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13-letter words containing e, s, m

  • bastard amber — a color of gelatin commonly used in stage lighting, similar to light amber but having a pinkish cast.
  • beaked salmon — sandfish (def 2).
  • beaked-salmon — sandfish (def 2).
  • beam splitter — a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
  • bedaux system — a system of payment for work on the basis of the number of points of work done in a given amount of time, each point representing one minute of work on a given job at a normal rate of speed.
  • bedroom scene — a scene in which lovers are in bed
  • bedroom suite — a set of furniture, including such things as a bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers, cabinet, etc
  • bedtime story — a story read or told to a child at bedtime
  • belief system — The belief system of a person or society is the set of beliefs that they have about what is right and wrong and what is true and false.
  • benjamin west — Benjamin, 1738–1820, U.S. painter, in England after 1763.
  • benjamin-bush — Also called spice-wood. a yellow-flowered, North American shrub, Lindera benzoin, of the laurel family, whose bark and leaves have a spicy odor.
  • berkeleianism — the philosophical system of George Berkeley, holding that objects exist only when perceived, that God's perception sustains the universe, and that there is no independent substratum or substance in which these perceptions inhere
  • bermuda grass — a widely distributed grass, Cynodon dactylon, with wiry creeping rootstocks and several purplish spikes of flowers arising from a single point: used for lawns, pasturage, binding sand dunes, etc
  • beseemingness — a quality or state that is beseeming
  • bessel method — a method of ascertaining position by the use of a map showing prominent features of the terrain and enabling one to sight through them to obtain a fix.
  • bestsellerdom — the state or accomplishment of being a bestseller
  • betamethasone — a synthetic analogue of a glucocorticoid, C 22 H 29 FO 5 , used in various forms in the treatment of inflammation, allergies, and tumors, and for replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency.
  • between times — at intervals, as between other events or actions
  • biased sample — a statistical sample in which the items selected share some property which influences their distribution
  • bimetallistic — relating to bimetallism
  • binary system — a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no.
  • bio-terrorism — the use of living organisms and their toxic products to kill or incapacitate, esp as a political weapon
  • biosystematic — relating to biosystematics
  • black measles — a severe form of measles characterized by dark eruptions caused by bleeding under the skin
  • black skimmer — a black and white New World skimmer, Rynchops nigra, having a bill with a reddish-orange base.
  • blameableness — the quality of being blameable
  • blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
  • blandishments — Blandishments are pleasant things that someone says to another person in order to persuade them to do something.
  • blasphemously — uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.
  • blepharospasm — spasm of the muscle of the eyelids, causing the eyes to shut tightly, either as a response to painful stimuli or occurring as a form of dystonia
  • board measure — a system of units for measuring wood based on the board foot. 1980 board feet equal one standard
  • bottomset bed — fine sediment deposited at the front of a growing delta
  • breast timber — wale1 (def 5).
  • breast-timber — a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
  • brewer's mole — hairy-tailed mole.
  • bromo-seltzer — a compound containing a bromide, sodium bicarbonate, etc., used for relief from headaches and upset stomachs, and as a sedative
  • bumblebeefish — any of several gobies of the genus Brachygobius, inhabiting waters of the Malay Archipelago and having brown and yellow bands on the body that resemble the markings of a bumblebee.
  • bums on seats — If the organizers of an event such as a concert want to put bums on seats, they want a lot of people to attend it.
  • bureaucratism — an official of a bureaucracy.
  • burmese glass — an American art glass of the late 19th century, ranging from greenish-yellow to pink.
  • burnham scale — the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically
  • bus mastering — bus master
  • businesswoman — A businesswoman is a woman who works in business.
  • butter muslin — a fine loosely woven cotton material originally used for wrapping butter
  • cabinetmakers — Plural form of cabinetmaker.
  • caesaropapism — the theory that the state should have authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters; Erastianism
  • caesium clock — a type of atomic clock that uses the frequency of radiation absorbed in changing the spin of electrons in caesium atoms
  • call sb names — If someone calls you names, they insult you by saying unpleasant things to you or about you.
  • cambyses (ii) — died 522 b.c.; king of Persia (529-522): son of Cyrus the Great
  • camerapersons — Plural form of cameraperson.
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