12-letter words containing d, t
- beth midrash — a place where Jews gather to study the Talmud and other religious writings; a small synagogue.
- between-deck — 'tween deck.
- betws-y-coed — a village in N Wales, in Conwy county borough, on the River Conwy: noted for its scenery. Pop: 534 (2001)
- bewilderment — Bewilderment is the feeling of being bewildered.
- beyond doubt — You say that something is beyond doubt or beyond reasonable doubt when you are certain that it is true and it cannot be contradicted or disproved.
- bidialectism — proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.
- bien entendu — certainly; to be sure
- binary digit — either of the two digits 0 or 1, used in binary notation
- binder twine — a strong, coarse twine, as of sisal, used especially in binding sheaves of grain and bales of hay.
- binding post — one of several metal pegs or rods, fitted into a loose-leaf binder, for holding sheets with prepunched holes.
- bindle stiff — a hobo.
- biodiversity — Biodiversity is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.
- biopesticide — a naturally occurring or derived substance or an organism that controls pests by nontoxic means
- bird nesting — the activity of searching for birds' nests as a hobby
- bird watcher — a person who identifies and observes birds in their natural habitat as a recreation.
- bird's mouth — a right-angled notch cut in the underside of a rafter for fitting over a longitudinal member, as a wall plate.
- bird-s--nest — nest (def 1).
- bird-spotter — a bird-watcher
- bird-watcher — A bird-watcher is a person whose hobby is watching and studying wild birds in their natural surroundings.
- birth defect — an inherited disease or condition that a baby is born with
- birthday boy — the boy or man whose birthday is being celebrated
- bit diddling — bit bashing
- biting midge — any small fragile dipterous fly of the family Ceratopogonidae, most of which suck the blood of mammals, birds, or other insects
- bitter-ender — a person who persists in a hopeless cause; one who will not give in
- black-coated — (esp formerly) (of a worker) clerical or professional, as distinguished from commercial or industrial
- blackhearted — wicked; evil
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- bleeder tile — a terra-cotta pipe for conveying water from a drainage tile to a sewer or drain.
- blind stitch — a type of stitch that is visible on one side of the material only
- blind summit — a point on a road where a vehicle approaching the top of a hill or incline cannot see vehicles approaching up the other side of the hill
- blitzkrieged — blitz (defs 1, 2, 5).
- blood sister — a sister by birth
- blood typing — the classification of human blood cells to determine compatible blood types as for transfusion or organ transplant
- bloodletting — Bloodletting is violence or killing between groups of people, especially between rival armies.
- bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
- bloodthirsty — Bloodthirsty people are eager to use violence or display a strong interest in violent things. You can also use bloodthirsty to refer to very violent situations.
- bloody shirt — something, as a political issue or historical event, that can be used to stir up outrage, partisan support, etc.
- blotting-pad — an object to one side of which a piece of blotting paper is attached for blotting text handwritten in ink
- board shorts — shorts with longer legs, originally meant to protect a surfer's legs against the surfboard
- boarding out — the local-authority practice of placing a client in a foster family or voluntary establishment and paying for it
- boatbuilding — Boatbuilding is the craft or industry of making boats.
- body bolster — the lower transverse member of a car body to which the body center plate is attached.
- body politic — The body politic is all the people of a nation when they are considered as a complete political group.
- body-centred — (of a crystal) having a lattice point at the centre of each unit cell as well as at the corners
- bog-standard — If you describe something as bog-standard you mean that is an ordinary example of its kind, with no exciting or interesting features.
- boil down to — If you say that a situation or problem boils down to a particular thing or can be boiled down to a particular thing, you mean that this is the most important or the most basic aspect of it.
- boiled shirt — a dress shirt with a stiff front
- boiled sweet — Boiled sweets are hard sweets that are made from boiled sugar.
- boletic acid — fumaric acid.
- bond servant — a person who serves in bondage; slave.