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13-letter words containing o, t, s

  • 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.
  • boustrophedon — having alternate lines written from right to left and from left to right
  • boutros-ghali — ˈBoutros (ˈbutroʊs ) ; bo̅oˈtrōs) 1922- ; Egypt. diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations (1992-96)
  • bowman's root — an eastern U.S. plant, Gillenia trifoliata, of the rose family, having terminal clusters of white flowers.
  • box stretcher — a heavy rectangular stretcher connecting successive legs of a table, chair, etc.
  • brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
  • brainstorming — intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas
  • breakthroughs — a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond an enemy's front-line defense.
  • breast pocket — The breast pocket of a man's coat or jacket is a pocket, usually on the inside, next to his chest.
  • breast stroke — a swimming stroke performed face down in which both arms are extended outward and sideways from a position close to the chest, while the legs engage in a frog kick
  • breaststroker — a person who swims breaststroke
  • brest litovsk — former name (until 1921) of Brest.
  • bretton woods — resort in the White Mountains, N.H.: site of a United Nations monetary conference (1944) at which the International Monetary Fund was established
  • brevirostrate — having a short beak or bill
  • bridging shot — a shot inserted in a film to indicate the passage of time between two scenes, as of a series of newspaper headlines or calendar pages being torn off.
  • bring to pass — to cause to happen
  • bristol board — a heavy smooth cardboard of fine quality, used for printing and drawing
  • bromo-seltzer — a compound containing a bromide, sodium bicarbonate, etc., used for relief from headaches and upset stomachs, and as a sedative
  • bronchiolitis — a condition in which the small airways in the lungs become inflamed by a virus. It is most common in infants, who become breathless in severe cases. Recurrent attacks may lead to asthma
  • bronco buster — a person who breaks broncos to the saddle.
  • brotherliness — of, like, or befitting a brother; affectionate and loyal; fraternal: brotherly love.
  • brown mustard — black mustard. See under mustard (def 2).
  • 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.
  • bunko steerer — a swindler, especially a person who lures another to a gambling game to be cheated.
  • buster collar — a round collar, similar to a lampshade in shape, that is fitted round the neck of an animal or bird, for example to prevent it removing or interfering with a dressing or other treatment
  • busto arsizio — a city in Lombardy, N Italy.
  • butcher's boy — a boy doing deliveries for a butcher and perhaps also learning the butchery trade, esp in the past
  • buttress root — a tree root that extends above ground as a platelike outgrowth of the trunk supporting the tree. Buttress roots are mainly found in trees of tropical rain forests
  • by contraries — contrary to what is expected
  • cache storage — cache (def 3).
  • calf's tongue — a molding having pendent, tonguelike members in relief against a flat or molded surface.
  • 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
  • cancellations — Plural form of cancellation.
  • capital goods — Capital goods are used to make other products. Compare consumer goods.
  • capital stock — the par value of the total share capital that a company is authorized to issue
  • capitulations — Plural form of capitulation.
  • capsulization — The act or process of capsulizing.
  • car boot sale — A car boot sale is a sale where people sell things they own and do not want from a little stall or from the back of their car.
  • carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
  • carbon offset — a compensatory measure made by an individual or company for carbon emissions, usually through sponsoring activities or projects which increase carbon dioxide absorption, such as tree planting
  • carbon tissue — a sheet of paper coated with pigmented gelatine, used in the carbon process
  • carbon-tissue — paper faced with a preparation of carbon or other material, used between two sheets of plain paper in order to reproduce on the lower sheet that which is written or typed on the upper.
  • carbonisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of carbonization.
  • carcinologist — a person who specializes in carcinology
  • carcinomatous — a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor that spreads by metastasis and often recurs after excision; cancer.
  • cardiologists — Plural form of cardiologist.
  • cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
  • carotid sinus — specialized nerve end organs producing a slight dilatation of the carotid artery where it branches into the external and internal carotid arteries, responding to changes in blood pressure by mediating changes in the heartbeat rate.
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