12-letter words containing a, b, r, c, h
- brachycerous — (of insects) having short antennae
- brachycranic — having a cranial index of 81.0–85.4.
- brachygraphy — shorthand; stenography
- brahmacharya — the stage of life of the student, entailing study of the Vedas and complete celibacy, usually lasting for twelve years.
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- branch plant — a plant or factory in Canada belonging to a company whose headquarters are in another country
- branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
- branch water — water from a stream, as opposed to mineral or soda water
- braunschweig — Brunswick
- breechloader — any gun loaded at the breech
- breuer chair — a chair with a frame of continuous chrome tubing, no back legs, and cane seat and back
- bridge chair — a lightweight folding chair, often part of a set of matching chairs and bridge table.
- brigham city — a city in N Utah.
- broad church — You can refer to an organization, group, or area of activity as a broad church when it includes a wide range of opinions, beliefs, or styles.
- brochureware — (jargon, business) A planned, but non-existent, product, like vaporware but with the added implication that marketing is actively selling and promoting it (they've printed brochures). Brochureware is often deployed to con customers into not committing to a competing existing product. The term is now especially applicable to new websites, website revisions, and ancillary services such as customer support and product return. Owing to the explosion of database-driven, cookie-using dot-coms (of the sort that can now deduce that you are, in fact, a dog), the term is now also used to describe sites made up of static HTML pages that contain not much more than contact info and mission statements. The term suggests that the company is small, irrelevant to the web, local in scope, clueless, broke, just starting out, or some combination thereof. Many new companies without product, funding, or even staff, post brochureware with investor info and press releases to help publicise their ventures. As of December 1999, examples include pop.com and cdradio.com. Small-timers that really have no business on the web such as lawncare companies and divorce laywers inexplicably have brochureware made that stays unchanged for years.
- bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
- brown hackle — an artificial fly having a peacock herl body, golden tag and tail, and brown hackle.
- buccaneerish — of or relating to a buccaneer
- cadet branch — the family or family branch of a younger son
- cam ranh bay — an inlet of the South China Sea, on the SE coast of Vietnam: U. S. military facility during the Vietnam War.
- camphor ball — mothball
- cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
- carbocholine — carbachol.
- carbohydrase — a digestive enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates through hydrolysis
- carbohydrate — Carbohydrates are substances, found in certain kinds of food, that provide you with energy. Foods such as sugar and bread that contain these substances can also be referred to as carbohydrates.
- carbon brush — a small block of carbon used to convey current between the stationary and moving parts of an electric generator, motor, etc
- cardiophobia — An inordinate fear of heart disease.
- catch a crab — to make a stroke in which the oar either misses the water or digs too deeply, causing the rower to fall backwards
- cerebropathy — A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
- chamber tomb — a prehistoric tomb with a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
- chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
- chambersburg — a city in central Pennsylvania.
- chapeau bras — a small three-cornered hat, worn by gentlemen in full dress in the 18th century, that could be folded flat and carried under the arm.
- chapter book — a children's book, typically a work of fiction, of moderate length and complexity, divided into chapters and intended for readers approximately seven to ten years old
- charbroiling — Present participle of charbroil.
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- chartbusters — Plural form of chartbuster.
- chatterboxes — Plural form of chatterbox.
- checkerboard — A checkerboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing checkers or chess.
- cheese board — A cheese board is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
- cheeseboards — Plural form of cheeseboard.
- chequerboard — Alternative spelling of checkerboard.
- cherubically — In a cherubic way.
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chinaberries — Plural form of chinaberry.
- chinning bar — a piece of equipment used for doing pull-ups