13-letter words containing l, o, t, a, s
- barcoo salute — a movement of the hand to brush flies away from the face
- bartholinitis — Inflammation of Bartholin's cyst.
- base hospital — a hospital serving a large rural area
- baseline cost — the projected cost for an undertaking at the time it is budgeted
- basket flower — a composite plant, Centaurea americana, of central U.S. to Mexico, having raylike heads of tubular rose-colored flowers, each surrounded by a whorl of bracts making the flower head appear as if it is set in a basket.
- battlegrounds — Plural form of battleground.
- bibliolatrous — characterized by bibliolatry
- bibliophagist — a person who devours books
- bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
- black section — (in Britain in the 1980s) an unofficial group within the Labour Party in any constituency that represented the interests of local Black people
- blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
- blarney stone — a stone in Blarney Castle, in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery
- blastogenesis — the theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted only by germ plasm
- blastomycosis — a fungal infection particularly affecting the lungs
- blepharoplast — a cylindrical cytoplasmic body in protozoa
- blood-stained — stained with blood: a bloodstained knife.
- blot analysis — a technique for analysing biological molecules, such as proteins (Western blot analysis), DNA (Southern blot analysis), and RNA (Northern blot analysis), involving their separation by gel electrophoresis, transfer to a nitrocellulose sheet, and subsequent analysis by autoradiography
- blow a gasket — to burst out in anger
- blue asbestos — a common name for the mineral crocidolite, a variety of asbestos found in Africa and Australia
- bombastically — (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.
- booster cable — either of a pair of electric cables having clamps at each end and used for starting the engine of a vehicle whose battery is dead.
- boots and all — making every effort; with no holds barred
- bottle-washer — a menial or factotum
- bouncy castle — A bouncy castle is a large object filled with air, often in the shape of a castle, which children play on at a fairground or other outdoor event.
- boutros-ghali — ˈBoutros (ˈbutroʊs ) ; bo̅oˈtrōs) 1922- ; Egypt. diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations (1992-96)
- bristol board — a heavy smooth cardboard of fine quality, used for printing and drawing
- buster collar — a round collar, similar to a lampshade in shape, that is fitted round the neck of an animal or bird, for example to prevent it removing or interfering with a dressing or other treatment
- calf's tongue — a molding having pendent, tonguelike members in relief against a flat or molded surface.
- campanologist — the principles or art of making bells, bell ringing, etc.
- camping stool — a stool which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
- cancellations — Plural form of cancellation.
- capital goods — Capital goods are used to make other products. Compare consumer goods.
- capital stock — the par value of the total share capital that a company is authorized to issue
- capitulations — Plural form of capitulation.
- capsulization — The act or process of capsulizing.
- car boot sale — A car boot sale is a sale where people sell things they own and do not want from a little stall or from the back of their car.
- carcinologist — a person who specializes in carcinology
- cardiologists — Plural form of cardiologist.
- cartilaginous — of or like cartilage; gristly
- cartiliginous — Alternative form of cartilaginous.
- castellations — Defensive or decorative parapets with regularly spaced notches; battlements.
- castle howard — a mansion near York in Yorkshire: designed in 1700 by Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor; the grounds include the Temple of the Four Winds and a mausoleum
- castro valley — a town in W California, near San Francisco Bay.
- casualisation — (economics) The process by which employment shifts from a preponderance of full-time and permanent or contract positions to higher levels of casual positions.
- casualization — the altering of working practices so that regular workers are re-employed on a casual or short-term basis
- catalog verse — verse made by compiling long lists of everyday objects, names, or events, united by a common theme and often didactic in tone.
- catch oneself — to hold oneself back abruptly from saying or doing something
- categorisable — Alternative spelling of categorizable.
- centenionalis — a silver coin of ancient Rome, first issued by Diocletian as the 100th part of a solidus, later greatly debased.
- centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.