13-Letter Words Starting with B

French school-leaving exam

Higher education exam

Type of degree

Bacchanalian

Celebrate host dancing for girls in New York (wordplay)

Bachelorhood

Backcountry

BACKGROUNDER background

Background

Just one on tandem is doing this making U-turn

Backscatter

Backstabbing

Backstitch

Backstretch

""The study of bacteria, especially in relation to medicine and agriculture.""

Pl. bacteriolyses (-s z ) Dissolution or destruction of bacteria.

Rupture of some pathogens by, eg, an antibody

Pl. bacteriolyses (-s z ) Dissolution or destruction of bacteria.

A virus which infects bacteria; -- also colloquially called phage in laboratory jargon.phage in laboratory jargon.

BACTERIOPHAGE a virus which infects bacteria; -- also colloquially called phage in laboratory jargon.phage in laboratory jargon.

Bacteriostat

BACTERIZE to subject to the action of bacteria.

Balefulness

Geopolitical term for extreme factionalism

Balletomania

Ballhandling

""BALLISTIC Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling stones or missile weapons by means of an engine.""

Mr. X's favorite form of trickery (wordplay)

Banderillero

Bankability

Certain boxers

Barbarianism

The act or process of barbarizing; an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized.

The quality or state of being barbarous; barbarity; barbarism.

Impudence

Baroreceptor

Bashfulness

Any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota.

Basidiospore

Basification

""Pertaining to bathymetry; relating to the measurement of depths, especially of depths in the sea.""

Stops on a Civil War tour

Bugler to stand playing in fields of war

Areas of conflict

Bearability

Beardedness

Bearishness

Beastliness

First step towards sainthood

You finally quit cosmetic enhancement? That's a great blessing!

First stage in becoming saint in Roman Catholic church

Beauteous

Beautiful

Bedazzlement

BEHAVIORIST a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism.

Belatedness

(tr) to trouble persistently; harass

Capable of eliciting belief or trust. See Synonyms at plausible .

Beneficiary

BENEFICIATE To reduce (ores).

BENEFICIATE To reduce (ores).

Benzaldehyde

""A crystalline compound, C 7 H 6 N 2 , that is used in organic synthesis and inhibits the growth of certain microorganisms.""

Benzoapyrene

Betweenbrain

Certain scholarly person

Academic press worker

Compiler of a list of books on a particular subject or by a single author

Like the study of books

Bibliolatry

Excessive adherence to a literal interpretation of the Bible.

Bibliomaniac

""Remedies the therapeutic use of reading material in the treatment of nervous diseases. ; bibliotherapist , n . ; bibliotherapeutic ,""

Bicameralism

Bicentenary

Bicentennial

Biconcavity

""CONDITIONAL Containing, implying, or depending on, a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or granted on certain terms; as, a conditional promise. as, a conditional promise.""

BICULTURAL

Biddability

Going both ways

Functioning two ways

Bilateralism

Coming-of-age story

Novel that focuses on character growth

Literary genre of "David Copperfield" or "Ender's Game"

Bilingualism

Billingsgate

Of or pertaining to bimetallism.

Bimillenary

Bimillennial

Bimolecular

Bioactivity

Biochemical

""The property of being biologically compatible by not producing a toxic, injurious, or immunological response in living tissue: As a result of its strength and biocompatibility, the material is often used in medical devices.""

Naturally breaking down

Capable of decaying

Able to be broken down by bacteria

BIOELECTRIC

The study of the geographic distribution of organisms.

The study of the geographic distribution of organisms.

""(used with a sing. verb) The study of the mechanics of a living body, especially of the forces exerted by muscles and gravity on the skeletal structure.""

Biometrician

Vital statistics.

Of or pertaining to biosystematics.

BIPARTISAN

Bipropellant

Bisectional

Bisexuality

Bizarreness

Gossipy types

Bean spillers

Tattletales

Blackguard

The conduct or language of a blackguard; rufflanism.

Blacksmith

You won't get sent down with it

Actions or words aiming to flatter

Persuasive flattery

Flattering inducements

Comparative adjective or agent noun

In a blasphemous manner.

Plural or third person singular

Any of several fungal infections caused by blastomycetes; they are characterized by inflammatory lesions of skin and mucous membranes or internal organs.

BLASTULATION blastulate

Blatherskite

A basal body in certain flagellated protozoans that consists of a minute mass of chromatin embedded in the cytoplasm at the base of the flagellum.

Spasmodic winking caused by the involuntary contraction of an eyelid muscle.

One place for overnight guests (2 words)

Pay to stay where it's wood (wordplay)

Where Sherlock Holmes lived

Boardsailing

Boatbuilding

Boddhisattva

In a pompously inflated manner

In a pompously overblown manner

Bonnyclabber

BOOTSTRAP

Borosilicate

Ornamental tropical climber

Plant producing a Bolivian glue

Common climbing plant of the tropics

Fish stew from Provence

Rich fish stew

Rich spicy fish stew

Boulevardier

BRACHYCEPHAL

Having short wings.

See Brailler .

Original ideas from hit issue

Creative products

Products of a fertile imagination (wordplay)

Brainless

BRAINSTORMER brainstorm

Engaging in groupthink (wordplay)

Producing ideas in a discussion group

Trouble-solving technique.

BRAINWASHING brainwash

Breadboard

Breadwinning

Those eureka moments!

Significant new treatments for hernias

BREASTSTROKE

Movements made swimming

Suitable or pleasant for breathing: breathable air.

Breathiness

Breechloader

Brilliantine

Brinkmanship

Diplomatic maneuvering

Organically sad (wordplay)

Full of sorrow

Hear Ted may be grief-stricken

Bronchospasm

The act or process of making brutal; state of being brutalized.

Buffalofish

Bureaucracy

Some obfuscating jargon

Bureaucrat

Nonelective government officials; same as bureaucracy.bureaucracy.

BUREAUCRAT An official of a bureau; esp. an official confirmed in a narrow and arbitrary routine.

With an intent to commit burglary; in the manner of a burglar.

Certain executive

""A transparent, highly flammable liquid, C 4 H 8 O, used in synthesizing resins.""