12-letter words containing a, b, s, i
- distrainable — Capable of being, or liable to be, distrained.
- distributary — an outflowing branch of a stream or river, typically found in a delta (opposed to tributary).
- disturbances — Plural form of disturbance.
- disturbative — capable of disturbing
- dithyrambist — a writer or performer of dithyrambs
- domesticable — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- donets basin — a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- drive sb mad — If you say that someone or something drives you mad, you mean that you find them extremely annoying.
- dynamic dbms — dynamic database management system
- east bengali — of or relating to East Bengal (now Bangladesh) or its inhabitants
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- elastic band — rubber strip for binding items together
- embarrassing — Causing embarrassment.
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- embrocations — Plural form of embrocation.
- emulsifiable — That can be emulsified, or applied in an emulsion.
- enterobiasis — a disease, common in children, caused by infestation of the large intestine with nematodes of the genus Enterobius, esp the pinworm (E. vermicularis)
- enviableness — Enviability.
- equilibrants — Plural form of equilibrant.
- establishing — Present participle of establish.
- every bit as — equally, just as
- exalbuminous — (of a seed embryo) having no albumen
- fabrications — Plural form of fabrication.
- facial scrub — a beauty product or treatment which cleanses and exfoliates the skin of the face
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.
- fascia-board — a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- fibroblastic — a cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue fibers.
- fibromatosis — (pathology) The presence of multiple fibromas.
- fibrosarcoma — a sarcoma derived from fibroblast cells, often able to generate collagen.
- figured bass — a bass part in which the notes have numbers under them indicating the chords to be played.
- fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
- fishing boat — vessel: for fishing
- flabagasting — Present participle of flabagast.
- flinders bar — a bar of soft iron, mounted vertically beneath a compass to compensate for vertical magnetic currents.
- forward bias — a voltage applied to a circuit or device, esp a semiconductor device, in the direction that produces the larger current
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- frigatebirds — Plural form of frigatebird.
- fruit basket — a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
- funambulists — Plural form of funambulist.
- gainsborough — Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.
- gaithersburg — a town in central Maryland.
- gallows bird — a person who deserves to be hanged.
- gas bacillus — any of several pathogenic bacilli, especially of the genus Clostridium, that produce gas in infected tissue.
- gastarbeiter — guest worker.
- gastric band — A gastric band is a device that is fitted inside someone's stomach to make it smaller in order to help them lose weight.
- gebrselassie — Haile (ˈhaɪlɪ). born 1973, Ethiopian athlete; won gold medals in the 10,000 metres at the Olympics (1996, 2000) and in four consecutive World Championships (1993–99)
- geyser basin — an area containing a group of geysers.
- gingerbreads — Plural form of gingerbread.
- glassblowing — the art or process of forming or shaping a mass of molten or heat-softened glass into ware by blowing air into it through a tube.
- glioblastoma — A highly invasive glioma in the brain.