12-letter words containing b, r, o, a, d, i
- dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
- diving board — a springboard.
- drop a brick — a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
- fascia-board — a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- fibroadenoma — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
- fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- forward bias — a voltage applied to a circuit or device, esp a semiconductor device, in the direction that produces the larger current
- gallows bird — a person who deserves to be hanged.
- go-away bird — a common name for a grey-plumaged lourie of the genus Corythaixoides
- impardonable — (obsolete) unpardonable.
- imponderable — not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated.
- indian cobra — a highly venomous cobra, Naja naja, common in India, having markings resembling a pair of spectacles on the back of the hood.
- informidable — (obsolete) Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- load-bearing — bearing the weight that is carried by a structure
- malibu board — a lightweight, fiberglass-covered surfboard, usually about 10 feet (3 meters) long with a rounded nose and tail and a convex bottom for increased maneuverability.
- microbicidal — a substance or preparation for killing microbes.
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- non-drivable — to send, expel, or otherwise cause to move by force or compulsion: to drive away the flies; to drive back an attacking army; to drive a person to desperation.
- notice board — bulletin board for displaying public messages
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- obedientiary — The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.
- olivary body — one of two oval bodies or prominences composed of nerve tissue, one on each side of the anterior surface of the medulla oblongata.
- on shipboard — on board a ship
- orbital road — a highway that circles a metropolitan area; ring road
- peabody bird — the white-throated sparrow.
- proboscidate — having a proboscis.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- pseudorabies — a highly contagious, usually fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other animals, caused by the herpesvirus Herpes suis, and characterized by severe pruritus and progressive central nervous system involvement sometimes including an aggressive excitement phase.
- radio beacon — a radio station that sends a characteristic signal so as to enable ships or airplanes to determine their position or bearing by means of a radio compass.
- radio-carbon — Also called carbon 14. a radioactive isotope of carbon with mass number 14 and a half-life of about 5730 years: widely used in the dating of organic materials.
- radiobiology — the branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation on living matter.
- ragged robin — a plant, Lychnis flos-cuculi, of the pink family, having pink or white flowers with dissected petals.
- rainbow bird — an Australian bee-eater, Merops ornatus, with brightly coloured plumage. It feeds in flight and nests in sandy burrows
- reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words
- review board — panel appointed to reconsider a matter
- ride a hobby — to be excessively devoted to one's favorite pastime or subject
- sailboarding — windsurfing.
- samurai bond — a bond issued in Japan and denominated in yen, available for purchase by nonresidents of Japan
- 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.
- serial bonds — Serial bonds are bonds that are issued at the same time but have staggered maturity dates.
- signal board — a board for displaying electrically transmitted signals and indicating their source.
- six-yard box — On a football pitch, the six-yard box is the rectangular area marked in front of the goal.
- snowboarding — a board for gliding on snow, resembling a wide ski, to which both feet are secured and that one rides in an upright position.
- soldier crab — a small blue Australian estuarine crab of the Mictyris genus usually found in large numbers
- spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.