12-letter words containing b, a, r, p
- bathyspheres — Plural form of bathysphere.
- battery-park — The, a park at the S end of Manhattan, in New York City.
- battle group — a group of warships usually consisting of at least one aircraft carrier, other surface ships, submarines, landing craft, etc
- beamsplitter — Alternative spelling of beam splitter.
- bean sprouts — the sprouts of newly germinated mung beans, eaten as a vegetable, esp in Chinese dishes
- bearing pile — a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
- beat the rap — If you beat the rap, you avoid being blamed for something wrong that you have done.
- beauty strip — a narrow forest corridor left uncut alongside a road or body of water.
- beer parlour — a room in a tavern, hotel, etc in which beer is served
- benzal group — the bivalent group C 7 H 6 –, derived from benzaldehyde.
- benzoapyrene — a carcinogenic chemical in tobacco smoke
- bernese alps — a mountain range in SW Switzerland, the N central part of the Alps. Highest peak: Finsteraarhorn, 4274 m (14 022 ft)
- bernina alps — a mountain group in SE Switzerland, extending from the Rhateian Alps on the Italian border. Highest peak, Piz Bernina, 13,304 feet (4055 meters).
- bernina pass — a pass in the Alps between SE Switzerland and N Italy, east of Piz Bernina. Height: 2323 m (7622 ft)
- bibliography — A bibliography is a list of books on a particular subject.
- bicarpellary — (of an ovary) having two carpels
- biogeography — the branch of biology concerned with the geographical distribution of plants and animals
- biographical — Biographical facts, notes, or details are concerned with the events in someone's life.
- biparentally — from a biparental point of view
- bipropellant — a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer
- birth parent — a biological mother (birth mother) or biological father (birth father) a biological parent.
- bitter apple — colocynth
- black copper — a regulus of 95-percent-pure copper, produced in a blast furnace by smelting oxidized copper ores.
- black papers — unofficial papers criticizing government policy
- black pepper — Black pepper is pepper which is dark in colour and has been made from the dried berries of the pepper plant, including their black outer cases.
- black pewter — pewter composed of 60 percent tin and 40 percent lead.
- black poplar — a Eurasian tree, Populus nigra
- black powder — gunpowder as used in sports involving modern muzzleloading firearms
- black prince — Edward2 (Prince of Wales)
- black spruce — a coniferous tree, Picea mariana, of the northern regions of North America, growing mostly in cold bogs and having dark green needles
- bladder kelp — any of various giant brown algae with air bladders that buoy up the leafy portions
- blastosphere — blastula
- blister pack — a type of packet in which small items are displayed and sold, consisting of a transparent dome of plastic or similar material mounted on a firm backing such as cardboard
- boating trip — a trip or holiday in a boat such as a sailing boat or canal boat
- bobbery pack — a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds
- body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
- boobytrapped — to set with or as if with a booby trap; attach a booby trap to or in.
- boot-scraper — a contraption consisting of an upright metal shape formerly placed outside some houses to enable people to scrape the mud from their boots before going in
- bottle party — a party to which guests bring drink
- brachycephal — a person with a brachycephalic head
- brachygraphy — shorthand; stenography
- bracket lamp — a wall light that is attached to the wall by a bracket
- brain-picker — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- branch plant — a plant or factory in Canada belonging to a company whose headquarters are in another country
- branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
- brass plaque — a brass plate screwed to a wall or other structure and engraved with a name or other information, esp to commemorate an important event
- breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
- breath group — a sequence of sounds articulated in the course of a single exhalation; an utterance or part of an utterance produced between pauses for breath.
- brenner pass — a pass over the E Alps, between Austria and Italy. Highest point: 1372 m (4501 ft)