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

  • bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
  • bibliolatrous — characterized by bibliolatry
  • biculturalism — the characteristics, or policy, of a two-cultured society
  • binary system — a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no.
  • bio-terrorism — the use of living organisms and their toxic products to kill or incapacitate, esp as a political weapon
  • bioenergetics — the study of energy transformations in living organisms and systems
  • bipartisanism — the quality of being bipartisan
  • bird dismount — Hecht1 (def 1).
  • birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
  • birthday bash — a birthday party
  • birthday suit — If you are in your birthday suit, you are not wearing any clothes.
  • biscuit bread — biscuits or a biscuit: I like biscuit bread more than corn bread for supper.
  • biscuit-fired — (of a ceramic object) fired to harden the body.
  • bits per inch — (unit)   (BPI) A measure of the recording density of a magnetic tape or disk.
  • bittersweetly — in a bittersweet manner
  • blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
  • blister steel — steel produced from wrought iron by cementation in covered pots, having a blistered appearance because of the gases generated during the process.
  • blood blister — a blister filled with blood
  • blue whistler — blue norther.
  • 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
  • boutros-ghali — ˈBoutros (ˈbutroʊs ) ; bo̅oˈtrōs) 1922- ; Egypt. diplomat: secretary-general of the United Nations (1992-96)
  • brain truster — a member of a brain trust; an important but usually unofficial adviser.
  • brainstorming — intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas
  • breaker strip — breaker1 (def 4).
  • breaker-strip — a person or thing that breaks.
  • 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.
  • brest litovsk — former name (until 1921) of Brest.
  • brevirostrate — having a short beak or bill
  • bridging shot — a shot inserted in a film to indicate the passage of time between two scenes, as of a series of newspaper headlines or calendar pages being torn off.
  • 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.
  • bright lights — If someone talks about the bright lights, they are referring to life in a big city where you can do a lot of enjoyable and exciting things and be successful.
  • bring to pass — to cause to happen
  • bristle brush — a brush made with animal bristles
  • 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
  • british isles — a group of islands in W Europe, consisting of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Orkney, Shetland, the Channel Islands belonging to Great Britain, and the islands adjacent to these
  • british white — a British breed of medium-sized white cattle with black points, bred mainly for meat
  • bronchiolitis — a condition in which the small airways in the lungs become inflamed by a virus. It is most common in infants, who become breathless in severe cases. Recurrent attacks may lead to asthma
  • brotherliness — of, like, or befitting a brother; affectionate and loyal; fraternal: brotherly love.
  • buggin's turn — promotion by seniority or rotation rather than merit.
  • buggins' turn — the principle of awarding an appointment to members of a group in turn, rather than according to merit
  • bureaucratism — an official of a bureaucracy.
  • bureaucratist — a believer in bureaucracy
  • burt standish — Burt L. pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
  • bus mastering — bus master
  • business trip — a journey made somewhere and back again for business purposes in one's working capacity
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