12-letter words containing b, e, l, p, r
- bracket lamp — a wall light that is attached to the wall by a bracket
- 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
- bullet-proof — Something that is bullet-proof is made of a strong material that bullets cannot pass through.
- clapperboard — A clapperboard consists of two pieces of wood that are connected by a hinge and hit together before each scene when making a film, to make it easier to match the sound and pictures of different scenes.
- compressible — If something is compressible, its volume can change when pressure is applied to it.
- culebra peak — a peak in S central Colorado, in the Culebra Range of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. 14,069 feet (4288 meters).
- decipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- discerptible — capable of being torn apart; divisible.
- disreputable — not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
- drapeability — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- equiprobable — (of two or more things ) equally likely to occur; having equal probability.
- helping verb — auxiliary verb.
- hyperbolical — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperbolized — Simple past tense and past participle of hyperbolize.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- hypermutable — Of or in a state in which mutation is abnormally frequent.
- impardonable — (obsolete) unpardonable.
- impenetrable — not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
- impenetrably — not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
- imperforable — not able to be perforated
- imperishable — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- imperishably — In an imperishable manner.
- impierceable — not able to be pierced
- imponderable — not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated.
- imprisonable — capable of being imprisoned or incarcerated
- incomparable — beyond comparison; matchless or unequaled: incomparable beauty.
- incorporable — able to be incorporated.
- inextirpable — incapable of being extirpated: inextirpable disease.
- interpolable — able to be interpolated, or suited to interpolation
- irrepairable — not able to be repaired, or beyond repair
- irrepealable — incapable of being repealed or revoked.
- irreplacable — Misspelling of irreplaceable.
- irreplicable — Incapable of being replicated.
- irreprovable — Not reprovable; irreproachable.
- irreprovably — in an irreprovable manner
- irrespirable — not respirable; unfit for breathing.
- lamp bracket — a bracket for holding a lamp
- liberty pole — Also called liberty tree. American History. a pole or tree, often with a liberty cap or a banner at the top, usually located on a village green or in a market square, used by the Sons of Liberty in many colonial towns as a symbol of protest against British rule and around which anti-British rallies were held.
- liberty ship — a slow cargo ship built in large numbers for the U.S. merchant marine during World War II and having a capacity of about 11,000 deadweight tons.
- line probing — A feature of some V.34 modems that will allow them to identify the capacity and quality of the phone line and adjust themselves to allow, for each individual connection, for maximum throughput using the highest possible data transmission rate.
- maple butter — thickened maple syrup
- multiproblem — characterized by or experiencing several problems
- nobel prizes — any of various awards made annually, beginning in 1901, from funds originally established by Alfred B. Nobel for outstanding achievement in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology, literature, and the promotion of peace; an annual award in economics was established in 1969 from private funds.
- non-operable — that can be treated by a surgical operation. Compare inoperable (def 2).
- nonpermeable — capable of being permeated.