12-letter words containing b, a, r, o, t
- bagworm moth — any moth of the family Psychidae
- ball control — the skill of controlling the ball in a game such as football or tennis
- balloon tire — a wide, deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
- balloon tyre — a pneumatic tyre containing air at a relatively low pressure and having a wide tread
- ballot paper — A ballot paper is a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in an election or ballot.
- banquet room — A banquet room is a room in a hotel where large formal meals for many people can be held.
- 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.
- bardolatrous — relating to or characterized by bardolatry
- barnstormers — Plural form of barnstormer.
- barnstorming — A barnstorming performance is full of energy and very exciting to watch.
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- baroreceptor — a collection of sensory nerve endings, principally in the carotid sinuses and the aortic arch, that monitor blood pressure changes in the body
- barquisimeto — a city in NW Venezuela. Pop: 1 009 000 (2005 est)
- barratrously — In a barratrous manner.
- barrow point — the northernmost tip of Alaska, on the Arctic Ocean
- bastardsword — Alternative spelling of bastard sword.
- bathochromic — denoting or relating to a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound
- baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
- batter board — (at a building site) one of a number of boards set horizontally to support strings for outlining the foundation plan of a building.
- batter's box — box1 (def 16a).
- battle group — a group of warships usually consisting of at least one aircraft carrier, other surface ships, submarines, landing craft, etc
- battle royal — a fight, esp with fists or cudgels, involving more than two combatants; melee
- battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- battleworthy — capable of engaging in combat; ready for battle: a decline in the nation's battleworthy forces.
- bean counter — You can describe people such as accountants and business managers as bean counters if you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money.
- bean sprouts — the sprouts of newly germinated mung beans, eaten as a vegetable, esp in Chinese dishes
- bean-shooter — peashooter.
- beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
- beaufort sea — part of the Arctic Ocean off the N coast of North America
- beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
- below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
- beta blocker — A beta blocker is a drug which is used to treat people who have high blood pressure or heart problems.
- beta orionis — Rigel
- beta version — beta testing
- beta-blocker — any of various substances that interfere with the action of the beta receptors: used primarily to reduce the heart rate or force in the prevention, management, or treatment of angina, hypertension, or arrythmias.
- betacarotene — the most important form of the plant pigment carotene, which occurs in milk, vegetables, and other foods and, when eaten by man and animals, is converted in the body to vitamin A
- bicollateral — (of a vascular bundle) having two phloem groups to the inside and outside, respectively, of the xylem
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- bioastronomy — the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- bioturbation — the stirring of sediment by organisms
- bipropellant — a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer
- birthday boy — the boy or man whose birthday is being celebrated
- bitter aloes — a bitter purgative drug made from the leaves of several species of aloe
- blabbermouth — a person who talks too much or indiscreetly
- black forest — wooded mountain region in SW Germany
- black scoter — a scoter of Eurasia and North America, Melanitta nigra, the adult male of which is black.
- blanket roll — a blanket or sleeping bag rolled into a cylindrical pack for easy carrying and outdoor use by hikers, soldiers, cowboys, etc., often with cooking utensils, food, and personal articles carried inside.
- blastosphere — blastula