13-letter words containing n, a, o, t
- bitter orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- black country — a district in the English Midlands, around Birmingham: so called from the soot and grime produced by the many local industries.
- 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.
- blanketflower — a hardy flowering plant, Gaillardia aristata, that grows in the US
- 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
- 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
- board meeting — a meeting of the board of a company or other organization
- boat neckline — a wide, high neckline that follows the curve of the collarbone and ends in points on the shoulder seams.
- body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
- bohr magneton — a unit that is used to indicate the magnetic moment of the electron structure in an atom, equal to 9.27 × 10 −21 erg/gauss.
- bona vacantia — unclaimed goods
- bonanza state — a name for the state of Montana
- booking agent — an agent who makes bookings, as reservations for travel or the theater or engagements for performers, for clients.
- boom-and-bust — characteristic of a period of economic prosperity followed by a depression.
- boots and all — making every effort; with no holds barred
- borlotti bean — variety of kidney bean
- boston matrix — a two-dimensional matrix, used in planning the business strategy of a large organization, that identifies those business units in the organization that generate cash and those that use it
- 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.
- bouquet garni — A bouquet garni is a bunch of herbs that are tied together and used in cooking to add flavour to the food.
- bowling match — a game of bowls
- bowman's root — an eastern U.S. plant, Gillenia trifoliata, of the rose family, having terminal clusters of white flowers.
- boynton beach — a city in SE Florida.
- brainstorming — intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas
- brand loyalty — the tendency of consumers to continue buying a particular brand instead of trying a different one
- brazen it out — to act in a bold way as if one need not be ashamed
- break it down — stop it
- bring to bear — to bring into operation or effect
- bring to pass — to cause to happen
- brokenhearted — Someone who is brokenhearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
- brown mustard — black mustard. See under mustard (def 2).
- brutalization — to make brutal.
- bud variation — any variation in a bud due to changes in either its genetic composition or environment or both such that the resulting flower, fruit, or shoot differs from others of the same plant or species.
- 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.
- buoyancy tank — an enclosed air-filled section of a boat, ship or hovercraft designed to keep it afloat and prevent it from sinking
- buoyant force — the law that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force (buoyant force) equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the body.
- butanoic acid — kind of acid
- by contraries — contrary to what is expected
- by reputation — If you know someone by reputation, you have never met them but you have heard of their reputation.
- c corporation — A C corporation is a type of corporation which is taxed on its income.
- cainotophobia — Alternative form of cainophobia.
- calcification — the process of calcifying or becoming calcified
- calculational — relating to calculation
- calf's tongue — a molding having pendent, tonguelike members in relief against a flat or molded surface.
- calorifacient — (of foods) producing heat.
- 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
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping