13-letter words containing o, s, b
- rabblerousing — Of or pertaining to a rabble-rouser.
- 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.
- rambling rose — any of various cultivated hybrid roses that straggle over other vegetation
- re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
- reasonability — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
- resublimation — Psychology. the diversion of the energy of a sexual or other biological impulse from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.
- ribosomal rna — a type of RNA, distinguished by its length and abundance, functioning in protein synthesis as a component of ribosomes. Abbreviation: rRNA.
- roanoke bells — a wild plant, Mertensia virginica, of the borage family, native to the eastern U.S., grown as a garden plant for its handsome, nodding clusters of blue flowers.
- robben island — a small island in South Africa, 11 km (7 miles) off the Cape Peninsula: formerly used by the South African government to house political prisoners
- robber barons — History/Historical. a noble who robbed travelers passing through his lands.
- rosebud mouth — a mouth that resembles the unopened flower of a rose in shape
- rough as bags — uncouth
- roxburghshire — a historic county in SE Scotland.
- rubber gloves — gloves made of rubber, worn to protect the hands while washing up, gardening, etc
- saber-toothed — having long, saberlike upper canine teeth, sometimes extending below the margin of the lower jaw.
- sacred baboon — hamadryas baboon.
- sacred bamboo — nandina.
- saint columba — Padraic [paw-drik] /ˈpɔ drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1881–1972, Irish poet and dramatist, in the U.S. from 1914.
- san cristobal — a city in SW Venezuela.
- san pablo bay — the N part of San Francisco Bay, in W California.
- savoy cabbage — a variety of cabbage having a compact head of crinkled, blistered leaves.
- school phobia — a fear of going to or returning to school
- scotch bonnet — a small, irregularly shaped, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum chinense related to the habanero and ranging from yellow to red.
- scribble down — If you scribble down something, you write it quickly or roughly.
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- seasonability — fact of being seasonable
- second ballot — an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates
- second banana — a comic who supports the leading comedian, often as a straight man, especially in burlesque or vaudeville.
- secret ballot — a vote in which the confidentiality of how one votes is safeguarded.
- self-absorbed — preoccupied with one's thoughts, interests, etc.
- self-begotten — a past participle of beget.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- self-oblivion — the state of being completely forgotten or unknown: a former movie star now in oblivion.
- self-observed — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- self-obsessed — If you describe someone as self-obsessed, you are criticizing them for spending too much time thinking about themselves or their own problems.
- semicarbazone — a product that occurs as a result of aldehyde or ketone reacting with semicarbazide
- sensible note — the major seventh note of any scale
- shadow boxing — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
- shambolically — in a completely disorganized or chaotic manner
- she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
- shoeshine boy — a man or boy who cleans shoes
- short subject — a short film, as a documentary or travelogue, shown as part of a program with a feature-length film.
- shot-blasting — the cleaning of metal, etc, by a stream of shot
- show business — the entertainment industry, as theater, motion pictures, television, radio, carnival, and circus.
- simon bolivar — Simón [sahy-muh n;; Spanish see-mawn] /ˈsaɪ mən;; Spanish siˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), ("El Libertador") 1783–1830, Venezuelan statesman: leader of revolt of South American colonies against Spanish rule.
- single combat — combat between two persons.
- siphon bottle — a bottle for aerated water, fitted with a bent tube through the neck, the water being forced out, when a valve is opened, by the pressure on its surface of the gas accumulating within the bottle.
- skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- skilled labor — labor that requires special training for its satisfactory performance.
- skin and bone — You can say someone is just skin and bone when you do not approve of the fact that they are very thin.