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13-letter words containing p, b, s

  • bell purchase — a tackle consisting of two standing single blocks, two running single blocks, a fall, and a runner, so arranged that it gives a mechanical advantage of six, neglecting friction.
  • bespottedness — the state of being covered with spots or blemishes
  • best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
  • bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
  • biased sample — a statistical sample in which the items selected share some property which influences their distribution
  • bibliophagist — a person who devours books
  • binary pulsar — a pulsar in a binary system.
  • biopsychology — a field of psychology that deals with the effects of biological factors on behavior.
  • biospeleology — the study of organisms that live in caves.
  • bipartisanism — the quality of being bipartisan
  • biphasic pill — a drug with two dosage levels over the period taken, as an oral contraceptive.
  • birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
  • bishop sleeve — a full sleeve gathered at the wrist
  • bishop violet — a reddish purple.
  • bishop's ring — a reddish-brown corona occasionally seen around the sun, caused by volcanic dust in the atmosphere.
  • bishop's weed — goutweed.
  • bishop's-weed — goutweed.
  • bits per inch — (unit)   (BPI) A measure of the recording density of a magnetic tape or disk.
  • blaise pascal — Blaise [bleyz;; French blez] /bleɪz;; French blɛz/ (Show IPA), 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician.
  • blasphemously — uttering, containing, or exhibiting blasphemy; irreverent; profane.
  • bledisloe cup — a trophy competed for, usually annually, by New Zealand and Australia since 1932
  • blepharoplast — a cylindrical cytoplasmic body in protozoa
  • blepharospasm — spasm of the muscle of the eyelids, causing the eyes to shut tightly, either as a response to painful stimuli or occurring as a form of dystonia
  • blue copperas — a salt, copper sulfate, CuSO 4 ⋅5H 2 O, occurring naturally as large transparent, deep-blue triclinic crystals, appearing in its anhydrous state as a white powder: used chiefly as a mordant, insecticide, fungicide, and in engraving.
  • boarding pass — A boarding pass is a card that a passenger must have when boarding a plane or a boat.
  • body shopping — the purchasing of manpower from another country, usually one where wages are cheap
  • bomb disposal — Bomb disposal is the job of dealing with bombs which have not exploded, by taking out the fuse or by blowing them up in a controlled explosion.
  • book scorpion — any of various small arachnids of the order Pseudoscorpionida (false scorpions), esp Chelifer cancroides, which are sometimes found in old books, etc
  • boring sponge — any of a family (Clionidae) of sponges that settle on and dissolve the shells of clams
  • bosch process — an industrial process for manufacturing hydrogen by the catalytic reduction of steam with carbon monoxide
  • boustrophedon — having alternate lines written from right to left and from left to right
  • brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
  • breaker strip — breaker1 (def 4).
  • breaker-strip — a person or thing that breaks.
  • breast pocket — The breast pocket of a man's coat or jacket is a pocket, usually on the inside, next to his chest.
  • breeches part — a male role played by an actress.
  • bring to pass — to cause to happen
  • brinksmanship — the technique or practice of maneuvering a dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance or safety in order to secure the greatest advantage, especially by creating diplomatic crises.
  • broca-aphasia — a type of aphasia caused by a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, characterized by misarticulated speech and lack of grammatical morphemes.
  • budget speech — the speech in which the Chancellor presents his budget to parliament
  • buffalo chips — the dried dung of buffalo used as fuel, especially by early settlers on the western plains.
  • buffet supper — supper at which people stand up and help themselves from the table
  • built-up mast — a wooden mast formed of several shaped, longitudinal pieces joined together.
  • business park — an area specially designated and landscaped to accommodate business offices, warehouses, light industry, etc
  • business plan — A business plan is a detailed plan for setting up or developing a business, especially one that is written in order to borrow money.
  • business trip — a journey made somewhere and back again for business purposes in one's working capacity
  • bypass engine — a gas turbine in which a part of the compressor delivery bypasses the combustion zone, flowing directly into or around the main exhaust gas flow to provide additional thrust
  • cap and bells — the traditional garb of a court jester, including a cap with bells attached to it
  • capstan table — drum table.
  • captain's bed — a bed consisting of a shallow box with drawers in the side and a mattress on top.
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