13-letter words containing l, y, n, e
- bay of bengal — a wide arm of the Indian Ocean, between India and Myanmar
- bay of naples — an inlet of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the SW coast of Italy
- bay of plenty — a large bay of the Pacific on the NE coast of the North Island, New Zealand
- bbn butterfly — (computer) A supercomputer developed at BBN Technologies, named after the "butterfly" multi-stage switching network around which it was built. It could have up to 512 CPUs connected to allow every CPU access to every other CPU's memory, albeit with about 15 times the latency than for its own. The earlier GP-1000 models used up to 256 Motorola 68020s. The later TC-2000 models used up to 512 Motorola 88100s. Language developed for, or ported to, the BBN Butterfly were Butterfly Common LISP, Butterfly Scheme, Delirium, and MultiScheme.
- belligerently — aggressively
- belly landing — the landing of an aircraft on its fuselage without use of its landing gear
- benzoyl group — the univalent group C 7 H 5 O–, derived from benzoic acid.
- berkeley unix — Berkeley Software Distribution
- bewilderingly — extremely confusing: a bewildering schedule of events.
- beyond belief — You use beyond belief to emphasize that something is true to a very great degree or that it happened to a very great degree.
- beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
- bicycle chain — a chain that transmits power from the pedals to the driving wheel of a bicycle
- bill of entry — a list of goods received at a customs house for export or import
- billing cycle — the schedule of recurrent times in any regular system of preparing or sending bills.
- biotechnology — Biotechnology is the use of living parts such as cells or bacteria in industry and technology.
- bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
- black economy — The black economy consists of the buying, selling, and producing of goods or services that goes on without the government being informed, so that people can avoid paying tax on them.
- 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
- bloody-minded — If you say that someone is being bloody-minded, you are showing that you disapprove of their behaviour because you think they are being deliberately difficult instead of being helpful.
- body language — Your body language is the way in which you show your feelings or thoughts to other people by means of the position or movements of your body, rather than with words.
- 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.
- boundary line — a line marking one of the edges of a playing area
- bowling alley — A bowling alley is a building which contains several tracks for bowling.
- brittany blue — a medium greenish blue.
- bulwer-lytton — Edward George Earle Lytton1st Baron Lytton of Knebworth 1803-73; Eng. novelist & playwright: father of Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton
- butterfly net — a lightweight, fine net on the end of a pole used for catching butterflies
- butterfly nut — wing nut.
- butyl nitrite — a volatile liquid, C 4 H 9 NO 2 , the vapor of which can cause headache and vasodilation, used as an active ingredient in some household deodorizers, and misused by inhalation to prolong the sensation of orgasm.
- calamity jane — real name Martha Canary. ?1852–1903, US frontierswoman, noted for her skill at shooting and riding
- calendar year — A calendar year is a period of twelve months from January 1 to December 31. Calendar year is often used in business to compare with the financial year.
- canary yellow — Something that is canary yellow is a light yellow in colour.
- caryophyllene — (organic compound) A sesquiterpene (containing a cyclobutane ring) found in the essential oils of several plants such as clove and pepper.
- cement slurry — Cement slurry is a mixture of Portland cement, water, and additives.
- centrifugally — Away from a centre or axis.
- centripetally — Towards a centre or axis.
- centrosomally — In a centrosomal way.
- century plant — an agave, Agave americana, native to tropical America but naturalized elsewhere, having very large spiny greyish leaves and greenish flowers on a tall fleshy stalk. It blooms only once in its life, after 10 to 30 years (formerly thought to flower after a century)
- ceremoniously — If someone does something ceremoniously, they do it in an extremely formal way.
- cerumenolysis — (medicine) The process of softening cerumen (earwax) for removal.
- cerumenolytic — (pharmacology) A chemical that softens or removes cerumen (earwax).
- challengingly — in a way that challenges or defies someone
- chance-medley — a sudden quarrel in which one party kills another; unintentional but not blameless killing
- changeability — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- channel ferry — a ship that shuttles across the English Channel between the UK and the continent
- chimney place — an open hearth.
- chimney wheel — smokejack.
- chloromycetin — chloramphenicol
- chloroxylenol — (chemistry) A compound with the chemical formula C8H9ClO, commonly used in antibacterial soaps and toxic to fish.
- cinematically — Chiefly British. motion picture.
- clandestinely — characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.