12-letter words containing a, b, l, e
- double major — a major with concentration in two separate fields of study
- double modal — a syntactic construction in which two modal auxiliaries occur consecutively within a clause, as might could in I might could help you.
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
- double steal — a play in which two base runners steal a base each.
- double sugar — disaccharide.
- double track — two railways side by side, typically for traffic in two directions
- double-faced — practicing duplicity; hypocritical.
- double-glaze — If someone double-glazes a house or its windows, they fit windows that have two layers of glass which keeps the inside of the house warmer and quieter.
- double-space — to type (text, copy, etc.) leaving a full space between lines: Always double-space a term paper.
- doubleganger — doppelgänger.
- doubleheader — Sports. two games, as of baseball, between the same teams on the same day in immediate succession. two games, as of basketball, between two different pairs of teams on the same day in immediate succession.
- downloadable — Capable of being downloaded.
- dramatizable — Capable of being dramatized.
- drapeability — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- driveability — the degree of smoothness and steadiness of acceleration of an automotive vehicle: The automatic transmission has been improved to give the new model better drivability.
- dubitatively — in a dubitative manner
- duke of alba — Duke of, Alva, Fernando Alvarez de Toledo.
- duplicatable — capable of being duplicated.
- early blight — a disease of plants characterized by leaf spotting, defoliation, and stunted growth, caused by any of several fungi, as Alternaria solani or Cercospora apii.
- early hebrew — noting or pertaining to the alphabetical script used for the writing of Hebrew mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries b.c.
- east bengali — of or relating to East Bengal (now Bangladesh) or its inhabitants
- ebb and flow — tidal movement
- ebracteolate — having no bractlets
- edible canna — a South American and West Indian herb, Canna edulis, having large sheathing leaves, red flowers, and edible rhizomes.
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- elastic band — rubber strip for binding items together
- elbow grease — physical effort
- electability — The capability of a candidate to be elected.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- elizabeth ii — born 1926, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1952; daughter of George VI
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- embattlement — (countable) A battlement.
- emblazonment — The act of emblazoning.
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- emblematical — See emblematic.
- emblematized — Simple past tense and past participle of emblematize.
- embolization — (surgery) A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that effects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.
- emulsifiable — That can be emulsified, or applied in an emulsion.
- enabling act — a legislative act conferring certain specified powers on a person or organization
- enderby land — part of the coastal region of Antarctica, between Kemp Land and Queen Maud Land: the westernmost part of the Australian Antarctic Territory (claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty); discovered in 1831
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- enjoyability — The state or condition of being enjoyable.
- entablatures — Plural form of entablature.
- enviableness — Enviability.
- ephebophilia — the condition of being sexually attracted to adolescents
- equilibrants — Plural form of equilibrant.
- equilibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of equilibrate.
- equilibrator — Lb rare A device that maintain equilibrium or balance, especially a part of a heavy gun (e.g. an artillery piece or a tank gun) which balances the barrel and other parts so as to enable the gun to be elevated easily.
- equiprobable — (of two or more things ) equally likely to occur; having equal probability.