13-letter words containing s, t, r, e, b
- batch-process — to perform batch processing on (files)
- battlecruiser — A large warship of a type built in the early 20th century, carrying similar armament to a battleship but faster and more lightly armored.
- battlegrounds — Plural form of battleground.
- beam splitter — a system that divides a beam of light, electrons, etc, into two or more paths
- beast of prey — any animal that hunts other animals for food
- beaux esprits — bel esprit
- beaux-esprits — plural of bel-esprit.
- 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
- 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
- bend sinister — a diagonal line bisecting a shield from the top right to the bottom left, typically indicating a bastard line
- berchtesgaden — a town in Germany, in SE Bavaria: site of the fortified mountain retreat of Adolf Hitler. Pop: 7667 (2003 est)
- bering strait — a strait between Alaska and Russia, connecting the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean
- best of breed — The best of breed is the animal that wins first prize in its section at a dog show.
- best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
- bestsellerdom — the state or accomplishment of being a bestseller
- bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
- 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
- birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
- 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.
- blarney stone — a stone in Blarney Castle, in the SW Republic of Ireland, said to endow whoever kisses it with the gift of the gab and skill in flattery
- blast furnace — A blast furnace is a large structure in which iron ore is heated under pressure so that it melts and the pure iron metal separates out and can be collected.
- blepharoplast — a cylindrical cytoplasmic body in protozoa
- blister steel — steel produced from wrought iron by cementation in covered pots, having a blistered appearance because of the gases generated during the process.
- block letters — Block letters are the same as block capitals.
- blood blister — a blister filled with blood
- blue whistler — blue norther.
- body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection
- booster cable — either of a pair of electric cables having clamps at each end and used for starting the engine of a vehicle whose battery is dead.
- border states — slave states bordering on the free states before the Civil War: Mo., Ky., Va., Md., & Del.
- boston rocker — a type of 19th-cent. American rocking chair, having a curved wooden seat and a high back formed of spindles held in place by a broad headpiece
- bottle-washer — a menial or factotum
- boustrophedon — having alternate lines written from right to left and from left to right
- box stretcher — a heavy rectangular stretcher connecting successive legs of a table, chair, etc.
- brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
- brain truster — a member of a brain trust; an important but usually unofficial adviser.
- breaker strip — breaker1 (def 4).
- breaker-strip — a person or thing that breaks.
- breakfast bar — a counter in a kitchen where people can sit and have breakfast
- breakfast set — a set of plates, bowls, eggcups, etc, specially designed to be used at breakfast
- breakthroughs — a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond an enemy's front-line defense.
- breast cancer — cancer affecting the breasts
- breast pocket — The breast pocket of a man's coat or jacket is a pocket, usually on the inside, next to his chest.