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13-letter words containing i, l, b, o, d

  • double-figure — double-digit.
  • double-minded — wavering or undecided in mind.
  • double-nickel — the national speed limit of 55 miles per hour as established in 1974 on U.S. highways.
  • double-ripper — bobsled (def 2).
  • double-tailed — (of a lion) represented with two tails joined together next to the body.
  • drink problem — If someone is said to have a drink problem, they are thought to drink too much alcohol
  • endobronchial — (anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi.
  • enrolled bill — draft legislation approved in identical form by both houses and sent to the President for approval
  • festoon blind — a window blind consisting of vertical rows of horizontally gathered fabric that may be drawn up to form a series of ruches
  • floating debt — short-term government borrowing, esp by the issue of three-month Treasury bills
  • flooring brad — a brad having a very small head, made in lengths from 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm).
  • formidability — causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
  • goldfish bowl — round glass container for goldfish
  • grylloblattid — a primitive insect of the order Grylloblattidea, having a soft, unpigmented wingless body with long antennae and no eyes, living under stones in moderately high mountains of the western U.S., Japan, and the U.S.S.R.
  • heli-boarding — the sport of snowboarding on mountains or glaciers accessible only by helicopter or skiplane
  • hoodman-blind — blindman's buff.
  • housebuilding — The trade or activity of building houses.
  • hyperboloidal — Having the shape or form of a hyperboloid.
  • i'll be bound — I am sure (something) is true
  • imponderables — Plural form of imponderable.
  • in cold blood — the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
  • inbounds line — one of two broken lines, parallel to the sidelines and running the length of the field, to which the ball is brought when it goes beyond the sidelines.
  • inconcludable — Impossible to conclude; unfinishable.
  • incondensable — not condensable; incapable of being condensed.
  • indissociable — Unable to be dissociated.
  • indissociably — In a way that does not allow dissociation; having an inextricable link.
  • indissolvable — Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or separated.
  • indolebutyric — as in indolebutyric acid, a synthetic plant growth regulator
  • insolubilized — Made insoluble.
  • leading block — lead block.
  • loft building — a building of several floors with large areas of unobstructed space, originally rented out for light industrial purposes and now frequently converted to residential occupancy.
  • london bridge — a bridge over the Thames between the City of London on the north side, and Southwark on the south side.
  • low-bandwidth — [communication theory] Used to indicate a talk that, although not content-free, was not terribly informative. "That was a low-bandwidth talk, but what can you expect for an audience of suits!" Compare zero-content, bandwidth, math-out.
  • mandibuliform — Having the form of a mandible; - said especially of the maxill\u00e6 of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.
  • medical board — a group of people qualified to give opinions on medical matters
  • metallic bond — the type of chemical bond between atoms in a metallic element, formed by the valence electrons moving freely through the metal lattice.
  • middleborough — a town in SE Massachusetts.
  • middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
  • mind-boggling — intellectually overwhelming: a mind-boggling puzzle.
  • mixed doubles — (in tennis) a doubles match with a man and a woman on each side.
  • mobile device — a portable, wireless computing device that is small enough to be used while held in the hand; a handheld: a large selection of smartphones, PDAs, and other mobile devices.
  • mobile studio — a van, truck, etc equipped as a recording, broadcasting etc studio
  • modifiability — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
  • molding board — a board upon which bread is kneaded, cookies prepared, etc.
  • mound builder — a member of one of the various American Indian tribes who, in prehistoric and early historic times, erected the burial mounds and other earthworks of the Mississippi drainage basin and southeastern U.S.
  • mound-builder — a member of one of the various American Indian tribes who, in prehistoric and early historic times, erected the burial mounds and other earthworks of the Mississippi drainage basin and southeastern U.S.
  • national debt — the financial obligations of a national government resulting from deficit spending.
  • needle biopsy — the removal of a small amount of tissue or cellular material with a long hollow surgical needle, performed for diagnostic purposes.
  • nimble-footed — able to move the feet agilely and neatly
  • non-obligated — to bind or oblige morally or legally: to obligate oneself to purchase a building.
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