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13-letter words containing s, p, r

  • bass response — the response of an audio reproduction system or component to low frequencies
  • batch-process — to perform batch processing on (files)
  • be spoken for — If a person or thing is spoken for or has been spoken for, someone has claimed them or asked for them, so no-one else can have them.
  • 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.
  • bell purchase — a tackle consisting of two standing single blocks, two running single blocks, a fall, and a runner, so arranged that it gives a mechanical advantage of six, neglecting friction.
  • best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
  • bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.
  • binary pulsar — a pulsar in a binary system.
  • bipartisanism — the quality of being bipartisan
  • birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
  • bishop's ring — a reddish-brown corona occasionally seen around the sun, caused by volcanic dust in the atmosphere.
  • bits per inch — (unit)   (BPI) A measure of the recording density of a magnetic tape or disk.
  • blepharoplast — a cylindrical cytoplasmic body in protozoa
  • blepharospasm — spasm of the muscle of the eyelids, causing the eyes to shut tightly, either as a response to painful stimuli or occurring as a form of dystonia
  • blue copperas — a salt, copper sulfate, CuSO 4 ⋅5H 2 O, occurring naturally as large transparent, deep-blue triclinic crystals, appearing in its anhydrous state as a white powder: used chiefly as a mordant, insecticide, fungicide, and in engraving.
  • boarding pass — A boarding pass is a card that a passenger must have when boarding a plane or a boat.
  • book scorpion — any of various small arachnids of the order Pseudoscorpionida (false scorpions), esp Chelifer cancroides, which are sometimes found in old books, etc
  • boring sponge — any of a family (Clionidae) of sponges that settle on and dissolve the shells of clams
  • bosch process — an industrial process for manufacturing hydrogen by the catalytic reduction of steam with carbon monoxide
  • boustrophedon — having alternate lines written from right to left and from left to right
  • brachypterous — having very short or incompletely developed wings
  • breaker strip — breaker1 (def 4).
  • breaker-strip — a person or thing that breaks.
  • breast pocket — The breast pocket of a man's coat or jacket is a pocket, usually on the inside, next to his chest.
  • breeches part — a male role played by an actress.
  • bring to pass — to cause to happen
  • brinksmanship — the technique or practice of maneuvering a dangerous situation to the limits of tolerance or safety in order to secure the greatest advantage, especially by creating diplomatic crises.
  • broca-aphasia — a type of aphasia caused by a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, characterized by misarticulated speech and lack of grammatical morphemes.
  • buffet supper — supper at which people stand up and help themselves from the table
  • business park — an area specially designated and landscaped to accommodate business offices, warehouses, light industry, etc
  • business trip — a journey made somewhere and back again for business purposes in one's working capacity
  • caesaropapism — the theory that the state should have authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters; Erastianism
  • calligraphist — fancy penmanship, especially highly decorative handwriting, as with a great many flourishes: She appreciated the calligraphy of the 18th century.
  • camerapersons — Plural form of cameraperson.
  • camphoraceous — similar to camphor
  • 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.
  • cape crawfish — an edible South African spiny lobster, Jasus lalandii.
  • cape hatteras — a promontory off the E coast of North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, which is situated between Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic: known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" for its danger to shipping
  • capellmeister — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household
  • caprivi strip — narrow strip of land, c. 50 mi (80 km) wide, of NE Namibia, extending eastward to the Zambezi River: c. 300 mi (483 km) long
  • capsule range — a small range of clothes by a particular designer, intended to be representative of the full range
  • carbolic soap — a disinfectant soap containing phenol
  • cardiopathies — Plural form of cardiopathy.
  • carpetbaggers — U.S. History. a Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War and became active in Republican politics, especially so as to profiteer from the unsettled social and political conditions of the area during Reconstruction.
  • cartographers — Plural form of cartographer.
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