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12-letter words containing a, b, e, r

  • sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
  • sub-parallel — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
  • subaggregate — a subtotal
  • subalternant — a universal in relation to a subaltern
  • subalternate — subordinate.
  • subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
  • subcentrally — in a subcentral manner
  • subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
  • 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.
  • suberization — the impregnation of cell walls with suberin, causing the formation of cork.
  • subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
  • subminiature — subminiature camera.
  • submolecular — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
  • subopercular — of or relating to the suboperculum
  • subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • subquarterly — as one of the quarterings of a grand quarter: a coat of arms borne subquarterly.
  • subsaturated — soaked, impregnated, or imbued thoroughly; charged thoroughly or completely; brought to a state of saturation.
  • subscribable — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
  • subsecretary — a secretary subordinate to another secretary
  • subtemperate — of, relating to, or occurring in the colder parts of the Temperate Zone.
  • subterranean — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
  • subumbrellar — of or pertaining to the subumbrella, located beneath the umbrella (of a jellyfish)
  • subvertebral — located below a vertebra
  • summarizable — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
  • sun umbrella — an umbrella by a chair or table, used for protecting you from the sun
  • supercabinet — a specially-formed cabinet, a select or powerful group of political ministers (cabinet)
  • superposable — to place above or upon something else, or one upon another.
  • surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
  • swashbuckler — a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
  • 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 runner — fabric strip used to decorate a table
  • table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
  • tablet chair — a chair with one arm extending and expanding into a writing surface.
  • take a break — have a rest
  • take umbrage — If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.
  • takeover bid — offer to buy a company
  • tate britain — one of the two art galleries in London that make up the Tate Galleries; originally the Tate Gallery (1897)
  • tavern table — a short table having a narrow, deep apron and legs connected by a box stretcher.
  • teacher bird — the ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, a songbird that builds a nest shaped like a dome.
  • teratophobia — fear of giving birth to a monster
  • 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 barbican — a building complex in the City of London: includes residential developments and the Barbican Arts Centre (completed 1982) housing concert and exhibition halls, theatres, cinemas, etc
  • the bereaved — the survivors of a person who has died recently
  • the cambrian — the Cambrian period or rock system
  • the-bell-jar — a novel (1963) by Sylvia Plath.
  • thermolabile — subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
  • thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
  • thiobacteria — bacteria found esp. in stagnant water and at the bottom of the sea, that oxidize or reduce sulfur compounds, as hydrogen sulfide
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