12-letter words containing d, a, r, b
- breakdancing — a type of vigorous dance
- breaker card — the first card in the carding process, used to open the raw stock and to convert it into sliver form.
- breast drill — a geared drill that can be braced against the chest for additional leverage.
- breechloader — any gun loaded at the breech
- breed of cat — type; sort; variety: The new airplane is a completely different breed of cat from any that has been designed before.
- brevicaudate — having a short tail.
- bridal party — the people who accompany the bride as she comes to her wedding
- bridal suite — a room or set of rooms in a hotel for newly married couples
- bridge a gap — to remedy a deficiency
- bridge chair — a lightweight folding chair, often part of a set of matching chairs and bridge table.
- bridge party — a gathering for the purpose of playing bridge
- bridge table — a square card table with folding legs.
- bring around — If you bring someone around when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
- broad church — You can refer to an organization, group, or area of activity as a broad church when it includes a wide range of opinions, beliefs, or styles.
- broad jumper — a participant in the long jump.
- broad-leaved — denoting trees other than conifers, most of which have broad rather than needle-shaped leaves
- broad-minded — If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behaviour which other people consider immoral.
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- bronze medal — A bronze medal is a medal made of bronze or bronze-coloured metal that is given as a prize to the person who comes third in a competition, especially a sports contest.
- buffalo bird — a cowbird, Molothrus ater, of North America.
- bumper guard — either of two vertical crosspieces attached to a bumper of a motor vehicle to prevent it from locking bumpers with another vehicle.
- bur marigold — any plant of the genus Bidens that has yellow flowers and pointed fruits that cling to fur and clothing: family Asteraceae (composites)
- burial mound — a barrow
- burmese jade — jadeite of the finest quality: a true jade.
- burnt almond — a sweet consisting of an almond enclosed in burnt sugar
- butyric acid — type of acid
- buzzards bay — arm of the Atlantic, on the SE coast of Mass., at the base of Cape Cod peninsula
- by and large — You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.
- cadet branch — the family or family branch of a younger son
- caked breast — a painful hardening of one or more lobules of a lactating breast, caused by stagnation of milk in the secreting ducts and accumulation of blood in the expanded veins; stagnation mastitis.
- captive-bred — bred in captivity
- carbohydrase — a digestive enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates through hydrolysis
- carbohydrate — Carbohydrates are substances, found in certain kinds of food, that provide you with energy. Foods such as sugar and bread that contain these substances can also be referred to as carbohydrates.
- carbonadoing — Present participle of carbonado.
- carboxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate.
- cardigan bay — an inlet of St George's Channel, on the W coast of Wales
- cardiophobia — An inordinate fear of heart disease.
- 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.
- carpetbagged — Simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag.
- carrick bend — type of knot
- catbird seat — an enviable position, as of power
- centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
- checkerboard — A checkerboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing checkers or chess.
- cheese board — A cheese board is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
- cheeseboards — Plural form of cheeseboard.
- chequerboard — Alternative spelling of checkerboard.
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.