13-letter words containing n, o, e
- baryon number — the number of baryons in a system minus the number of antibaryons
- base on balls — walk
- baseline cost — the projected cost for an undertaking at the time it is budgeted
- basement-rock — the undifferentiated assemblage of rock (basement rock) underlying the oldest stratified rocks in any region: usually crystalline, metamorphosed, and mostly, but not necessarily, Precambrian in age.
- bass response — the response of an audio reproduction system or component to low frequencies
- bass trombone — the lower-pitched of the two main types of trombone
- bass-baritone — a singer or voice in the bass range with baritone qualities
- baton twirler — someone who twirls a baton, esp a drum major or majorette
- batting order — the sequence in which hitters will bat in a given game, determined in advance by the team manager.
- battlegrounds — Plural form of battleground.
- 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
- bazillionaire — (humorous) An incredibly rich person.
- be hard going — If you say that something is hard going, you mean it is difficult and requires a lot of effort.
- be news to sb — If you say that something is news to you, you mean that you did not previously know what you have just been told, especially when you are surprised or annoyed about it.
- be nothing to — not to concern or be significant to (someone)
- be nuts about — to be greatly in love with
- be one's life — If you say that something or someone is your life, you are emphasizing that they are extremely important to you.
- be spoken for — If a person or thing is spoken for or has been spoken for, someone has claimed them or asked for them, so no-one else can have them.
- be witness to — If you are witness to something, you see it happen.
- beacon school — a notably successful school whose methods and practices are brought to the attention of the education service as a whole in order that they may be adopted by other schools
- beacon status — a ranking awarded by the government to an organization, rendering it eligible for extra funding, and aimed at encouraging organizations to share good practice with each other
- beaked salmon — sandfish (def 2).
- beaked-salmon — sandfish (def 2).
- beaking joint — a straight joint made by several members, as strips of flooring, ending at the same line.
- bearing sword — a large sword carried for its owner by a squire or servant because of its size.
- beatification — a beatifying or being beatified
- beauteousness — The state or quality of being beauteous.
- bed and board — sleeping accommodation and meals
- bedroom scene — a scene in which lovers are in bed
- beef bouillon — a broth made either by straining water in which bits of lean beef have been cooked or by dissolving beef extract in hot water.
- beehive round — an artillery shell that ejects thousands of naillike metal projectiles on exploding.
- belgian congo — former Belgian colony (1908-60) in central Africa: now the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- bellefontaine — a city in W Ohio.
- belongingness — the human state of being an essential part of something
- benching iron — a triangular, pronged plate driven into the ground to provide a temporary bench mark or turning point.
- benedictional — a book of benedictions or blessings
- beneficiation — the procedure of reducing ores
- benito juarez — Benito (Pablo) [be-nee-taw pah-vlaw] /bɛˈni tɔ ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1806–72, president of Mexico 1857–72.
- benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
- benton harbor — a city in SW Michigan, on Lake Michigan.
- benzalacetone — benzylidene acetone.
- benzimidazole — a crystalline growth-inhibiting compound
- benzoyl group — the univalent group C 7 H 5 O–, derived from benzoic acid.
- bergamot mint — an aromatic herb, Mentha piperita citrata, having a lemonlike odor when crushed.
- bermuda onion — a large white or yellow onion with a mild flavor, grown in Texas, California, etc.
- bernoulli box — (storage) A high capacity storage device, Iomega Corporation's first popular product, that spins a mylar disk over a read-write head using the Bernoulli principle.
- bespottedness — the state of being covered with spots or blemishes
- beta carotene — a yellowish form of carotene: a dietary deficiency of this is associated with a greater risk of certain cancers