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12-letter words containing b, r, e, c, i

  • billiard cue — a long cue used for playing billiards
  • bimorph cell — a piezoelectric transducer consisting of two crystals cemented together, used in microphones, headphones, loudspeakers, etc. to convert vibrations into a voltage output or to convert a signal voltage into vibrations that can produce audible sounds
  • bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
  • bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
  • biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
  • biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
  • biomolecular — relating to a biomolecule
  • bird colonel — a full colonel in the US Army
  • bird fancier — a person who keeps, breeds, or sells birds
  • bird watcher — a person who identifies and observes birds in their natural habitat as a recreation.
  • bird-watcher — A bird-watcher is a person whose hobby is watching and studying wild birds in their natural surroundings.
  • birth defect — an inherited disease or condition that a baby is born with
  • biscay green — a yellowish green.
  • biscuit ware — unglazed earthenware
  • bismarck sea — an arm of the Pacific Ocean north of New Britain and north-east of New Guinea
  • bitter cress — any plant belonging to the genus Cardamine, of the mustard family, having usually pinnate leaves and clusters of white, pink, or purple flowers.
  • black heroin — a very potent and addictive form of heroin that is dark-colored.
  • black prince — Edward2 (Prince of Wales)
  • black-figure — pertaining to or designating a style of vase painting developed in Greece in the 7th and 6th centuries b.c., chiefly characterized by silhouetted figures painted in black slip on a red clay body, details incised into the design, and a two-dimensional structure of form and space.
  • blind corner — a corner where the view of the road ahead is completely obscured or very restricted
  • blister pack — a type of packet in which small items are displayed and sold, consisting of a transparent dome of plastic or similar material mounted on a firm backing such as cardboard
  • booze cruise — a day trip to a foreign country, esp from England across the English Channel to France, for the purposes of buying cheap alcohol, cigarettes, etc
  • borosilicate — a salt of boric and silicic acids
  • bossier city — city in NW La., on the Red River opposite Shreveport: pop. 56,000
  • boucherville — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
  • bradykinetic — slowness of movement, as found, for example, in Parkinson's disease.
  • brain-picker — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.
  • braunschweig — Brunswick
  • breakdancing — a type of vigorous dance
  • breckinridge — John Cabell1821-75; vice president of the U.S. (1857-61); Confederate general
  • breech birth — birth of a baby with the feet or buttocks appearing first
  • breuer chair — a chair with a frame of continuous chrome tubing, no back legs, and cane seat and back
  • brevicaudate — having a short tail.
  • brick cheese — a ripened, semisoft American cheese shaped like a brick and containing many small holes
  • brick veneer — (in Australia) a timber-framed house with a brick exterior
  • brickfielder — a hot wind in parts of Australia, originally applied to a wind which blew over Sydney carrying dust from the neighbouring Brickfields sand hills
  • bridge chair — a lightweight folding chair, often part of a set of matching chairs and bridge table.
  • bridge cloth — a tablecloth for a bridge table.
  • bronchogenic — bronchial in origin
  • brunelleschi — Filippo (fiˈlippo). 1377–1446, Italian architect, whose works in Florence include the dome of the cathedral, the Pazzi chapel of Santa Croce, and the church of San Lorenzo
  • buccaneering — If you describe someone as buccaneering, you mean that they enjoy being involved in risky or even dishonest activities, especially in order to make money.
  • buccaneerish — of or relating to a buccaneer
  • buck private — a common soldier
  • bulk carrier — a ship that carries unpackaged cargo, usually consisting of a single dry commodity, such as coal or grain
  • 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
  • bureaucratic — Bureaucratic means involving complicated rules and procedures which can cause long delays.
  • butter icing — a mixture of butter and icing sugar used for filling or topping cakes
  • by my certie — assuredly
  • c beautifier — (cb) A Unix tool for reformatting C source code.
  • cabinetmaker — A cabinetmaker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
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