12-letter words containing b, r, e, c, i
- rubik's cube — a puzzle consisting of a cube with colored faces made of 26 smaller colored blocks attached to a spindle in the center, the object being to rotate the blocks until each face of the cube is a single color.
- sabermetrics — (used with a singular verb) the computerized measurement of baseball statistics.
- sacring bell — a small bell rung at the elevation of the Host and chalice during Mass
- saint-brieuc — a department in NW France. 2787 sq. mi. (7220 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Brieuc.
- scatterbrain — a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
- scribblement — a scribble
- scrieveboard — the drawing board of a shipbuilder
- scrive board — a floorlike construction on which the lines of a vessel can be drawn or scribed at full size.
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- secobarbital — a white, odorless, slightly bitter powder, C 1 2 H 1 8 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative and hypnotic.
- second birth — spiritual rebirth.
- semiabstract — of or relating to art or sculpture which is abstract but in which the subject can still be recognized
- service book — a book containing the forms of worship used in divine services.
- service club — any of several organizations dedicated to the growth and general welfare of its members and the community.
- serviceberry — the fruit of any service tree.
- silver birch — tree with silvery-white bark
- sliced bread — bread: sold pre-sliced
- soldier crab — a small blue Australian estuarine crab of the Mictyris genus usually found in large numbers
- sorbefacient — inducing absorption
- 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.
- suberic acid — a crystalline dibasic acid, C 8 H 1 4 O 4 , obtained especially from suberin, castor oil, and cork: used chiefly in the preparation of plastics and plasticizers.
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- subscribable — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- subscriptive — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- subservience — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- subserviency — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- supercabinet — a specially-formed cabinet, a select or powerful group of political ministers (cabinet)
- tablet chair — a chair with one arm extending and expanding into a writing surface.
- teacher bird — the ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, a songbird that builds a nest shaped like a dome.
- terebic acid — an acid, C 7 H 10 O 4 , formed by the oxidation of certain terpenes and historically important in the discovery of the structures of many terpenes.
- the barbican — a building complex in the City of London: includes residential developments and the Barbican Arts Centre (completed 1982) housing concert and exhibition halls, theatres, cinemas, etc
- the cambrian — the Cambrian period or rock system
- the crucible — a Sheffield theatre, venue of the annual world professional snooker championship
- thiobacteria — bacteria found esp. in stagnant water and at the bottom of the sea, that oxidize or reduce sulfur compounds, as hydrogen sulfide
- timber hitch — a knot used for tying a rope round a spar, log, etc, for haulage
- timber-hitch — to fasten by means of a timber hitch.
- traceability — capable of being traced.
- 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.
- tubocurarine — the principal active alkaloid of curare, C 38 H 44 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a muscle relaxant, especially as an adjunct to anesthesia.
- unacquirable — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- unbesmirched — to soil; tarnish; discolor.
- uncalibrated — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- uncharitable — deficient in charity; unkind; harsh; unforgiving; censorious; merciless: an uncharitable attitude; an uncharitable neighbor.
- uncreditable — of ignoble character
- unfabricated — to make by art or skill and labor; construct: The finest craftspeople fabricated this clock.
- unprescribed — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- unsubscribed — not subscribed
- van riebeeck — Jan, full name Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck. 1619–77, Dutch colonial administrator. Founder of the colony of the Cape of Good Hope (1652)
- vibratiuncle — a slight vibration