12-letter words containing g, e, t, b
- renegotiable — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- rugby tackle — A rugby tackle is a way of making someone fall over by throwing your arms around their legs or hips.
- self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
- sewing table — a worktable for holding sewing materials, often supplied with a bag or pouch for needlework.
- speedboating — the act, practice, or sport of traveling in a speedboat.
- stageability — a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- stauffenberg — Claus (klaʊs), Graf von. 1907–44, German army officer, who tried to assassinate Hitler (1944). He and his fellow conspirators were executed
- storage tube — an electron tube in which information is stored as charges for a predetermined time
- store-bought — commercially made rather than homemade.
- straightbred — (of animals) purebred; having parents of the same breed
- strobe light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- strobe-light — a device for studying the motion of a body, especially a body in rapid revolution or vibration, by making the motion appear to slow down or stop, as by periodically illuminating the body or viewing it through widely spaced openings in a revolving disk.
- struggle bus — a situation, task, etc., that seems difficult or frustrating: With no sleep last night, I’ll be on the struggle bus today.
- sub-mortgage — a conveyance of an interest in property as security for the repayment of money borrowed.
- subaggregate — a subtotal
- take umbrage — If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.
- tattie-bogle — a scarecrow
- teaching job — a position as a teacher
- the big city — a city viewed as a place of opportunity compared to small towns or the country
- the big four — a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc, esp the four largest banks in Britain (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and NatWest)
- the big time — great success or fame
- the dingbats — delirium tremens
- thoroughbred — of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or lineage, as a horse or other animal; bred from the purest and best blood.
- three-bagger — triple (def 7).
- tiger beetle — any of numerous active, usually brightly colored beetles, of the family Cicindelidae, that prey on other insects.
- timber right — ownership of standing timber with no rights to the land.
- time-binding — the distinctively human attribute of preserving memories and records of experiences for the use of subsequent generations.
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- triple bogey — a score of three strokes over par on a hole.
- truss bridge — a bridge in which the loads are supported by trusses.
- tumbler gear — a transmission having gears actuated by a tumbler.
- turbo engine — an engine containing a turbocharger
- turbo-charge — to equip (an internal-combustion engine) with a turbocharger.
- turbocharged — with additional power from turbine
- turbocharger — a supercharger that is driven by a turbine turned by exhaust gases from the engine.
- undigestible — indigestible.
- unnegotiable — capable of being negotiated: a negotiable salary demand.
- untargetable — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
- water bouget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.
- water-budget — (formerly) a leather bag suspended at each end of a pole or yoke and used for carrying water.