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12-letter words containing a, d, u

  • badger skunk — hog-nosed skunk (def 1).
  • badger-skunk — Also called badger skunk, rooter skunk. a large, naked-muzzled skunk, Conepatus mesoleucus, common in the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a black coat with one broad white stripe down the back and tail.
  • banner cloud — a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
  • barbados nut — an ornamental, tropical American tree, Jatropha curcas, of the spurge family, having ivylike leaves, small, yellow or greenish-yellow flowers, and olive-shaped fruit yielding a purgative, poisonous oil.
  • barbary duck — the flesh of a Muscovy duck used as food
  • bardolatrous — relating to or characterized by bardolatry
  • barium oxide — a white or yellowish-white poisonous heavy powder used esp as a dehydrating agent. Formula: BaO
  • basset hound — A basset hound is a dog with short strong legs, a long body, and long ears. It is kept as a pet or used for hunting.
  • battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
  • bay of fundy — an inlet of the Atlantic in SE Canada, between S New Brunswick and W Nova Scotia: remarkable for its swift tides of up to 21 m (70 ft)
  • beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
  • bechuanaland — former British territory (1884-1966) in S Africa: now the country of Botswana
  • belleau wood — a forest in N France: site of a battle (1918) in which the US Marines halted a German advance on Paris
  • bermuda high — a subtropical high centered near Bermuda.
  • bermuda lily — a lily, Lilium longiflorum eximium, having white, funnel-shaped flowers, cultivated especially as an Easter lily.
  • billiard cue — a long cue used for playing billiards
  • biohazardous — a pathogen, especially one used in or produced by biological research.
  • boarding out — the local-authority practice of placing a client in a foster family or voluntary establishment and paying for it
  • boatbuilding — Boatbuilding is the craft or industry of making boats.
  • border guard — a guard stationed on a border between countries
  • boudin blanc — a boiled sausage made with light-colored meat, as veal or chicken, and without blood
  • boulder clay — an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebbles
  • boulevardier — (originally in Paris) a fashionable man, esp one who frequents public places
  • bound charge — any electric charge that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free charge).
  • bradmanesque — (of a batsman or innings) reminiscent of Sir Don Bradman in terms of dominance over the opposing bowlers
  • brassfounder — a person who makes things from brass
  • break ground — to do something that has not been done before
  • brevicaudate — having a short tail.
  • bridal suite — a room or set of rooms in a hotel for newly married couples
  • bring around — If you bring someone around when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
  • 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.
  • broad jumper — a participant in the long jump.
  • bubble dance — a solo dance by a nude or nearly nude woman, as in a burlesque show, using one or more balloons for covering.
  • bud mutation — a variation produced by a genetic alteration in the bud such that the seeds produced by the resulting growth perpetuate the change in succeeding generations.
  • buffalo bird — a cowbird, Molothrus ater, of North America.
  • bumbleheaded — clumsy, plodding, or foolish: He stumbled through the talk in his bumbleheaded way.
  • bumper guard — either of two vertical crosspieces attached to a bumper of a motor vehicle to prevent it from locking bumpers with another vehicle.
  • buoyancy aid — a type of usually foam-filled lifejacket designed for use in sports such as canoeing
  • bur marigold — any plant of the genus Bidens that has yellow flowers and pointed fruits that cling to fur and clothing: family Asteraceae (composites)
  • burial mound — a barrow
  • burmese jade — jadeite of the finest quality: a true jade.
  • burnt almond — a sweet consisting of an almond enclosed in burnt sugar
  • bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
  • butyric acid — type of acid
  • buzzards bay — arm of the Atlantic, on the SE coast of Mass., at the base of Cape Cod peninsula
  • cadaverously — In a cadaverous manner.
  • cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
  • cadmium cell — a photocell with a cadmium electrode that is especially sensitive to ultraviolet radiation
  • calculatedly — in a calculated manner
  • call of duty — responsibilities
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