12-letter words containing b, e, o, n
- contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
- controllable — If something is controllable you are able to control or influence it.
- convertibles — Plural form of convertible.
- corncob pipe — a pipe made from a dried corncob
- corner brook — a city in Newfoundland, in E Canada, on the W part of the island.
- corner table — a table of the 18th century having a triangular top with a triangular drop leaf of the same size.
- cost-benefit — denoting or relating to a method of assessing a project that takes into account its costs and its benefits to society as well as the revenue it generates
- counterblast — A counterblast is a strong angry reply to something that has been said, written, or done.
- counterbluff — a bluff made in opposition to another bluff
- counterbrace — a rope on the leeward side of a ship, controlling the position of the fore-topsail
- country-bred — brought up in the country
- crossbencher — A member of the British parliament, or a similar assembly, who does not vote regularly with either the government or the main opposition party.
- cumbrousness — The state or quality of being cumbrous.
- cyber monday — the Monday after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest online shopping days.
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
- cytomembrane — a membrane around a cell that encloses cytoplasm and acts as a semi-permeable barrier
- daniel boone — Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
- dead-end job — a job that has no prospects and will mean that one does the same kind of (low-grade) work for ever
- debilitation — to make weak or feeble; enfeeble: The siege of pneumonia debilitated her completely.
- debonairness — The state or quality of being debonair.
- decarbonated — Simple past tense and past participle of decarbonate.
- decarbonized — Simple past tense and past participle of decarbonize.
- decarbonizer — One who, or that which, decarbonizes a substance.
- deliberation — Deliberation is the long and careful consideration of a subject.
- demibastions — Plural form of demibastion.
- demobilizing — Present participle of demobilize.
- demonstrable — A demonstrable fact or quality can be shown to be true or to exist.
- demonstrably — capable of being demonstrated or proved.
- dermabrasion — a procedure in cosmetic surgery in which rough facial skin is removed by scrubbing
- detonability — the quality of being detonable
- diabetogenic — causing or producing diabetes
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- dirty blonde — woman's hair colour: dark blonde
- discountable — That can be discounted (in all senses).
- disembodying — Present participle of disembody.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- disobedience — lack of obedience or refusal to comply; disregard or transgression.
- do one's bit — a small piece or quantity of anything: a bit of string.
- documentable — a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper.
- dog and bone — a telephone
- donald budge — (John) Donald, 1915–2000, U.S. tennis player.
- donets basin — a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- donkey derby — a race in which contestants ride donkeys, esp at a rural fête
- double agent — a person who spies on a country while pretending to spy for it.
- double crown — a size of printing paper, 20 × 30 inches (51 × 76 cm).
- double ender — a double-ended vessel.
- double entry — a method in which each transaction is entered twice in the ledger, once to the debit of one account, and once to the credit of another.
- double-blind — of or relating to an experiment or clinical trial in which neither the subjects nor the researchers know which subjects are receiving the active medication, treatment, etc., and which are not: a technique for eliminating subjective bias from the test results.
- double-ended — having the two ends alike.
- double-think — illogical or deliberately perverse thinking in terms that distort or reverse the truth to make it more acceptable