12-letter words containing d, i, a, b, e
- bermuda high — a subtropical high centered near Bermuda.
- bermuda lily — a lily, Lilium longiflorum eximium, having white, funnel-shaped flowers, cultivated especially as an Easter lily.
- beth midrash — a place where Jews gather to study the Talmud and other religious writings; a small synagogue.
- bid defiance — to resist boldly
- bidialectism — proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.
- billiard cue — a long cue used for playing billiards
- bird fancier — a person who keeps, breeds, or sells birds
- bird watcher — a person who identifies and observes birds in their natural habitat as a recreation.
- bird-brained — silly; stupid
- bird-watcher — A bird-watcher is a person whose hobby is watching and studying wild birds in their natural surroundings.
- black medick — a small European leguminous plant, Medicago lupulina, with trifoliate leaves, small yellow flowers, and black pods
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- blind flange — a disk for closing the end of a pipe, having holes for bolting it to a flange.
- bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
- bloomingdale — a town in NE Illinois.
- body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
- boletic acid — fumaric acid.
- boogie board — a small, flexible plastic surfboard, ridden lying down.
- boulevardier — (originally in Paris) a fashionable man, esp one who frequents public places
- 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.
- brain damage — If someone suffers brain damage, their brain is damaged by an illness or injury so that they cannot function normally.
- breadwinning — a person who earns a livelihood, especially one who also supports dependents.
- breakdancing — a type of vigorous dance
- breast drill — a geared drill that can be braced against the chest for additional leverage.
- brevicaudate — having a short tail.
- 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.
- 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.
- bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
- cannibalised — Simple past tense and past participle of cannibalise.
- cannibalized — Simple past tense and past participle of cannibalize.
- captive-bred — bred in captivity
- carrick bend — type of knot
- catbird seat — an enviable position, as of power
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.
- child abuser — someone who abuses a child, esp someone convicted of this
- childbearing — Childbearing is the process of giving birth to babies.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- clean-limbed — having well-proportioned limbs
- coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
- considerable — Considerable means great in amount or degree.
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- crackbrained — insane, idiotic, or crazy
- daily double — a single bet on the winners of two named races in any one day's racing
- daniel boone — Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
- danube river — a river in central and SE Europe, flowing E from southern Germany to the Black Sea. 1725 miles (2775 km) long.