12-letter words containing b, r, e, l
- 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.
- subthreshold — (of a stimulus) too weak to produce a response.
- subumbrellar — of or pertaining to the subumbrella, located beneath the umbrella (of a jellyfish)
- subversively — Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
- subvertebral — located below a vertebra
- summarizable — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- sun umbrella — an umbrella by a chair or table, used for protecting you from the sun
- superposable — to place above or upon something else, or one upon another.
- suppressible — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- swashbuckler — a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
- swim bladder — air bladder (def 2).
- table runner — fabric strip used to decorate a table
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- tablet chair — a chair with one arm extending and expanding into a writing surface.
- tavern table — a short table having a narrow, deep apron and legs connected by a box stretcher.
- terribleness — distressing; severe: a terrible winter.
- the crucible — a Sheffield theatre, venue of the annual world professional snooker championship
- the troubles — political unrest or public disturbances
- the-bell-jar — a novel (1963) by Sylvia Plath.
- thermolabile — subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
- thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
- thimbleberry — any of several American raspberries bearing a thimble-shaped fruit, especially the black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis.
- throttleable — capable of having the thrust varied.
- tiger beetle — any of numerous active, usually brightly colored beetles, of the family Cicindelidae, that prey on other insects.
- timbale iron — a metal mold made in any of several shapes and usually provided with a long handle, for deep-frying timbales.
- timber limit — the area to which rights of cutting timber, granted by government licence, are limited
- timberdoodle — the American woodcock, Philohela minor.
- tolerability — capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
- tornado belt — the part of the U.S. in which tornadoes occur most frequently, roughly the area within a 500-mile (805-km) radius of southern Missouri.
- trabeculated — having trabeculae, transversely barred
- traceability — capable of being traced.
- transferable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- translatable — to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish.
- transpirable — to occur; happen; take place.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- treatability — able to be treated, especially medically: Some diseases are treatable but not curable.
- treble staff — a staff, bearing a treble clef.
- tribespeople — members of a tribe; people living a tribal lifestyle
- triple bogey — a score of three strokes over par on a hole.
- trouble spot — an area in which trouble exists or is expected to develop: There are several diplomatic trouble spots in Central America.
- trouble-free — not problematic
- trouble-torn — afflicted with trouble, disorder or unrest
- troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
- troubleproof — not easily disturbed, disabled, injured, or put out of working order.
- troubleshoot — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- tube railway — subway (def 1).
- tuberculated — bearing tubercles, knobbly projections or excrescences
- 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.