of about 8 feet (2.4 meters).
- ground beetle — any of numerous nocturnal, terrestrial beetles of the family Carabidae that feed chiefly on other insects.
- groundbreaker — a person who is an originator, innovator, or pioneer in a particular activity.
- haberdasher's — a shop that sells small articles for sewing, such as buttons, zips, and ribbons
- half-timbered — (of a house or building) having the frame and principal supports of timber and the interstices filled in with masonry, plaster, or the like.
- hardenability — The quality or degree of being hardenable.
- hawk-s--beard — any of various plants of the genus Crepis, of the daisy family, resembling the dandelion but having a branched stem with several flowers.
- heaven forbid — You say 'Heaven forbid!' to emphasize that you very much hope that something will not happen.
- heavy-bearded — having a thick or dark beard.
- heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
- herbal remedy — a medical treatment made with herbs
- honey buzzard — a long-tailed Old World hawk, Pernis apivorus, that feeds on the larvae of bees as well as on small rodents, reptiles, and insects.
- horse breeder — a person who breeds horses
- hybrid system — a way of working, organizing, or doing something that is composed of elements of two separate systems
- hydroaerobics — aerobic exercises performed in water, as in a swimming pool.
- hydrogen bomb — a bomb, more powerful than an atomic bomb, that derives its explosive energy from the thermonuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen isotopes.
- hydrogen bond — a type of chemical bond in which a hydrogen atom that has a covalent link with one of the electronegative atoms (F, N, O) forms an electrostatic link with another electronegative atom in the same or another molecule.
- hyperboloidal — Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid.
- imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
- impredictable — (nonstandard) unpredictable.
- incredibility — so extraordinary as to seem impossible: incredible speed.
- indescribable — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indescribably — not describable; too extraordinary for description: a scene of indescribable confusion; indescribable euphoria.
- indiscernible — not discernible; that cannot be seen or perceived clearly; imperceptible.
- indiscernibly — In a way that cannot be discerned.
- indiscerpible — (obsolete) Not discerpible; inseparable.
- indisturbance — Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose.
- indolebutyric — as in indolebutyric acid, a synthetic plant growth regulator
- insubordinate — not submitting to authority; disobedient: an insubordinate soldier.
- interbreeding — Present participle of interbreed.