12-letter words containing f, b, a
- burj khalifa — a slender tapering skyscraper in Dubai; completed in 2009; the world's tallest man-made structure, standing at 828m (2716 ft)
- burkina faso — an inland republic in W Africa: dominated by Mossi kingdoms (10th–19th centuries); French protectorate established in 1896; became an independent republic in 1960; consists mainly of a flat savanna plateau. Official language: French; Mossi and other African languages also widely spoken. Religion: mostly animist, with a large Muslim minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Ouagadougou. Pop: 17 812 961 (2013 est). Area: 273 200 sq km (105 900 sq miles)
- buy the farm — a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
- by reason of — If one thing happens by reason of another, it happens because of it.
- c beautifier — (cb) A Unix tool for reformatting C source code.
- cape buffalo — a large, black, nearly hairless, very fierce buffalo (Syncerus caffer) of South Africa, with horns joined at the bases to form a helmetlike structure
- carbon fiber — a very strong, lightweight synthetic fiber used in protective clothing, spacecraft components, racing shells, etc.
- carbon fibre — a black silky thread of pure carbon made by heating and stretching textile fibres and used because of its lightness and strength at high temperatures for reinforcing resins, ceramics, and metals, esp in turbine blades and for fishing rods
- classifiable — to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
- coffee beans — the beanlike seeds of the coffee tree, which are roasted and ground to make coffee
- coffee break — A coffee break is a short period of time, usually in the morning or afternoon, when you stop working and have a cup of coffee.
- coffee table — A coffee table is a small low table in a living room.
- combat knife — a large knife for military use
- comfortables — Plural form of comfortable.
- confabulated — Simple past tense and past participle of confabulate.
- confabulator — to converse informally; chat.
- configurable — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- cut fastball — a fastball that breaks somewhat like a curve ball, due to increased pressure from the tip of the middle finger.
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.
- defibrillate — to stop fibrillation of (the heart), as by the use of electric current
- definability — The quality of being definable.
- deformed bar — a rod for reinforcing concrete, having surface irregularities, as transverse ridges, to improve the bond.
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- diffrangible — capable of being diffracted
- dissyllabify — to make disyllabic
- double fault — (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) two faults in succession, resulting in the loss of the point, the loss of the serve, or both.
- double-faced — practicing duplicity; hypocritical.
- duke of alba — Duke of, Alva, Fernando Alvarez de Toledo.
- ebb and flow — tidal movement
- emulsifiable — That can be emulsified, or applied in an emulsion.
- fabrications — Plural form of fabrication.
- fabulousness — almost impossible to believe; incredible.
- facebook.com — (web) One of the most popular social networking websites.
- facial scrub — a beauty product or treatment which cleanses and exfoliates the skin of the face
- factorisable — Alternative spelling of factorizable.
- factorizable — (mathematics, of an integer or polynomial etc) Able to be factorized.
- fall back on — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fall webworm — the larva of any of several moths, as Hyphantria cunea (fall webworm) or Loxostege similalis (garden webworm) which spins a web over the foliage on which it feeds.
- falling band — a large, flat collar, usually trimmed with lace, worn by men in the 17th century.
- false bottom — a horizontal partition above the actual bottom of a box, trunk, etc., especially one forming a secret compartment.
- family album — photos of a family
- family bible — a large Bible usually having pages at the front for recording the marriages, births, and deaths in a family.
- fardel-bound — (of ruminants) having the food impacted in the third compartment of the stomach; costive; constipated.
- fascia-board — a band or fillet, as for binding the hair.
- fatigability — susceptible to fatigue.
- favorability — The quality or degree of being viewed favorably.
- featherbacks — Plural form of featherback.
- featherbrain — a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain.
- febrifacient — producing fever.
- fertilizable — Capable of being fertilized.