13-letter words containing r, e, d, b
- break it down — stop it
- breech-loader — a firearm that is loaded at the breech
- breechloading — loaded at the breech.
- breeding pair — a male and female animal that produce offspring together
- breidha fjord — an inlet of Denmark Strait on the NW coast of Iceland.
- 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
- bridal shower — a party, held for a woman before her wedding, to which her friends bring gifts
- bridal wreath — any of several N temperate rosaceous shrubs of the genus Spiraea, esp S. prunifolia, cultivated for their sprays of small white flowers
- bridge player — a person who plays the game of bridge
- brilliantined — treated with brilliantine
- broad hatchet — a hatchet with a broad cutting edge.
- broad-brimmed — (of a hat) having a broad brim
- broadly based — Something that is broadly based involves many different kinds of things or people.
- broken-winded — suffering from heaves
- brokenhearted — Someone who is brokenhearted is very sad and upset because they have had a serious disappointment.
- bromide paper — a type of photographic paper coated with an emulsion of silver bromide usually containing a small quantity of silver iodide
- brownie guide — a member of the Brownie Guides, one of the junior branches (aged 7–10 years) in The Guide Association
- bucket ladder — a series of buckets that move in a continuous chain, used to dredge riverbeds, etc, or to excavate land
- budget period — the time which a budget covers
- build bridges — to promote reconciliation or cooperation between hostile groups or people
- bullhead rail — a rail having a cross section with a bulbous top and bottom, the top being larger
- bumble around — When someone bumbles around or bumbles about, they behave in a confused, disorganized way, making mistakes and usually not achieving anything.
- busheled iron — heterogeneous iron made from scrap iron and steel.
- business card — A person's business card or their card is a small card which they give to other people, and which has their name and details of their job and company printed on it.
- butyraldehyde — a colourless flammable pungent liquid used in the manufacture of resins. Formula: CH3(CH2)2CHO
- candleberries — Plural form of candleberry.
- carbohydrates — foods which contain carbohydrate
- carbon credit — Carbon credits are an allowance that certain companies have, permitting them to burn a certain amount of fossil fuels.
- cd-rewritable — Compact Disc Rewritable
- chateaubriand — François René (frɑ̃swa rəne), Vicomte de Chateaubriand. 1768–1848, French writer and statesman: a precursor of the romantic movement in France; his works include Le Génie du Christianisme (1802) and Mémoires d'outre-tombe (1849–50)
- cherry brandy — a red liqueur made of brandy flavoured with cherries
- child-bearing — the act or process of carrying and giving birth to a child
- chlorobromide — a chlorine and bromine compound joined to a metal
- circumscribed — to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map.
- clapperboards — Plural form of clapperboard.
- cloud chamber — an apparatus for detecting high-energy particles by observing their tracks through a chamber containing a supersaturated vapour. Each particle ionizes molecules along its path and small droplets condense on them to produce a visible track
- coachbuilders — Plural form of coachbuilder.
- comorbidities — Plural form of comorbidity.
- counterbidder — a person or organization that makes a bid in opposition to another bid
- cover bidding — the act of tendering an artificially high price for a contract, on the assumption that the tender will not be accepted
- credibilities — the quality of being believable or worthy of trust: After all those lies, his credibility was at a low ebb.
- credit bureau — an agency that is a clearinghouse for information on the credit rating of individuals or firms
- creditability — bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.
- crepe bandage — a bandage made of light cotton crepe
- cross bedding — layering within one or more beds in a series of rock strata that does not run parallel to the plane of stratification
- crossbreeding — Present participle of crossbreed.
- crowd trouble — bad behaviour by fans at a sports match
- cupboard love — a show of love inspired only by some selfish or greedy motive
- currency bond — a bond payable in legal tender.
- cyberchondria — unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites