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12-letter words containing c, o, e, s

  • barge course — the overhang of the gable end of a roof
  • be no slouch — If you say that someone is no slouch at a particular activity, you mean that they are skilful at it or are willing to work hard at it.
  • beachcombers — Plural form of beachcomber.
  • beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
  • beam compass — an instrument for drawing large circles or arcs, consisting of a horizontal beam along which two vertical legs slide
  • becomingness — The state or quality of becoming.
  • besom pocket — an interior pocket with edging or stitching around the opening.
  • betws-y-coed — a village in N Wales, in Conwy county borough, on the River Conwy: noted for its scenery. Pop: 534 (2001)
  • bible school — a school or study program devoted to Bible study, esp at a church
  • bichon frise — a small white poodle-like dog of European origin, with a silky, loosely curling coat
  • bicycle shop — a shop that sells and usually repairs bicycles and bicycle parts
  • bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
  • biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
  • biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
  • biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
  • biopesticide — a naturally occurring or derived substance or an organism that controls pests by nontoxic means
  • bioscientist — any science that deals with the biological aspects of living organisms.
  • biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
  • black forest — wooded mountain region in SW Germany
  • black grouse — a large N European grouse, Lyrurus tetrix, the male of which has a bluish-black plumage and lyre-shaped tail
  • black sapote — a tropical American tree, Diospyros digyna, related to the persimmon, having sweet, edible, green fruit that turns black when ripe.
  • black scoter — a scoter of Eurasia and North America, Melanitta nigra, the adult male of which is black.
  • blastocoelic — of or relating to the blastocoel
  • blastomycete — any of a genus (Blastomyces) of yeastlike imperfect fungi that cause diseases in people and animals
  • block system — the system whereby a railway is divided up into separate sections of track where only one train can travel at a time
  • blocked shoe — a dancing shoe with a stiffened toe that enables a ballet dancer to dance on the tips of the toes
  • blue succory — a composite garden plant, Catananche caerulea, of southern Europe, having very hairy leaves and blue flower heads, used by the ancients as a love potion.
  • bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
  • body scanner — a machine using X-rays and a computer, used in medicine to look for signs of disease, or in security operations to look for drugs, weapons, etc
  • bolshevistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Bolshevists or Bolshevism.
  • bombacaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Bombacaceae, a family of tropical trees, including the kapok tree and baobab, that have very thick stems, often with water-storing tissue
  • bonus scheme — a scheme in a company or other organization according to which employees receive a bonus if they meet specified targets
  • book matches — safety matches made of paper and fastened into a small cardboard folder
  • book society — book club.
  • boot-scraper — a contraption consisting of an upright metal shape formerly placed outside some houses to enable people to scrape the mud from their boots before going in
  • booze cruise — a day trip to a foreign country, esp from England across the English Channel to France, for the purposes of buying cheap alcohol, cigarettes, etc
  • borosilicate — a salt of boric and silicic acids
  • borscht belt — (sometimes initial capital letters) the hotels of the predominantly Jewish resort area in the Catskill Mountains, many of them offering nightclub or cabaret entertainment.
  • bossier city — city in NW La., on the Red River opposite Shreveport: pop. 56,000
  • bounce flash — a flash lamp designed to produce a bounced flash.
  • box lacrosse — a form of lacrosse played indoors, usually on a hockey rink with a wooden floor, between two teams of six players.
  • brachycerous — (of insects) having short antennae
  • broca's area — the region of the cerebral cortex of the brain concerned with speech; the speech centre
  • bronchoscope — an instrument for examining and providing access to the interior of the bronchial tubes
  • broncobuster — (in the western US and Canada) a cowboy who breaks in broncos or wild horses
  • buffer stock — a stock of a commodity built up by a government or trade organization with the object of using it to stabilize prices
  • burseraceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Burseraceae, a tropical family of trees and shrubs having compound leaves and resin or balsam in their stems. The family includes bdellium and some balsams
  • butcher shop — a shop in which meat, poultry, and sometimes fish are sold.
  • butterscotch — Butterscotch is a hard yellowish-brown sweet made from butter and sugar boiled together.
  • by the score — If things happen or exist by the score, they happen or exist in large numbers.
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