12-letter words containing b, a, c, h
- scratchboard — a cardboard coated with impermeable white clay and covered by a layer of ink that is scratched or scraped in patterns revealing the white surface below.
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
- snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
- spinach beet — chard, a plant cultivated for its edible leaves
- star chamber — a former court of inquisitorial and criminal jurisdiction in England that sat without a jury and that became noted for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments, abolished 1641.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- swashbuckler — a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
- tablet chair — a chair with one arm extending and expanding into a writing surface.
- teachability — capable of being instructed, as a person; docile.
- teacher bird — the ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, a songbird that builds a nest shaped like a dome.
- teaching job — a position as a teacher
- technobabble — incomprehensible technical language or jargon.
- technobandit — a person who steals technological secrets, as from the government or a place of employment, and sells them to agents of foreign governments or to competing firms.
- technophobia — abnormal fear of or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology.
- the barbican — a building complex in the City of London: includes residential developments and the Barbican Arts Centre (completed 1982) housing concert and exhibition halls, theatres, cinemas, etc
- the cambrian — the Cambrian period or rock system
- thiobacillus — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Thiobacillus, inhabiting soil, sewage, etc., that derive energy from oxidation of sulfur or sulfur compounds.
- thiobacteria — bacteria found esp. in stagnant water and at the bottom of the sea, that oxidize or reduce sulfur compounds, as hydrogen sulfide
- touchability — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.
- toxicophobia — an intense fear of poisoning
- trachybasalt — a fine-grained volcanic rock containing sanidine and calcic plagioclase.
- turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
- unachievable — to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
- unalphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- unbreachable — not able to be breached
- unchangeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
- unchargeable — that may or should be charged: chargeable duty.
- uncharitable — deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless: an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.
- uncharitably — in an unkind or ungenerous manner
- unquenchable — to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.).
- unquenchably — in an unquenchable manner
- unsearchable — not searchable; not lending itself to research or exploration; not to be understood by searching; hidden; unfathomable; mysterious: the unsearchable ways of the universe.
- unsearchably — in an unsearchable manner
- unstanchable — unstoppable
- watchability — detectable; apparent.