13-letter words that end in e
- banking house — a more formal term for a bank
- barbados aloe — a tropical aloe, Aloe barbadensis (or A. vera), of the lily family, having clusters of yellow flowers: its juice is used medicinally.
- barber's pole — a sign outside a barber's shop consisting of a pole painted with red and white spiral stripes
- barcoo salute — a movement of the hand to brush flies away from the face
- bargain price — a low price
- barley stripe — a disease of barley, characterized by blighted heads and chlorotic, brown, or frayed stripes on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Helminthosporium gramineum.
- barnacle code — (programming, humour) Any piece of code (usually a static method) that has been appended to a class where it doesn't logically belong, due to a lack of anywhere else to put it.
- barrel engine — an engine having cylinders arranged around and parallel to a shaft, which they rotate by means of the contact of their piston rods with a swash plate or cam on the shaft.
- barrier-nurse — to tend (infectious patients) in isolation, to prevent the spread of infection
- barytocalcite — a mineral, double carbonate of calcium and barium, CaCO 3 ⋅BaCO 3 , usually found in veins of lead minerals.
- base exchange — a nonprofit general store at a military base, for the sale of merchandise for personal use, refreshments, etc.
- basic plumage — the plumage assumed by an adult bird at its complete, usually annual, molt.
- basidiomycete — any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota (formerly class Basidiomycetes), in which the spores are produced in basidia. The group includes boletes, puffballs, smuts, and rusts
- basket clause — an all-inclusive or comprehensive clause in a contract
- bass response — the response of an audio reproduction system or component to low frequencies
- bass trombone — the lower-pitched of the two main types of trombone
- 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.
- bastard title — half title (def 1).
- bastard-title — Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.
- bathtub curve — Common term for the curve (resembling an end-to-end section of one of those claw-footed antique bathtubs) that describes the expected failure rate of electronics with time: initially high, dropping to near 0 for most of the system's lifetime, then rising again as it "tires out". See also burn-in period, infant mortality.
- battered wife — See under battered woman syndrome.
- bazillionaire — (humorous) An incredibly rich person.
- be one's life — If you say that something or someone is your life, you are emphasizing that they are extremely important to you.
- beached whale — large sea mammal stranded on shore
- bearer cheque — a cheque payable to the person who has it
- bearing plate — a heavy metal plate for receiving and distributing concentrated weight, as from a column or one end of a truss.
- bedding plane — the surface separating two successive layers of stratified rock
- bedroom farce — a light comedy about sexual relationships
- bedroom scene — a scene in which lovers are in bed
- bedroom suite — a set of furniture, including such things as a bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers, cabinet, etc
- bedside table — a small table beside a bed
- beehive house — a prehistoric circular building found in various parts of Europe, usually of stone and having a dome-shaped roof
- beehive state — Utah (used as a nickname).
- beggar's-lice — any of several plants, esp the stickseed, having small prickly fruits that adhere to clothing, fur, etc
- 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.
- bellefontaine — a city in W Ohio.
- bend the knee — to kneel or submit
- bengal quince — bael.
- benzalacetone — benzylidene acetone.
- benzimidazole — a crystalline growth-inhibiting compound
- best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
- beta carotene — a yellowish form of carotene: a dietary deficiency of this is associated with a greater risk of certain cancers
- beta particle — a high-speed electron or positron emitted by a nucleus during radioactive decay or nuclear fission
- beta-carotene — the most abundant of various isomers of carotene, C 40 H 56 , that can be converted by the body to vitamin A.
- betamethasone — a synthetic analogue of a glucocorticoid, C 22 H 29 FO 5 , used in various forms in the treatment of inflammation, allergies, and tumors, and for replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency.
- bevelled edge — an inclined edge; one not at 90 degrees
- beyond a joke — If you say that an annoying or worrying situation is beyond a joke, you are emphasizing that it is worse than you think is fair or reasonable.
- bias-ply tire — a vehicle tire in which the main plies or cords run across the bead.