12-letter words containing a, r, e, n, d
- bladder fern — a small fern, Cystoperis fragilis, with graceful lanceolate leaves, typically growing on limestone rocks and walls
- blood orange — a variety of orange all or part of the pulp of which is dark red when ripe
- body scanner — a machine using X-rays and a computer, used in medicine to look for signs of disease, or in security operations to look for drugs, weapons, etc
- bond servant — a person who serves in bondage; slave.
- 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
- bradykinesia — abnormal slowness of physical movement, esp as an effect of Parkinson's disease
- bradykinetic — slowness of movement, as found, for example, in Parkinson's disease.
- brain damage — If someone suffers brain damage, their brain is damaged by an illness or injury so that they cannot function normally.
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- brand leader — The brand leader of a particular product is the brand of it that most people choose to buy.
- brassfounder — a person who makes things from brass
- brazen-faced — shameless or impudent
- breadwinning — a person who earns a livelihood, especially one who also supports dependents.
- break ground — to do something that has not been done before
- breakdancing — a type of vigorous dance
- 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.
- by and large — You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.
- cackermander — a friend
- cadet branch — the family or family branch of a younger son
- calendar api — Calendar Application Programming Interface
- calendar art — a type of sentimental, picturesque, or sexually titillating picture used on some calendars.
- calendar day — the period from one midnight to the following midnight.
- 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)
- candleholder — a candlestick
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- cankeredness — spitefulness or crabbedness
- cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
- cape nordkyn — a cape in N Norway: the northernmost point of the European mainland
- cape verdean — of or relating to Cape Verde or its inhabitants
- 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.
- cardinal red — a deep, vivid red colour
- cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
- carrick bend — type of knot
- carunculated — Alternative form of carunculate.
- casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- cerinic acid — cerotic acid.
- chandeliered — having a chandelier
- change round — to place in or adopt a different or opposite position
- changearound — the act of changing to a different position
- cheddar pink — a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
- cheerleading — the action or skill of a cheerleader.
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- childrearing — the raising and parenting of children: Childrearing extends beyond simple guardianship to nurturing and guidance.
- chiliahedron — a thousand-sided polyhedron
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chord change — a movement from one chord to another