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12-letter words containing a, e, r, o, d

  • break ground — to do something that has not been done before
  • break of day — dawn; daybreak.
  • breechloader — any gun loaded at the breech
  • breed of cat — type; sort; variety: The new airplane is a completely different breed of cat from any that has been designed before.
  • broad jumper — a participant in the long jump.
  • broad-leaved — denoting trees other than conifers, most of which have broad rather than needle-shaped leaves
  • broad-minded — If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behaviour which other people consider immoral.
  • bronze medal — A bronze medal is a medal made of bronze or bronze-coloured metal that is given as a prize to the person who comes third in a competition, especially a sports contest.
  • cadaverously — In a cadaverous manner.
  • camelopardus — a faint extensive constellation in the N hemisphere close to Ursa Major and Cassiopeia
  • campo grande — a city in SW Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state on the São Paulo–Corumbá railway: market centre. Pop: 746 000 (2005 est)
  • campodeiform — resembling insects of the genus Campodea
  • candleholder — a candlestick
  • cape colored — a South African of mixed European and African or Malayan ancestry.
  • cape nordkyn — a cape in N Norway: the northernmost point of the European mainland
  • cape-froward — Cape, a cape in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: southernmost point of mainland South America.
  • 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.
  • carboxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate.
  • card counter — a casino player who memorizes or records which cards have been played in previous hands in order to calculate the odds on receiving winning cards or combinations from those remaining to be dealt, the practice often being held as illegal.
  • cardioactive — of or relating to a drug or other substance affecting the function of the heart.
  • cardiomegaly — abnormal enlargement of the heart.
  • cardioplegia — deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
  • carload rate — a special low rate for shipment by carloads
  • carriage dog — Dalmatian (sense 4)
  • cathiodermie — a beauty treatment for the skin, which involves using electrotherapy
  • cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
  • cedrelaceous — resembling or having the characteristics of a citron fruit
  • centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
  • centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
  • cerotic acid — white insoluble odourless wax
  • change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
  • changearound — the act of changing to a different position
  • 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.
  • chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
  • chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
  • chloralamide — (chemistry) A compound of chloral and formic amide, used to induce sleep.
  • chord change — a movement from one chord to another
  • chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
  • chowderheads — Plural form of chowderhead.
  • cigar holder — a mouthpiece of wood, ivory, etc, used for holding a cigar while it is smoked
  • clam chowder — chowder containing clams
  • clapperboard — A clapperboard consists of two pieces of wood that are connected by a hinge and hit together before each scene when making a film, to make it easier to match the sound and pictures of different scenes.
  • closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
  • closet drama — drama suitable for reading rather than performing
  • cloud banner — banner cloud.
  • coach driver — a person who drives a coach
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