12-letter words containing b, e, n, l
- renewability — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
- renounceable — of a nature that can be renounced
- restrainable — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- reynoldsburg — a town in central Ohio.
- ribbon cable — (hardware) A type of flat multicore cable with cores positioned side-by-side, making it quick and relatively easy to clamp an Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC) across all cores. Ribbon cables typically have grey insulation with cores on a 0.050" pitch and a red stripe marking Pin 1. They are less resilient than screened, multicore cable and are usually used inside equipment where little movement or plugging and unplugging are expected. A common use is connecting a disk drive to the motherboard in a PC.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.
- roller blind — a blind consisting of a length of fabric rolled around a pole and fitted to the top of a window
- rubber plant — a plant, Ficus elastica, of the mulberry family, having oblong, shining, leathery leaves, growing native as a tall tree in India, the Malay Archipelago, etc., used as a source of rubber and cultivated in Europe and America as an ornamental house plant.
- russian blue — any of a breed of domestic cat, thought to have originated in Arkhangelsk, with a soft, dense, grayish-blue or silvery-blue coat and green eyes
- sacring bell — a small bell rung at the elevation of the Host and chalice during Mass
- salad burnet — a plant, Poterium sanguisorba, of the rose family, native to Eurasia, having rounded heads of small, greenish flowers in short spikes and edible leaves.
- sanctionable — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sanctus bell — a bell rung during the celebration of Mass to call attention to the more solemn parts.
- sand-blasted — a blast of air or steam laden with sand, used to clean, grind, cut, or decorate hard surfaces, as of glass, stone, or metal.
- santa isabel — former name of Malabo.
- scent bottle — a bottle of perfume
- scribblement — a scribble
- sedimentable — capable of forming sediment
- self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
- self-benefit — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
- self-blinded — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- serial bonds — Serial bonds are bonds that are issued at the same time but have staggered maturity dates.
- sewing table — a worktable for holding sewing materials, often supplied with a bag or pouch for needlework.
- singableness — the quality of being singable
- single blind — of or relating to an experiment or clinical trial in which the researchers but not the subjects know which subjects are receiving the active medication or treatment and which are not: a technique for eliminating subjective bias, as the placebo effect, from the test results.
- single-blind — of or relating to an experiment or clinical trial in which the researchers but not the subjects know which subjects are receiving the active medication or treatment and which are not: a technique for eliminating subjective bias, as the placebo effect, from the test results.
- skeleton bob — a small sledge for racing over a frozen track, steered by the rider by movements of the head and shoulders
- sleeping bag — a warmly lined or padded body-length bag, usually waterproof and with a closure, in which one or two persons can sleep, especially outdoors, as when camping.
- slobbishness — the state or characteristic of being a slob
- slubberingly — in a slubbering or slovenly manner
- slumberingly — in a slumbering manner
- snout beetle — weevil (def 1).
- somnambulate — to walk during sleep; sleepwalk.
- soybean milk — a milk substitute made of soy flour and water, used especially in the making of tofu.
- speedballing — the practice of taking cocaine and heroin together intravenously
- spellbinding — to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate.
- spelling bee — a spelling competition won by the individual or team spelling the greatest number of words correctly; spelldown.
- steubenville — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- stunt double — someone who performs dangerous stunts in a film in place of an actor
- sub-religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- subalternant — a universal in relation to a subaltern
- subalternate — subordinate.
- subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
- subcentrally — in a subcentral manner
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- sublineation — an underlining
- subsequently — occurring or coming later or after (often followed by to): subsequent events; Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car.
- sun umbrella — an umbrella by a chair or table, used for protecting you from the sun
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- table runner — fabric strip used to decorate a table