12-letter words containing e, a, r, l, o
- authorizable — able to be authorized
- autoanalyzer — any of various automatic devices that test and analyze chemicals, blood, etc.
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- bachelor pad — a flat in which a bachelor lives
- bachelorette — A bachelorette is a woman who has never married.
- bachelorhood — the state of being a bachelor.
- bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- baffle board — a plate or mechanical device designed to restrain or regulate the flow of a fluid, the emission of light or sound, or the distribution of sound, esp in a loudspeaker or microphone
- ball of fire — a very lively person
- ballad opera — an opera consisting of popular tunes to which appropriate words have been set, interspersed with spoken dialogue
- balladmonger — (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
- balloon tire — a wide, deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
- balloon tyre — a pneumatic tyre containing air at a relatively low pressure and having a wide tread
- ballot paper — A ballot paper is a piece of paper on which you indicate your choice or opinion in an election or ballot.
- banderillero — a bullfighter's assistant who sticks banderillas into the bull
- banner cloud — a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
- barge couple — either of a pair of outside rafters along the gable end of a roof
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- barrel organ — A barrel organ is a large machine that plays music when you turn the handle on the side. Barrel organs used to be played in the street to entertain people.
- battle group — a group of warships usually consisting of at least one aircraft carrier, other surface ships, submarines, landing craft, etc
- battle royal — a fight, esp with fists or cudgels, involving more than two combatants; melee
- battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- battleworthy — capable of engaging in combat; ready for battle: a decline in the nation's battleworthy forces.
- be on a roll — to have a series of successes; go from success to success
- beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
- beer parlour — a room in a tavern, hotel, etc in which beer is served
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
- benzal group — the bivalent group C 7 H 6 –, derived from benzaldehyde.
- beta blocker — A beta blocker is a drug which is used to treat people who have high blood pressure or heart problems.
- beta-blocker — any of various substances that interfere with the action of the beta receptors: used primarily to reduce the heart rate or force in the prevention, management, or treatment of angina, hypertension, or arrythmias.
- bib overalls — overall (def 3a).
- bicollateral — (of a vascular bundle) having two phloem groups to the inside and outside, respectively, of the xylem
- bill of fare — The bill of fare at a restaurant is a list of the food for a meal from which you may choose what you want to eat.
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
- biomolecular — relating to a biomolecule
- bipropellant — a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer
- bitter aloes — a bitter purgative drug made from the leaves of several species of aloe
- blabbermouth — a person who talks too much or indiscreetly
- black copper — a regulus of 95-percent-pure copper, produced in a blast furnace by smelting oxidized copper ores.
- 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 heroin — a very potent and addictive form of heroin that is dark-colored.
- black powder — gunpowder as used in sports involving modern muzzleloading firearms
- black scoter — a scoter of Eurasia and North America, Melanitta nigra, the adult male of which is black.
- bladder worm — an encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm. The main types are cysticercus, hydatid, and coenurus