13-letter words containing t, a, i, n, s
- bass clarinet — a clarinet with the lowest range, in the octave below the B-flat clarinet
- bass-baritone — a singer or voice in the bass range with baritone qualities
- bassenthwaite — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria near Keswick. Length: 6 km (4 miles)
- bastard eigne — the first-born illegitimate son of parents whose second son was legitimate.
- batan islands — a group of islands in the Philippines, north of Luzon. Capital: Basco. Pop: 16 467 (2000). Area: 197 sq km (76 sq miles)
- be upstanding — (in a court of law) a direction to all persons present to rise to their feet before the judge enters or leaves the court
- beautifulness — having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind: a beautiful dress; a beautiful speech.
- benjamin west — Benjamin, 1738–1820, U.S. painter, in England after 1763.
- bering strait — a strait between Alaska and Russia, connecting the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean
- bicentennials — pertaining to or in honor of a 200th anniversary: bicentennial celebration; a bicentennial exposition.
- binary system — a system involving only two elements, as 0 and 1 or yes and no.
- bipartisanism — the quality of being bipartisan
- birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
- bisectionally — from a bisectional point of view
- bits and bobs — Bits and bobs are small objects or parts of something.
- black section — (in Britain in the 1980s) an unofficial group within the Labour Party in any constituency that represented the interests of local Black people
- blacksmithing — the work of a blacksmith.
- blamestorming — a discussion or meeting for the purpose of assigning blame.
- blandishments — Blandishments are pleasant things that someone says to another person in order to persuade them to do something.
- blastogenesis — the theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted only by germ plasm
- blood-stained — stained with blood: a bloodstained knife.
- blot analysis — a technique for analysing biological molecules, such as proteins (Western blot analysis), DNA (Southern blot analysis), and RNA (Northern blot analysis), involving their separation by gel electrophoresis, transfer to a nitrocellulose sheet, and subsequent analysis by autoradiography
- 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
- brain truster — a member of a brain trust; an important but usually unofficial adviser.
- brainstorming — intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas
- 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.
- bring to pass — to cause to happen
- 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
- burt standish — Burt L. pseudonym of Gilbert Patten.
- bus mastering — bus master
- by contraries — contrary to what is expected
- by its nature — If you say that something has a particular characteristic by its nature or by its very nature, you mean that things of that type always have that characteristic.
- cabinetmakers — Plural form of cabinetmaker.
- cafe curtains — short, straight curtains, esp. for covering the lower part of a window, hung from a rod by means of sliding rings
- callisthenics — light exercises designed to promote general fitness, develop muscle tone, etc
- caltanissetta — a city in central Sicily: sulphur mines. Pop: 61 438 (2001)
- campanologist — the principles or art of making bells, bell ringing, etc.
- camping stool — a stool which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping
- cancellations — Plural form of cancellation.
- candidateship — candidature
- candy striper — a volunteer worker in a hospital
- candy-striped — (esp of clothing fabric) having narrow coloured stripes on a white background
- candy-striper — a person, often a teenager, who works as a volunteer in a hospital.
- cannibalistic — Cannibalistic people and practices are connected with cannibalism.
- cantus firmus — an existing melody used as the basis for a new polyphonic composition
- capital gains — Capital gains are the profits that you make when you buy something and then sell it again at a higher price.
- capitulations — Plural form of capitulation.
- capsulization — The act or process of capsulizing.