13-letter words containing r, o, b, e, t
- by reputation — If you know someone by reputation, you have never met them but you have heard of their reputation.
- byte compiler — byte-code compiler
- campylobacter — a rod-shaped bacterium that causes infections in cattle and man. Unpasteurized milk infected with campylobacter is a common cause of gastroenteritis
- 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 credit — Carbon credits are an allowance that certain companies have, permitting them to burn a certain amount of fossil fuels.
- 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.
- carbonneutral — pertaining to or having achieved a state in which the net amount of carbon dioxide or other carbon compounds emitted into the atmosphere is reduced to zero because it is balanced by actions to reduce or offset these emissions: Since the administration installed solar panels, the campus has become carbon neutral; a carbon-neutral brewery.
- carboxymethyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CH2-COOH derived from acetic acid.
- carlton table — an English writing table of c1800, having curved rear corners and a top with drawers surmounted by a U -shaped section of drawers and cabinets, topped by a brass or ormolu gallery surrounding three sides of the writing area.
- carriage bolt — a round-headed bolt for timber, threaded along part of its shank, inserted into holes already drilled.
- catcher's box — box1 (def 16d).
- categorisable — Alternative spelling of categorizable.
- categorizable — Capable of being categorized.
- charles abbot — Charles Greeley, 1872–1973, U.S. astrophysicist.
- chocolate bar — a block of chocolate
- claustrophobe — a person who suffers from claustrophobia.
- clothes brush — a brush used to remove dust, fluff, dirt, etc from clothes
- club together — If people club together to do something, they all give money towards the cost of it.
- coaster brake — a brake on a bicycle that engages when the pedals are turned in reverse
- cobaltiferous — containing cobalt
- cobelligerent — a country fighting in a war on the side of another country
- collaborative — A collaborative piece of work is done by two or more people or groups working together.
- comfortablest — Superlative form of comfortable.
- commuter belt — A commuter belt is the area surrounding a large city, where many people who work in the city live.
- comorbidities — Plural form of comorbidity.
- computerphobe — a person with a strong fear or dislike of computers
- concelebrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of concelebrate.
- concertgebouw — a concert hall in Amsterdam, inaugurated in 1888: the Concertgebouw Orchestra established in 1888, has been independent of the hall since World War II
- congratulable — worthy of congratulation
- congress boot — a high shoe with an elastic insert in each side
- conjecturable — Able to be conjectured upon.
- constrainable — able to be constrained
- constructible — to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
- contributable — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- contribute to — to have a share in bringing about (a result); be partly responsible for
- controllables — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- conveyor belt — A conveyor belt or a conveyor is a continuously-moving strip of rubber or metal which is used in factories for moving objects along so that they can be dealt with as quickly as possible.
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- core subjects — three foundation subjects (English, mathematics, and science) that are compulsory throughout each key stage in the National Curriculum
- corroborative — Corroborative evidence or information supports an idea, account, or argument.
- counter table — a medieval English table having a top divided into appropriately marked spaces for various denominations of money.
- counterbidder — a person or organization that makes a bid in opposition to another bid
- counterblasts — Plural form of counterblast.
- counterboring — a tool for enlarging a drilled hole for a portion of its length, as to permit sinking a screw head.
- counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
- country blues — acoustic folk blues with a guitar accompaniment
- coventry bell — a perennial garden plant, Campanula trachelium, of Eurasia, having coarsely toothed leaves and bluish-purple flowers.