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13-letter words containing n, w, b

  • non-renewable — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
  • north by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of north. Abbreviation: NbW.
  • obi-wan error — (programming)   /oh'bee-won" er"*r/ (RPI, from "off-by-one" and the Obi-Wan Kenobi character in "Star Wars") A kind of off-by-one error.
  • outward bound — (in Britain) a scheme to provide adventure training for young people
  • outward-bound — headed in an outward direction, as toward foreign ports: We passed an outward-bound ship as we came into the harbor.
  • overborrowing — to take or obtain with the promise to return the same or an equivalent: Our neighbor borrowed my lawn mower.
  • pink bollworm — the larva of a gelechiid moth, Pectinophora gossypiella, that feeds on the seeds of the bolls of cotton and was introduced into cotton-growing regions of the world from Asia.
  • rabbit warren — warren.
  • rainbow snake — a burrowing snake, Farancia erytrogramma, of the southeastern U.S., having red and black stripes along the body, a red and yellow underside, and a sharp-tipped tail used in maneuvering prey.
  • rainbow trout — a trout, Salmo gairdnerii, native in the coastal waters and streams from Baja California to Alaska, used as a food and game fish.
  • ribbon window — a long window made up of a number of individual compartments set together horizontally with little or no division.
  • sandwich beam — flitch beam.
  • scribble down — If you scribble down something, you write it quickly or roughly.
  • sewing basket — box for sewing accessories
  • shadow boxing — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
  • show business — the entertainment industry, as theater, motion pictures, television, radio, carnival, and circus.
  • snowball bush — guelder rose.
  • snowball tree — any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Viburnum, esp V. opulus var. roseum, a sterile cultivated variety with spherical clusters of white or pinkish flowers
  • swashbuckling — characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler.
  • swedenborgian — of or relating to Emanuel Swedenborg, his religious doctrines, or the body of followers adhering to these doctrines and constituting the Church of the New Jerusalem, or New Church.
  • swimming bath — swimming pool.
  • swimming crab — any of numerous, chiefly marine crabs, especially of the family Portunidae, having the legs adapted for swimming.
  • sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
  • the new black — If you say that a particular colour is the new black, you mean that it has become fashionable.
  • the west bank — a semi-autonomous Palestinian region in the Middle East on the W bank of the River Jordan, comprising the hills of Judaea and Samaria and part of Jerusalem: formerly part of Palestine (the entity created by the League of Nations in 1922 and operating until 1948): became part of Jordan after the ceasefire of 1949: occupied by Israel since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. In 1993 a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization provided for the West Bank to become a self-governing Palestinian area; a new Palestinian National Authority assumed control of parts of the territory in 1994–95, but subsequent talks broke down and Israel reoccupied much of this in 2001–02 and continues to maintain most existing Israeli settlements. Pop: 2 676 740 (2013 est). Area: 5879 sq km (2270 sq miles)
  • to begin with — You use to begin with when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process.
  • to break wind — If someone breaks wind, they release gas from their intestines through their anus.
  • ultrawideband — a transmission technique using a very wide spectrum of frequencies that enables high-speed transfer of data
  • unbowdlerized — to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
  • unputdownable — (especially of a book or periodical) so interesting or suspenseful as to compel reading.
  • unwarrantable — capable of being warranted.
  • unwhistleable — incapable of being whistled
  • unworkability — the quality or state of being unworkable
  • urban dweller — a person who lives in an urban area
  • urban renewal — the rehabilitation of city areas by renovating or replacing dilapidated buildings with new housing, public buildings, parks, roadways, industrial areas, etc., often in accordance with comprehensive plans.
  • vandyke brown — a medium brown color.
  • warner robins — a city in central Georgia.
  • warping board — a rectangular board containing evenly spaced pegs at each end on which the warp is wound in preparation for weaving.
  • warren burger — Warren Earl, 1907–1995, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1969–86.
  • water boatman — any of numerous aquatic insects of the family Corixidae, having paddlelike hind legs.
  • water turbine — a turbine driven by the momentum or reactive force of water.
  • waterboarding — a harsh interrogation technique in which water is poured onto the face and head of the immobilized victim so as to induce a fear of drowning.
  • weather-bound — delayed or shut in by bad weather.
  • weatherbeaten — Alternative spelling of weather-beaten.
  • wedding bells — church bells that peal after marriage ceremony
  • weights bench — a piece of equipment for use by someone who is weight-training
  • well-balanced — rightly balanced, adjusted, or regulated: a well-balanced diet.
  • well-combined — made by combining; joined; united, as in a chemical compound.
  • west berliner — a native or inhabitant of the part of Berlin formerly under US, British, and French control
  • west by north — a point on the compass 11°15prime; north of west. Abbreviation: WbN.
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