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12-letter words containing b, e, r, m

  • bradmanesque — (of a batsman or innings) reminiscent of Sir Don Bradman in terms of dominance over the opposing bowlers
  • brain damage — If someone suffers brain damage, their brain is damaged by an illness or injury so that they cannot function normally.
  • brainstormer — a person who brainstorms
  • brambleberry — the fruit of a bramble.
  • breastsummer — a girder extending across a large opening in a building to support the wall above, used primarily over shop-fronts
  • brine shrimp — any of a genus (Artemia) of small fairy shrimp found in salt lakes and marshes and used as living, frozen, or dried food in aquariums
  • bristlemouth — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Gonostomatidae, having numerous sharp, slender teeth covering the jaws.
  • broad jumper — a participant in the long jump.
  • broad-minded — If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behaviour which other people consider immoral.
  • bromoacetone — a colorless and highly toxic liquid, CH 2 BrCOCH 3 , used as a lachrymatory compound in tear gas and chemical warfare gas.
  • bromomethane — methyl bromide.
  • bronze medal — A bronze medal is a medal made of bronze or bronze-coloured metal that is given as a prize to the person who comes third in a competition, especially a sports contest.
  • bubblegummer — a young teenager; adolescent.
  • bumper guard — either of two vertical crosspieces attached to a bumper of a motor vehicle to prevent it from locking bumpers with another vehicle.
  • bumping race — (esp at Oxford and Cambridge) a race in which rowing eights start an equal distance one behind the other and each tries to bump the boat in front
  • bur cucumber — a climbing vine, Sicyos angulatus, of the gourd family, of eastern and midwestern North America, having leaves with pointed lobes, small white or greenish flowers, and clusters of prickly fruits.
  • burmese jade — jadeite of the finest quality: a true jade.
  • buy the farm — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
  • by my certie — assuredly
  • cabinetmaker — A cabinetmaker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
  • camber piece — a centering for a flat arch, slightly crowned to allow for settling of the arch.
  • carbamylurea — biuret.
  • chamber tomb — a prehistoric tomb with a chamber inside it in which the body of an important person was laid to rest
  • chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
  • chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
  • chambersburg — a city in central Pennsylvania.
  • checkerbloom — a Californian malvaceous plant, Sidalcea malvaeflora, with pink or purple flowers
  • chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
  • circumboreal — of or having to do with plants and animals inhabiting boreal regions of North America and Eurasia
  • circumscribe — If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
  • cluster bomb — A cluster bomb is a type of bomb which is dropped from an aircraft. It contains a large number of smaller bombs that spread out before they hit the ground.
  • combat-ready — ready for combat
  • comber board — (in weaving) a wooden frame pierced with a series of small holes through which the harness cords are threaded, used to regulate the cords and determine the texture and width of a repeat in a fabric.
  • comfortables — Plural form of comfortable.
  • commemorable — worthy of being commemorated
  • commiserable — worthy of commiseration; pitiable
  • common zebra — Equus burchelli, the most common type of zebra
  • compressible — If something is compressible, its volume can change when pressure is applied to it.
  • computer bus — bus
  • creme brulee — a cream or custard dessert covered with caramelized sugar
  • crime-buster — a law officer who specializes in fighting large-scale organized crime
  • crumble away — disintegrate
  • cub mistress — a woman who organizes a pack of cub scouts
  • cumbersomely — In a cumbersome way.
  • cumbrousness — The state or quality of being cumbrous.
  • cusip number — A CUSIP number is a number that identifies an individual security like a stock or a bond.
  • cyber monday — the Monday after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest online shopping days.
  • cyber mosque — a website dealing with Islamic religious matters
  • cytomembrane — a membrane around a cell that encloses cytoplasm and acts as a semi-permeable barrier
  • deambulatory — a place for walking often with a covering overhead
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