12-letter words containing b, l, a, u, d
- double fault — (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) two faults in succession, resulting in the loss of the point, the loss of the serve, or both.
- double major — a major with concentration in two separate fields of study
- double modal — a syntactic construction in which two modal auxiliaries occur consecutively within a clause, as might could in I might could help you.
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
- double steal — a play in which two base runners steal a base each.
- double sugar — disaccharide.
- double track — two railways side by side, typically for traffic in two directions
- double-faced — practicing duplicity; hypocritical.
- double-glaze — If someone double-glazes a house or its windows, they fit windows that have two layers of glass which keeps the inside of the house warmer and quieter.
- double-space — to type (text, copy, etc.) leaving a full space between lines: Always double-space a term paper.
- doubleganger — doppelgänger.
- doubleheader — Sports. two games, as of baseball, between the same teams on the same day in immediate succession. two games, as of basketball, between two different pairs of teams on the same day in immediate succession.
- drawbar pull — the force, measured in pounds, available to a locomotive for pulling rolling stock after overcoming its own tractive resistance.
- dubitatively — in a dubitative manner
- duke of alba — Duke of, Alva, Fernando Alvarez de Toledo.
- duplicatable — capable of being duplicated.
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- equilibrated — Simple past tense and past participle of equilibrate.
- fardel-bound — (of ruminants) having the food impacted in the third compartment of the stomach; costive; constipated.
- flutterboard — a kickboard.
- gluten bread — bread made from gluten flour.
- ground cable — a heavy chain for securing permanent floating moorings, as a number of mooring buoys.
- humboldt bay — an inlet of the Pacific Ocean in NW California.
- inaudibility — not audible; incapable of being heard.
- indisputable — not disputable or deniable; uncontestable. indisputable evidence.
- indisputably — not disputable or deniable; uncontestable. indisputable evidence.
- infundibular — a funnel-shaped organ or part.
- lady's-thumb — a smartweed, Polygonum persicaria, of the buckwheat family, having pink or purplish flowers and lance-shaped leaves with a spot resembling a thumbprint.
- landlubberly — Like a landlubber.
- laudableness — The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- liquidambars — Plural form of liquidambar.
- louver board — one of a series of overlapping, sloping boards used as louvers in an opening, so arranged as to admit air but to exclude rain or cut off visibility from the outside.
- malibu board — a lightweight, fiberglass-covered surfboard, usually about 10 feet (3 meters) long with a rounded nose and tail and a convex bottom for increased maneuverability.
- mandibulated — Provided with mandibles adapted for biting; mandibulate.
- mouldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- murderabilia — objects that are regarded as valuable because of their connection with murders or other notorious crimes
- non-dutiable — subject to customs duty, as imported goods.
- roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
- 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.
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- slumbershade — sleep shade.
- spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.
- subabdominal — below or beneath the abdomen
- subdividable — to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.
- subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship