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12-letter words containing i, b, l, e

  • steerability — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
  • steubenville — a city in E Ohio, on the Ohio River.
  • 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.
  • sub-religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
  • subalternity — lower in rank; subordinate: a subaltern employee.
  • subcelestial — being beneath the heavens; terrestrial.
  • subcivilized — not quite civilized
  • subdelirious — having the symptoms of subdelirium; suffering from subdelirium
  • subdividable — to divide (that which has already been divided) into smaller parts; divide again after a first division.
  • subduplicate — of the square root of ratios
  • subeditorial — of or relating to a subeditor, the work of a subeditor or a subeditorship
  • subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
  • subfertility — below-average fertility
  • subjectional — the act of subjecting.
  • subjectively — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
  • sublineation — an underlining
  • submissively — inclined or ready to submit or yield to the authority of another; unresistingly or humbly obedient: submissive servants.
  • submit-table — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
  • subsatellite — a satellite designed to be released into orbit from another spacecraft.
  • subscribable — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
  • subspecialty — a lesser or minor specialty: a cinematographer with a subspecialty of portrait photography.
  • subversively — Also, subversionary [suh b-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] /səbˈvɜr ʒəˌnɛr i, -ʃə-/ (Show IPA). tending or intending to subvert or overthrow, destroy, or undermine an established or existing system, especially a legally constituted government or a set of beliefs.
  • summarizable — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
  • suppressible — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
  • swim bladder — air bladder (def 2).
  • table tennis — a game resembling tennis, played on a table with small paddles and a hollow celluloid or plastic ball.
  • table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
  • tablet chair — a chair with one arm extending and expanding into a writing surface.
  • tattie-bogle — a scarecrow
  • teachability — capable of being instructed, as a person; docile.
  • temptability — the state of being liable to temptation
  • tennis elbow — irritation of the synovial membrane, or joint rotary area, of the elbow, caused by immoderate motions while playing tennis or other sports; epicondylitis.
  • terribleness — distressing; severe: a terrible winter.
  • the bastille — a state prison in Paris that was stormed and destroyed (1789) in the French Revolution: its destruction is commemorated on Bastille Day, July 14
  • the crucible — a Sheffield theatre, venue of the annual world professional snooker championship
  • the disabled — those who are physically or mentally disabled; the handicapped
  • the old bill — policemen collectively or in general
  • thermolabile — subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
  • thimbleberry — any of several American raspberries bearing a thimble-shaped fruit, especially the black raspberry, Rubus occidentalis.
  • thistle tube — a glass funnel consisting of a long narrow tube with a thistle-shaped head.
  • tie-on label — a label that is fastened by tying on
  • tiger beetle — any of numerous active, usually brightly colored beetles, of the family Cicindelidae, that prey on other insects.
  • timbale iron — a metal mold made in any of several shapes and usually provided with a long handle, for deep-frying timbales.
  • timber limit — the area to which rights of cutting timber, granted by government licence, are limited
  • timberdoodle — the American woodcock, Philohela minor.
  • tip-up table — a pedestal table having a top folding downward in two leaves.
  • toilet table — a low table with mirror or mirrors where you sit while dressing or applying makeup
  • tolerability — capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
  • traceability — capable of being traced.
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