13-letter words containing ai
- baily's beads — the brilliant points of sunlight that appear briefly around the moon, just before and after a total eclipse
- band-aid baby — a child conceived to strengthen a faltering relationship
- banzai attack — a mass attack of troops, without concern for casualties, as practised by the Japanese in World War II
- bargain offer — something for sale at a low price
- bargain price — a low price
- bassenthwaite — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria near Keswick. Length: 6 km (4 miles)
- bazillionaire — (humorous) An incredibly rich person.
- beanbag chair — a chair like a large beanbag covered with vinyl, fabric, etc. and filled with foam pellets, as of polystyrene, that shift about to fit one's body
- beetlebrained — stupid
- bellefontaine — a city in W Ohio.
- berbice chair — large armchair with long arms that can be folded inwards to act as leg rests
- bering strait — a strait between Alaska and Russia, connecting the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean
- bicycle chain — a chain that transmits power from the pedals to the driving wheel of a bicycle
- blair's babes — (in Britain) the female Members of Parliament elected as part of Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labour government in 1997
- blaise pascal — Blaise [bleyz;; French blez] /bleɪz;; French blɛz/ (Show IPA), 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician.
- blaze a trail — to explore new territories, areas of knowledge, etc, in such a way that others can follow
- blood-stained — stained with blood: a bloodstained knife.
- bougainvillea — Bougainvillea is a climbing plant that has thin, red or purple flowers and grows mainly in hot countries.
- bouillabaisse — Bouillabaisse is a rich stew or soup of fish and vegetables.
- braillewriter — a machine, similar to a typewriter, for writing texts in Braille.
- brain scanner — a machine used to perform brain scans
- brain surgeon — a surgeon who specializes in brain surgery
- brain surgery — operation on the brain
- brain truster — a member of a brain trust; an important but usually unofficial adviser.
- brain-damaged — Someone who is brain-damaged has suffered brain damage.
- brain-picking — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.
- brainstorming — intensive discussion to solve problems or generate ideas
- breathe again — to feel relief
- breeding pair — a male and female animal that produce offspring together
- 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.
- buffalo plaid — a plaid with large blocks formed by the intersection of two different-color yarns, typically red and black.
- bullhead rail — a rail having a cross section with a bulbous top and bottom, the top being larger
- bustard quail — button quail.
- bustard-quail — any of several birds of the family Turnicidae, of warmer parts of the Old World, resembling but not related to the true quail. Also called bustard quail, hemipode.
- butch haircut — a short haircut for men, similar to a crew cut.
- cable railway — a railway on which individual cars are drawn along by a strong cable or metal chain operated by a stationary motor
- cafe curtains — short, straight curtains, esp. for covering the lower part of a window, hung from a rod by means of sliding rings
- caiman lizard — a crocodilelike lizard, Dracaena guianensis, of South America, having powerful jaws for crushing the snails and mussels upon which it feeds.
- cainotophobia — Alternative form of cainophobia.
- cairn terrier — a small rough-haired breed of terrier originally from Scotland
- campaign fund — money for a campaign, as of a political candidate, usually acquired through contributions by supporters.
- camping chair — a chair which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
- capital gains — Capital gains are the profits that you make when you buy something and then sell it again at a higher price.
- capsaicinoids — Plural form of capsaicinoid.
- captain's bed — a bed consisting of a shallow box with drawers in the side and a mattress on top.
- caravanserais — Plural form of caravanserai.
- carolina rail — sora.
- cave painting — a painting done by prehistoric people in caves
- chain measure — measurement of distance using a chain 66 feet (20 meters) long, of which one link equals 7.9 inches (20.1 cm).
- chain printer — a line printer in which the type is on a continuous chain, used to print computer output