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13-letter words containing r, a, t

  • bottle-washer — a menial or factotum
  • bottled water — water sold in bottles
  • bottom drawer — a young woman's collection of clothes, linen, cutlery, etc, in anticipation of marriage
  • bouquet garni — A bouquet garni is a bunch of herbs that are tied together and used in cooking to add flavour to the food.
  • 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.
  • brace and bit — a hand tool for boring holes, consisting of a cranked handle into which a drilling bit is inserted
  • brachydactyly — abnormal shortness of the fingers and toes.
  • brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
  • brachytherapy — a form of radiotherapy in which sealed sources of radioactive material are inserted temporarily into body cavities or directly into tumours
  • bracket clock — a small clock designed to be placed on a bracket or shelf.
  • bracket creep — an advance into a higher income tax bracket resulting from an increase in nominal income: the higher taxes, when combined with the effects of inflation, may produce a decline in real income
  • brahminy kite — a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.
  • braillewriter — a machine, similar to a typewriter, for writing texts in Braille.
  • brain truster — a member of a brain trust; an important but usually unofficial adviser.
  • brainstorming — intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas
  • brand loyalty — the tendency of consumers to continue buying a particular brand instead of trying a different one
  • brandy butter — butter and sugar creamed together with brandy and served with Christmas pudding, etc
  • brazen it out — to act in a bold way as if one need not be ashamed
  • brazing metal — a nonferrous metal, as copper, zinc, or nickel, or an alloy, as hard solder, used for brazing together pieces of metal.
  • break it down — stop it
  • break the ice — to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangers
  • break through — If you break through a barrier, you succeed in forcing your way through it.
  • breaker strip — breaker1 (def 4).
  • breaker-strip — a person or thing that breaks.
  • breakfast bar — a counter in a kitchen where people can sit and have breakfast
  • breakfast set — a set of plates, bowls, eggcups, etc, specially designed to be used at breakfast
  • breakthroughs — a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond an enemy's front-line defense.
  • breast cancer — cancer affecting the breasts
  • 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
  • breast timber — wale1 (def 5).
  • breast-timber — a streak, stripe, or ridge produced on the skin by the stroke of a rod or whip; welt.
  • breaststroker — a person who swims breaststroke
  • breathability — fitness to be breathed
  • breathe again — to feel relief
  • breeches part — a male role played by an actress.
  • brevirostrate — having a short beak or bill
  • bridal wreath — any of several N temperate rosaceous shrubs of the genus Spiraea, esp S. prunifolia, cultivated for their sprays of small white flowers
  • brief against — If someone, especially a politician, briefs against another person, he or she tries to harm the other person's reputation by saying something unfavourable about them.
  • brilliant cut — a cut for gems
  • brilliant-cut — a cut intended to enhance the brilliance of a gem with the least possible sacrifice of weight, characterized by a form resembling two pyramids set base to base, truncated so as to give a broad table and a very small culet, and having from 18 to 104 facets, 58 being typical.
  • brilliantined — treated with brilliantine
  • bring to bear — to bring into operation or effect
  • bring to pass — to cause to happen
  • bristle-grass — any of various grasses of the genus Setaria, such as S. viridis, having a bristly inflorescence
  • bristol board — a heavy smooth cardboard of fine quality, used for printing and drawing
  • british asian — A British Asian person is someone of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi origin who has grown up in Britain.
  • british india — the 17 provinces of India formerly governed by the British under the British sovereign: ceased to exist in 1947 when the independent states of India and Pakistan were created
  • brittany blue — a medium greenish blue.
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