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12-letter words containing i, b, e

  • barquisimeto — a city in NW Venezuela. Pop: 1 009 000 (2005 est)
  • barrack life — the experiences, activities, etc that are characteristic of a soldier's time spent dwelling in a barracks
  • barrel chair — a kind of upholstered chair with an upright, rounded back
  • barrier reef — a long narrow coral reef near and lying parallel to the shore, separated from it by deep water
  • barristerial — pertaining to a barrister
  • bartlesville — a city in NE Oklahoma.
  • base bullion — smelted lead containing impurities, as gold, silver, or zinc, that are later removed.
  • base jumping — a sport in which a participant parachutes from any of a variety of fixed objects such as high buildings, cliffs, etc
  • base pairing — the hydrogen bonding that occurs between complementary nitrogenous bases in the two polynucleotide chains of a DNA molecule
  • base station — a fixed transmitter that forms part of an otherwise mobile radio network
  • base-pairing — the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.
  • bashkirtseff — Marie, original name Marya Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva. 1858–84, Russian painter and diarist who wrote in French, noted esp for her Journal (1887)
  • basic weight — basis weight.
  • basidiospore — one of the spores, usually four in number, produced in a basidium
  • basilic vein — a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm
  • basis weight — the weight in pounds of a ream of paper of a basic size, usually 25 × 38 inches (63 × 96 cm) for book stock, 17 × 22 inches (43 × 55 cm) for writing stock, and 20 × 26 inches (50 × 66 cm) for cover stock.
  • basket chair — a chair made of wickerwork; a wicker chair
  • basketmaking — The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
  • basmati rice — a variety of long-grain rice with slender aromatic grains, used for savoury dishes
  • basque shirt — a knitted pullover shirt having a crew neck, long or short sleeves, and a pattern of horizontal stripes.
  • basse-taille — of or relating to an enameling technique in which transparent enamels are fused over a background carved in low relief, or to a piece, as of jewelry, so enameled.
  • bastard file — a file of the commercial grade of coarseness between coarse and second-cut.
  • bastille day — (in France) an annual holiday on July 14, commemorating the fall of the Bastille
  • bathetically — in a bathetic fashion
  • bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
  • battery acid — acid used in batteries, esp car batteries
  • battery fire — the firing of a battery of weapons
  • batting cage — a screen with three sides and a top, in which batters practice: it keeps missed and fouled pitches within its enclosure
  • battlefields — Plural form of battlefield.
  • be damned if — If someone says 'I'm damned if I'm going to do it' or 'I'll be damned if I'll do it', they are emphasizing that they do not intend to do something and think it is unreasonable for anyone to expect them to do it.
  • be done with — to end relations with
  • be expecting — to be pregnant
  • be in embryo — Something that is in embryo is at a very early stage of its development.
  • be no picnic — If you say that an experience, task, or activity is no picnic, you mean that it is quite difficult or unpleasant.
  • be one thing — You can say that the first of two ideas, actions, or situations is one thing when you want to contrast it with a second idea, action, or situation and emphasize that the second one is much more difficult, important, or extreme.
  • beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
  • beacon light — a light signal for shipping
  • beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
  • bead molding — bead (def 12).
  • beamsplitter — Alternative spelling of beam splitter.
  • bear in mind — to remember
  • bear witness — to give written or oral testimony
  • bear-baiting — (formerly) an entertainment in which dogs attacked and enraged a chained bear
  • bearing down — to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
  • bearing pile — a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
  • bearing rail — a transverse rail carrying a drawer or drawers.
  • bearing rein — a rein from the bit to the saddle, designed to keep the horse's head in the desired position
  • bearing wall — any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building.
  • bearskin rug — the pelt of a bear, used as a rug
  • beat the air — to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.
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