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13-letter words containing r, i, o, t

  • basic fortran — (language)   A subset of Fortran.
  • bass-baritone — a singer or voice in the bass range with baritone qualities
  • baton twirler — someone who twirls a baton, esp a drum major or majorette
  • batrachotoxin — a steroidal alkaloid, C31H42N2O6, found in the skin of certain Neotropical frogs (genus Phyllobates) and used on poison arrows: one of the most powerful natural neurotoxins known
  • batting order — the sequence in which hitters will bat in a given game, determined in advance by the team manager.
  • beauty editor — the person in charge of a section of newspaper or magazine devoted to cosmetics, etc
  • bedroom suite — a set of furniture, including such things as a bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers, cabinet, etc
  • bedtime story — a story read or told to a child at bedtime
  • beg to differ — politely disagree
  • behavioristic — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
  • beige toaster — Macintosh
  • benito juarez — Benito (Pablo) [be-nee-taw pah-vlaw] /bɛˈni tɔ ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1806–72, president of Mexico 1857–72.
  • bergamot mint — an aromatic herb, Mentha piperita citrata, having a lemonlike odor when crushed.
  • bibliolatrous — characterized by bibliolatry
  • bibliothecary — a librarian
  • bibliotherapy — the use of reading as therapy
  • bidirectional — (of a printhead) capable of printing from left to right and from right to left
  • big brown bat — any of several small to medium-sized common bats of the genera Myotis and Eptesicus, found worldwide in caves, trees, and buildings, including M. lucifugus (little brown bat) and E. fuscus (big brown bat) a widespread North American species.
  • bill of entry — a list of goods received at a customs house for export or import
  • bio-autograph — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
  • bio-terrorism — the use of living organisms and their toxic products to kill or incapacitate, esp as a political weapon
  • bioautography — an analytical technique in which organic compounds are separated by chromatography and identified by studying their effects on microorganisms.
  • bioelectrical — relating to electrical current generated by biological activity
  • bioenergetics — the study of energy transformations in living organisms and systems
  • biotic factor — a living thing, as an animal or plant, that influences or affects an ecosystem: How do humans affect other biotic factors? Weather is not a biotic factor because it is not alive.
  • bird dismount — Hecht1 (def 1).
  • birth control — Birth control means planning whether to have children, and using contraception to prevent having them when they are not wanted.
  • birthing pool — a large bath in which a woman can give birth
  • birthing room — a section of a hospital or an outpatient facility set aside and equipped for childbirth and usually simulating a home environment in which family members or friends may be present during the delivery.
  • bite your lip — If you bite your lip, you try very hard not to show the anger or distress that you are feeling.
  • bitter almond — a variety of almond whose bitter seeds yield hydrocyanic acid upon hydrolysis
  • bitter orange — a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
  • blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
  • blood blister — a blister filled with blood
  • board meeting — a meeting of the board of a company or other organization
  • bolt up right — a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
  • bonfire night — Bonfire Night is the popular name for Guy Fawkes Night.
  • borlotti bean — variety of kidney bean
  • boron nitride — a white inert crystalline solid existing both in a graphite-like form and in an extremely hard diamond-like form (borazon). It is used as a refractory, high-temperature lubricant and insulator, and heat shield. Formula: BN
  • borrowed time — an uncertain, usually limited period of time extending beyond or postponing the occurrence of something inevitable.
  • boston matrix — a two-dimensional matrix, used in planning the business strategy of a large organization, that identifies those business units in the organization that generate cash and those that use it
  • botryomycosis — a disease, usually of horses, caused by a bacterial infection (usually, Staphylococcus aureus) producing tumorous growths esp. after castration or a wound or injury
  • bottled fruit — fruit preserved in glass jars
  • 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)
  • brainstorming — intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas
  • brazen it out — to act in a bold way as if one need not be ashamed
  • break it down — stop it
  • brest litovsk — former name (until 1921) of Brest.
  • brevirostrate — having a short beak or bill
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