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13-letter words containing t, b, o, n, e, s

  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • seasonability — fact of being seasonable
  • second ballot — an electoral procedure in which if no candidate emerges as a clear winner in a first ballot, candidates at the bottom of the poll are eliminated and another ballot is held among the remaining candidates
  • self-begotten — a past participle of beget.
  • self-doubting — lacking in confidence
  • sensible note — the major seventh note of any scale
  • single combat — combat between two persons.
  • siphon bottle — a bottle for aerated water, fitted with a bent tube through the neck, the water being forced out, when a valve is opened, by the pressure on its surface of the gas accumulating within the bottle.
  • skateboarding — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
  • snooze button — a button on an alarm clock that, if pressed when the alarm is going off, will suspend its ringing for a brief time before allowing it to go off again
  • snowball tree — any of several caprifoliaceous shrubs of the genus Viburnum, esp V. opulus var. roseum, a sterile cultivated variety with spherical clusters of white or pinkish flowers
  • solvent abuse — Solvent abuse is the dangerous practice of breathing in the gases from substances such as glue in order to feel as if you are drunk.
  • sound blaster — (hardware)   The best known family of sound cards for the IBM PC from Creative Labs.
  • southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
  • spiny lobster — any of several edible crustaceans of the family Palinuridae, differing from the true lobsters in having a spiny shell and lacking the large pincers.
  • station break — an interval between or during programs for identifying the station, making announcements, etc.
  • 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.
  • stone boiling — a primitive method of boiling liquid with heated stones
  • stone bramble — a herbaceous Eurasian rosaceous plant, Rubus saxatilis, of stony places, having white flowers and berry-like scarlet fruits (drupelets)
  • streaky bacon — Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat.
  • strong breeze — a wind of 25–30 miles per hour (11–13 m/sec).
  • sub-component — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
  • sub-questions — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
  • subadolescent — younger than or not quite adolescent
  • subcollection — the act of collecting.
  • subdelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
  • subemployment — insufficient employment in the labor force of a country, area, or industry, including unemployment and underemployment.
  • subgeneration — a generation within another generation
  • subgovernment — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
  • sublanceolate — (of leaves, etc) almost spear-shaped
  • subordinative — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • subsequent to — after, following
  • subterraneous — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
  • sword bayonet — a short sword that may be attached to the muzzle of a gun and used as a bayonet.
  • tablespoonful — the amount a tablespoon can hold.
  • thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • tout ensemble — all together.
  • transformable — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
  • treasury bond — any of various interest-bearing bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, usually maturing over a long period of time.
  • uncontestable — a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
  • unmetabolised — not metabolised
  • unobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
  • unobtrusively — not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
  • unpostponable — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
  • unsmotherable — unquenchable
  • unsupportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
  • von sternberg — Josef [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), or Joseph (Josef Stern) 1894–1969, U.S. film director and screenwriter, born in Austria.
  • west by north — a point on the compass 11°15prime; north of west. Abbreviation: WbN.
  • with bells on — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
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