12-letter words containing b, o, e, r, s
- sorbo rubber — spongy form of rubber
- sorghum beer — beer made from sorghum or millet
- soul brother — a black male, especially a fellow black male.
- steam boiler — a receptacle in which water is boiled to generate steam.
- steam-boiler — a receptacle in which water is boiled to generate steam.
- stirrup bone — the stapes, one of the three bones of the middle ear
- stockbreeder — the breeding and raising of livestock for marketing or exhibition.
- stone bruise — a bruise on the sole of the foot, caused by walking on or striking against a small stone or other hard object.
- stonebreaker — a person that breaks up stone
- storage tube — an electron tube in which information is stored as charges for a predetermined time
- store-bought — commercially made rather than homemade.
- strobe light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- strobe tuner — an electronic instrument tuner that uses stroboscopic light
- strobe-light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- stubbornness — unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child.
- sub-attorney — a lawyer; attorney-at-law.
- sub-mediocre — of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate: The car gets only mediocre mileage, but it's fun to drive. Synonyms: undistinguished, commonplace, pedestrian, everyday; run-of-the-mill. Antonyms: extraordinary, superior, uncommon, incomparable.
- sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- 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.
- subdelirious — having the symptoms of subdelirium; suffering from subdelirium
- subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
- suberization — the impregnation of cell walls with suberin, causing the formation of cork.
- subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- submolecular — of or relating to or caused by molecules: molecular structure.
- subopercular — of or relating to the suboperculum
- suboperculum — a bone in fishes behind the operculum or gill covering
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subthreshold — (of a stimulus) too weak to produce a response.
- superposable — to place above or upon something else, or one upon another.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- sword-bearer — an official who carries the sword of state on ceremonial occasions, as before the sovereign, a magistrate, or the like.
- the bosporus — a strait between European and Asian Turkey, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara
- the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
- the sorbonne — a part of the University of Paris containing the faculties of science and literature: founded in 1253 by Robert de Sorbon as a theological college; given to the university in 1808
- the troubles — political unrest or public disturbances
- thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
- torres bodet — Jaime [hahy-me] /ˈhaɪ mɛ/ (Show IPA), 1902–74, Mexican poet, statesman, and diplomat.
- transfer box — A transfer box is a gear system that divides the power between the front and rear axles of a four-wheel drive system.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- tribespeople — members of a tribe; people living a tribal lifestyle
- trouble spot — an area in which trouble exists or is expected to develop: There are several diplomatic trouble spots in Central America.
- troubleshoot — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- tuberculosed — tuberculous
- tuberculosis — an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, especially the lungs, caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and characterized by tubercles.
- tuberiferous — bearing or producing tubers
- tubuliferous — bearing or made up of tubules.
- unburdensome — oppressively heavy; onerous.
- union buster — any of a group of persons hired by a company to disperse picketers, end a strike or job action, etc., especially by violence or intimidation.