12-letter words containing b, e, d, s, o
- harbour dues — the fees or charges paid for using a harbour
- hebetudinous — the state of being dull; lethargy.
- hobbledehoys — Plural form of hobbledehoy.
- homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
- hospital bed — a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.
- housebuilder — One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.
- househusband — a man whose spouse works and who stays home to manage their household.
- hydrolysable — Alternative spelling of hydrolyzable.
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- incrossbreed — to breed (animals) by crossbreeding inbred parents, whether of the same or of different breeds
- indisposable — Not disposable.
- indissoluble — not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- kiss goodbye — to kiss in taking leave
- leaderboards — Plural form of leaderboard.
- loose-limbed — having supple arms and legs: a loose-limbed athlete.
- lord's table — the, communion table.
- mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
- mastoid bone — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
- messageboard — Alternative spelling of message board.
- middy blouse — any of various loose blouses with a sailor collar, often extending below the waistline to terminate in a broad band or fold, as worn by sailors, women, or children.
- molybdenosis — a disease of ruminants, especially cattle, caused by dietary intake of excessive molybdenum with resultant copper deficiency, characterized by persistent diarrhea and, especially around the eyes, a fading of coat pigment.
- motherboards — Plural form of motherboard.
- muscle-bound — having enlarged and inelastic muscles, as from excessive exercise.
- non-disabled — physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.
- nosebleeding — bleeding emanating from the nose
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- obcompressed — compressed or flattened in a way opposite to the usual, as back to front instead of side to side.
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- ombudsperson — ombudsman (def 2).
- on sb's side — If you are on someone's side, you are supporting them in an argument or a war.
- overboldness — The state or fact of being too bold; audacity.
- paedobaptism — the baptism of infants
- paedobaptist — a person who baptizes infants
- plasterboard — a material used for insulating or covering walls, or as a lath, consisting of paper-covered sheets of gypsum and felt.
- port de bras — (used with a singular verb) the technique of moving the arms properly.
- possessed by — spurred or moved by a strong feeling, madness, or a supernatural power (often followed by by, of, or with): The army fought as if possessed. The village believed her to be possessed of the devil.
- poster board — a thick, fairly stiff cardboard composed of layers of paper or paper pulp compressed together and typically used to support displays.
- preset board — a control board for setting up theatrical lighting switches and dimmer readings in advance so that during a performance the lights can be automatically operated for one or several scenes.
- proboscidate — having a proboscis.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- pseudorabies — a highly contagious, usually fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other animals, caused by the herpesvirus Herpes suis, and characterized by severe pruritus and progressive central nervous system involvement sometimes including an aggressive excitement phase.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- rhabdosphere — a minute sphere made up of rhabdoliths
- rubber goods — contraceptives; condoms
- saddle block — a type of spinal anaesthesia producing sensory loss in the buttocks, inner sides of the thighs, and perineum
- san bernardo — a city in central Chile, S of Santiago.
- sandbox tree — a tropical American tree, Hura crepitans, of the spurge family, bearing a furrowed, roundish fruit about the size of an orange that when ripe and dry bursts with a sharp report and scatters the seeds.
- scraperboard — scratchboard.