13-letter words containing o, n, e, i, g
- 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.
- belgian congo — former Belgian colony (1908-60) in central Africa: now the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 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.
- benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
- bergamot mint — an aromatic herb, Mentha piperita citrata, having a lemonlike odor when crushed.
- beta globulin — a blood plasma protein that is separable from other globulins by electrophoresis.
- beta-blocking — acting to inhibit the activity of the nerves that are stimulated by adrenaline
- bibliogenesis — the art of producing and publishing books.
- big-cone pine — Coulter pine.
- bighorn-river — a river flowing from central Wyoming to the Yellowstone River in S Montana. 336 miles (540 km) long.
- bignoniaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Bignoniaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees, shrubs, and lianas, including jacaranda, bignonia, and catalpa
- bioenergetics — the study of energy transformations in living organisms and systems
- biogeneticist — genetic engineering.
- biotechnology — Biotechnology is the use of living parts such as cells or bacteria in industry and technology.
- bitonal image — (graphics) An image consisting only of a foreground colour and a background colour. Compare monochrome.
- bitter orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
- blastogenesis — the theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted only by germ plasm
- blood-letting — Blood-letting is violence or killing between groups of people, especially between rival armies.
- board meeting — a meeting of the board of a company or other organization
- boarding fees — fees paid for boarding at a school
- boardinghouse — a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests
- body piercing — the practice of making holes in the navel , nipples, etc so that jewellery can be worn in them
- boiling range — A boiling range is the temperature range involved in the distillation of oil, from the start to the time when it evaporates.
- bone-chilling — extremely cold
- bone-crushing — powerful or constricting enough to crush one's bones: a bone-crushing handshake.
- bonfire night — Bonfire Night is the popular name for Guy Fawkes Night.
- book learning — knowledge gained from books rather than from direct personal experience
- book-learning — knowledge acquired by reading books, as distinguished from that obtained through observation and experience.
- booking agent — an agent who makes bookings, as reservations for travel or the theater or engagements for performers, for clients.
- booking clerk — A booking clerk is a person who sells tickets, especially in a railway station.
- boolean logic — (logic) A logic based on Boolean algebra.
- boomerang kid — a young adult who, after having lived on his or her own for a time, returns to live in the parental home, usually due to financial problems caused by unemployment or the high cost of living independently
- boraginaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Boraginaceae, a family of temperate and tropical typically hairy-leaved flowering plants that includes forget-me-not, lungwort, borage, comfrey, and heliotrope
- boring sponge — any of a family (Clionidae) of sponges that settle on and dissolve the shells of clams
- bottlenecking — a narrow entrance or passageway.
- bougainvillea — Bougainvillea is a climbing plant that has thin, red or purple flowers and grows mainly in hot countries.
- bouquet garni — A bouquet garni is a bunch of herbs that are tied together and used in cooking to add flavour to the food.
- bourguignonne — Burgundy (def 5).
- bowling alley — A bowling alley is a building which contains several tracks for bowling.
- bowling green — A bowling green is an area of very smooth, short grass on which the game of bowls or lawn bowling is played.
- bowling-green — a game played with wooden balls on a level, closely mowed green having a slight bias, the object being to roll one's ball as near as possible to a smaller white ball at the other end of the green. Also called bowls, bowling on the green. Compare bowl2 (def 2), bowling green, jack1 (def 7), rink (def 5).
- brace molding — keel1 (def 6).
- brain surgeon — a surgeon who specializes in brain surgery
- braking power — the ability of a braking system to cause a vehicle to come to a halt
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- bring home to — to convince of
- bring to bear — to bring into operation or effect