13-letter words containing s, e, r, b, c
- semicarbazide — an organic nitrogen compound derived from urea
- semicarbazone — a product that occurs as a result of aldehyde or ketone reacting with semicarbazide
- service break — an instance of a player winning a game against a server.
- she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
- short subject — a short film, as a documentary or travelogue, shown as part of a program with a feature-length film.
- smoke chamber — an enlarged area between the throat of a fireplace and the chimney flue.
- sonic barrier — sound barrier.
- spark chamber — a device for detecting elementary particles, consisting of a series of charged plates separated by a gas so that the passage of a charged particle causes sparking between adjacent plates.
- spruce beetle — a beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis, that feeds on and nests in spruce, pine, and other evergreen trees, sometimes causing extensive damage.
- state chamber — a room for public ceremonies and celebrations.
- step aerobics — a set of aerobic exercises designed to improve the cardiovascular system, which consists of stepping on and off a special box of adjustable height
- sterling bloc — those countries having currencies whose values tend to vary directly with the rise and fall of the value of the pound sterling.
- stockbreeding — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
- strobilaceous — resembling a strobilus; conelike.
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- sub-reference — an act or instance of referring.
- subappearance — a slight appearance
- subcategorize — to split into subcategories
- subcoriaceous — almost leathery
- subprefecture — the office or position of subprefect
- subtriplicate — designating or involving the ratio of the cube roots of two terms
- surbased arch — drop arch (def 2).
- surge chamber — a chamber for absorbing surge from a liquid or gas.
- to be precise — You say 'to be precise' to indicate that you are giving more detailed or accurate information than you have just given.
- truck bolster — the upper transverse member of a car truck that holds the truck center plate and receives the car's weight.
- unconversable — inappropriate for conversation
- undescribable — to tell or depict in written or spoken words; give an account of: He described the accident very carefully.
- undiscernable — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- undiscernible — capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
- unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- unrespectable — not able to be respected
- unscratchable — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- unserviceable — not suitable to be used
- unstretchable — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- variable cost — a cost that varies with a change in the volume of output while remaining uniform on a per-unit basis, as cost of labor (distinguished from fixed cost).
- vraisemblance — verisimilitude; appearance of truth
- water biscuit — a crackerlike biscuit prepared from flour and water.
- well-scrubbed — stunted; scrubby.
- west bromwich — a city in West Midlands, in central England, near Birmingham.
- windsor bench — a bench similar in construction to a Windsor chair.
- witches' brew — a potent magical concoction supposedly prepared by witches.