12-letter words containing d, i, s
- bloody shirt — something, as a political issue or historical event, that can be used to stir up outrage, partisan support, etc.
- blue devil's — a blue capsule or tablet containing the barbiturate amobarbital or its derivative.
- boardsailing — windsurfing
- body english — a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
- body fascism — intolerance of those whose bodies do not conform to a particular view of what is desirable
- body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
- boiled shirt — a dress shirt with a stiff front
- boiled sweet — Boiled sweets are hard sweets that are made from boiled sugar.
- bois de rose — a grayish red or dark purplish red color.
- bond washing — a series of deals in bonds made with the intention of avoiding taxation
- bone density — the degree of compactness of bone
- bosom friend — an intimate friend
- bradykinesia — abnormal slowness of physical movement, esp as an effect of Parkinson's disease
- braggadocios — empty boasting; bragging.
- breast drill — a geared drill that can be braced against the chest for additional leverage.
- breed's hill — a hill in E Massachusetts, adjoining Bunker Hill: the true site of the Battle of Bunker Hill (1775)
- bridal suite — a room or set of rooms in a hotel for newly married couples
- bridge house — a deckhouse including a bridge or bridges for navigation.
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- bromhidrosis — the secretion of foul-smelling sweat.
- bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
- business end — The business end of a tool or weapon is the end of it which does the work or causes damage rather than the end that you hold.
- caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
- calycoideous — calycoid
- camaraderies — comradeship; good-fellowship.
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- candlefishes — Plural form of candlefish.
- candlesticks — Plural form of candlestick.
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- cannabinoids — Plural form of cannabinoid.
- cannibalised — Simple past tense and past participle of cannibalise.
- capsaicinoid — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
- car industry — the industry concerned with the manufacture and selling of automobiles
- card surfing — a form of cash-card fraud in which one person watches another using a cash dispenser, notes his or her personal identification number, and, after an accomplice has stolen the card, uses the card to withdraw cash
- cardinal sin — If you describe an action as a cardinal sin, you are indicating that some people strongly disapprove of it.
- cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
- cardinalfish — any of the perchlike fishes of the family Apogonidae, many species of which are bright red with black markings.
- cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
- carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
- cash deficit — the excess of cash disbursements over cash receipts in any given fiscal period
- cash in hand — a payment made directly in cash, rather than through a bank
- catbird seat — an enviable position, as of power
- caustic soda — Caustic soda is a powerful chemical substance used to make strong soaps and clean drains.
- cecil rhodes — Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- cedar rapids — a city in the US, in E Iowa. Pop: 122 542 (2003 est)
- cerebrosides — Plural form of cerebroside.
- chafing dish — a vessel with a heating apparatus beneath it, for cooking or keeping food warm at the table
- chambermaids — Plural form of chambermaid.