12-letter words containing b, r, i, s
- equilibriums — Plural form of equilibrium.
- every bit as — equally, just as
- fabrications — Plural form of fabrication.
- facial scrub — a beauty product or treatment which cleanses and exfoliates the skin of the face
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.
- fascia-board — a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- fiber optics — the branch of optics that deals with the transmission of light through transparent fibers, as in the form of pulses for the transmission of data or communications, or through fiber bundles for the transmission of images.
- fibre optics — optical fibre
- fibrinolysin — a proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.
- fibrinolysis — the disintegration or dissolution of fibrin, especially by enzymatic action.
- fibroblastic — a cell that contributes to the formation of connective tissue fibers.
- fibromatosis — (pathology) The presence of multiple fibromas.
- fibrosarcoma — a sarcoma derived from fibroblast cells, often able to generate collagen.
- fibrous root — a root, as in most grasses, having numerous, very fine branches of approximately the same length.
- figured bass — a bass part in which the notes have numbers under them indicating the chords to be played.
- filibustered — Simple past tense and past participle of filibuster.
- filibusterer — A person who filibusters.
- fillibusters — Plural form of fillibuster.
- fines herbes — a mixture of finely chopped herbs, used to flavour omelettes, salads, etc
- fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
- flinders bar — a bar of soft iron, mounted vertically beneath a compass to compensate for vertical magnetic currents.
- forcibleness — The quality of being forcible.
- forward bias — a voltage applied to a circuit or device, esp a semiconductor device, in the direction that produces the larger current
- franchisable — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- frigatebirds — Plural form of frigatebird.
- fruit basket — a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
- gainsborough — Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.
- gaithersburg — a town in central Maryland.
- gallows bird — a person who deserves to be hanged.
- gastarbeiter — guest worker.
- gastric band — A gastric band is a device that is fitted inside someone's stomach to make it smaller in order to help them lose weight.
- gebrselassie — Haile (ˈhaɪlɪ). born 1973, Ethiopian athlete; won gold medals in the 10,000 metres at the Olympics (1996, 2000) and in four consecutive World Championships (1993–99)
- geyser basin — an area containing a group of geysers.
- gibberellins — Plural form of gibberellin.
- gingerbreads — Plural form of gingerbread.
- gooseberries — Plural form of gooseberry.
- greenbackism — a former political party, organized in 1874, opposed to the retirement or reduction of greenbacks and favoring their increase as the only paper currency.
- hairsbreadth — a very small space or distance: We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.
- harquebusier — a soldier armed with a harquebus.
- harrisonburg — a city in N Virginia.
- helleborines — Plural form of helleborine.
- herbivourous — Misspelling of herbivorous.
- heron's-bill — stork's-bill (def 1).
- herringbones — Plural form of herringbone.
- hibernations — Plural form of hibernation.
- hillsborough — a town in W California.
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
- horribleness — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- housebuilder — One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.