12-letter words containing b, y, r, i
- biorhythmics — the study of biorhythms
- biotelemetry — the monitoring of biological functions in humans or animals by means of a miniature transmitter that sends data to a distant point to be read by electronic instruments
- biparentally — from a biparental point of view
- birch family — the plant family Betulaceae, characterized by deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves, male flowers in drooping catkins, female flowers in short clusters, and one-seeded nuts, and including the alder, birch, hazel, and hornbeam.
- bird of prey — A bird of prey is a bird such as an eagle or a hawk that kills and eats other birds and animals.
- birth family — one's biological parents and siblings, as contrasted with one's adoptive family.
- birthday boy — the boy or man whose birthday is being celebrated
- biscay green — a yellowish green.
- black friday — the day after the US Thanksgiving Day in late November, regarded as the start of the Christmas shopping season
- blisteringly — causing a blister or blisters.
- bloodthirsty — Bloodthirsty people are eager to use violence or display a strong interest in violent things. You can also use bloodthirsty to refer to very violent situations.
- bloody shirt — something, as a political issue or historical event, that can be used to stir up outrage, partisan support, etc.
- body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
- bodyboarding — the sport of surfing using a bodyboard
- boisterously — rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter.
- bossier city — city in NW La., on the Red River opposite Shreveport: pop. 56,000
- botrytis rot — a disease of many plants caused by fungi of the genus Botrytis, characterized by leaf blight, a tan-gray moldlike surface growth, and the rotting of stems and storage organs.
- bourgeoisify — to convert to a bourgeois attitude or appearance
- brachycranic — having a cranial index of 81.0–85.4.
- bradykinesia — abnormal slowness of physical movement, esp as an effect of Parkinson's disease
- bradykinetic — slowness of movement, as found, for example, in Parkinson's disease.
- bridal party — the people who accompany the bride as she comes to her wedding
- bridge party — a gathering for the purpose of playing bridge
- brigham city — a city in N Utah.
- bring to bay — to force into a position from which retreat is impossible
- brushability — the quality of being brushable
- bunny boiler — a person, esp a woman, who is considered to be emotionally unstable and likely to be dangerously vengeful
- bunny rabbit — rabbit
- butyric acid — type of acid
- buying group — an association of companies who use their combined purchasing power to achieve the best prices from suppliers
- buying order — an order to buy a certain security
- buying power — the amount of services or goods a company, person, group or currency is able to purchase
- buying spree — the hurried acquisition by a company, of goods, assets, or other companies
- buying-power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
- by my certie — assuredly
- by virtue of — on account of or by reason of
- by-a-whisker — whiskers, a beard.
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- bypass ratio — the ratio of the amount of air that bypasses the combustion chambers of an aircraft gas turbine to that passing through them
- cardigan bay — an inlet of St George's Channel, on the W coast of Wales
- carolina bay — any of the shallow, usually marshy, oval depressions found in the coastal plains of the eastern U.S. that are heavily forested and have rich soil.
- carotid body — a small mass of cells and nerve endings adjacent to the carotid sinus that, in response to chemical changes in the blood, adjusts the respiratory rate.
- celebreality — a television genre that is unscripted and involves either the day-to-day documentation of a celebrity’s life or competitive challenges that a celebrity or celebrities must perform
- cherry birch — sweet birch.
- cherubically — In a cherubic way.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- ciliary body — the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
- circumbinary — (astronomy) Of, pertaining to, or having an orbit around a binary star.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- contributary — contributory