12-letter words containing a, b, d
- subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
- suberic acid — a crystalline dibasic acid, C 8 H 1 4 O 4 , obtained especially from suberin, castor oil, and cork: used chiefly in the preparation of plastics and plasticizers.
- subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
- subinfeudate — to grant (lands) by subinfeudation
- subjudiciary — the judicial branch of government.
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subordinator — a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished.
- subsaturated — soaked, impregnated, or imbued thoroughly; charged thoroughly or completely; brought to a state of saturation.
- subsidiarily — serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary.
- subsidiarity — secondary importance
- support band — a band, pop group, rock group, etc not topping the bill
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- swim bladder — air bladder (def 2).
- sword-bearer — an official who carries the sword of state on ceremonial occasions, as before the sovereign, a magistrate, or the like.
- table d'hote — a meal of preselected courses served at a fixed time and price to the guests at a hotel or restaurant.
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- takeover bid — offer to buy a company
- teacher bird — the ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, a songbird that builds a nest shaped like a dome.
- technobandit — a person who steals technological secrets, as from the government or a place of employment, and sells them to agents of foreign governments or to competing firms.
- terebic acid — an acid, C 7 H 10 O 4 , formed by the oxidation of certain terpenes and historically important in the discovery of the structures of many terpenes.
- the bereaved — the survivors of a person who has died recently
- the dingbats — delirium tremens
- the disabled — those who are physically or mentally disabled; the handicapped
- tobacco road — a squalid and impoverished rural community.
- tom o'bedlam — a roving beggar afflicted with or feigning madness.
- tombstone ad — a boxed advertisement without artwork or illustrations, especially one announcing an issue of a stock or bond.
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- tornado belt — the part of the U.S. in which tornadoes occur most frequently, roughly the area within a 500-mile (805-km) radius of southern Missouri.
- torpedo boat — a small, fast, highly maneuverable boat used for torpedoing enemy shipping.
- trabeculated — having trabeculae, transversely barred
- tribute band — A tribute band is a pop group that plays the music and copies the style of another, much more famous, pop group.
- trombidiasis — infestation with mites of the family Trombiculidae
- tuberculated — bearing tubercles, knobbly projections or excrescences
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- tyndall beam — the visible path of light produced by the scattering action (Tyndall effect) of the particles in a colloidal solution on a beam of light passed through it.
- un-liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- unadjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
- unaffordable — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
- unascendable — not able to be ascended or climbed
- unattributed — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- unbridgeable — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- uncalibrated — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- uncelebrated — not celebrated or marked by festivities; unremarked
- uncreditable — of ignoble character
- undefendable — to ward off attack from; guard against assault or injury (usually followed by from or against): The sentry defended the gate against sudden attack.
- undelectable — delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable: a delectable witticism.
- undeliberate — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- undependable — capable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee.
- underbearing — unassuming
- underblanket — a blanket placed under a bottom sheet