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12-letter words containing c, a, b

  • beachcombers — Plural form of beachcomber.
  • beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
  • beacon light — a light signal for shipping
  • beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
  • beam balance — a piece of apparatus used for artistic gymnastics
  • beam compass — an instrument for drawing large circles or arcs, consisting of a horizontal beam along which two vertical legs slide
  • bean counter — You can describe people such as accountants and business managers as bean counters if you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money.
  • bearded clam — mollusc eaten as seafood
  • beaten track — well-trodden path or route
  • beatifically — bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like: beatific peace.
  • beaumarchais — Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)
  • beauty cream — a cosmetic cream
  • beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
  • bechuanaland — former British territory (1884-1966) in S Africa: now the country of Botswana
  • beech marten — stone marten.
  • beef extract — a soluble paste of beef or beef blood extracts.
  • beggar-ticks — any of various plants, such as the bur marigold and tick trefoil, having fruits or seeds that cling to clothing, fur, etc
  • behenic acid — a crystalline, saturated fatty acid, C 22 H 44 O 2 , obtained from plant sources, used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics, waxes, and plasticizers.
  • bell captain — a person in charge of a group of bellhops
  • bell the cat — to undertake a very dangerous mission
  • belly dancer — A belly dancer is a woman who performs a Middle Eastern dance in which she moves her hips and abdomen about.
  • belly-aching — Informal. a pain in the abdomen or bowels.
  • bench-warmer — a substitute who rarely gets to play in a game.
  • benchmarking — In business, benchmarking is a process in which a company compares its products and methods with those of the most successful companies in its field, in order to try to improve its own performance.
  • benefactress — a female benefactor
  • beneficially — conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful: the beneficial effect of sunshine.
  • beneficiated — to treat (ore) to make more suitable for smelting.
  • benzoic acid — a white crystalline solid occurring in many natural resins, used in the manufacture of benzoates, plasticizers, and dyes and as a food preservative (E210). Formula: C6H5COOH
  • bespectacled — Someone who is bespectacled is wearing glasses.
  • beta blocker — A beta blocker is a drug which is used to treat people who have high blood pressure or heart problems.
  • beta-blocker — any of various substances that interfere with the action of the beta receptors: used primarily to reduce the heart rate or force in the prevention, management, or treatment of angina, hypertension, or arrythmias.
  • betacarotene — the most important form of the plant pigment carotene, which occurs in milk, vegetables, and other foods and, when eaten by man and animals, is converted in the body to vitamin A
  • beurre blanc — an emulsion of cold butter in a white wine or vinegar and shallot reduction
  • beyond reach — inaccessible
  • biarticulate — having two joints, as the antennae of certain insects.
  • biauriculate — having two auricles or earlike parts
  • bibliomaniac — excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.
  • bibliothecal — relating to a bibliotheca
  • bicameralism — having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.
  • bicarpellary — (of an ovary) having two carpels
  • bicentennial — A bicentennial is the same as a bicentenary.
  • bicollateral — (of a vascular bundle) having two phloem groups to the inside and outside, respectively, of the xylem
  • bicycle path — a path designed for bicyclists
  • bicycle race — cycling (def 2).
  • bicycle rack — a metal frame for securing bicycles when they are not in use
  • bid defiance — to resist boldly
  • bidialectism — proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.
  • bifunctional — having two functions
  • biker jacket — a short, close-fitting leather jacket with zips and studs, often worn by motorcyclists
  • bill and coo — the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
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