12-letter words containing n, i, r, e, b
- denbighshire — a county of N Wales: split between Clwyd and Gwynedd in 1974; reinstated with different boundaries in 1996: borders the Irish Sea, with the Cambrian Mountains in the south: chiefly agricultural. Administrative centre: Ruthin. Pop: 94 900 (2003 est). Area: 844 sq km (327 sq miles)
- dermabrasion — a procedure in cosmetic surgery in which rough facial skin is removed by scrubbing
- determinable — able to be decided, fixed, or found out
- determinably — In a determinable way.
- dibenzofuran — an organic compound (C12H8O) composed of two benzene rings fused to a central furan ring
- dibranchiate — of, relating to, or belonging to the Dibranchiata, a group or former order of cephalopod molluscs, including the octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, having two gills
- diffrangible — capable of being diffracted
- dinner table — dining table.
- dirty blonde — woman's hair colour: dark blonde
- disburdening — Present participle of disburden.
- disbursement — the act or an instance of disbursing.
- disburthened — Simple past tense and past participle of disburthen.
- disembarking — Present participle of disembark.
- disembrangle — to disentangle (a person or thing)
- disencumbers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disencumber.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dismembering — Present participle of dismember.
- distrainable — Capable of being, or liable to be, distrained.
- disturbances — Plural form of disturbance.
- driving belt — a belt that carries movement from an engine or moving part to another moving part
- ear-grabbing — (of music) immediately capturing and holding the attention of listeners
- elaborations — Plural form of elaboration.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- elucubration — the practice of elucubrating
- embarrassing — Causing embarrassment.
- embitterment — (uncountable) The state of being embittered.
- emblazonries — Plural form of emblazonry.
- embrocations — Plural form of embrocation.
- embroidering — Present participle of embroider.
- endurability — The state or quality of being endurable.
- enterobiasis — a disease, common in children, caused by infestation of the large intestine with nematodes of the genus Enterobius, esp the pinworm (E. vermicularis)
- equilibrants — Plural form of equilibrant.
- everblooming — (of a plant) blooming repeatedly during the growing season
- exacerbating — Present participle of exacerbate.
- exacerbation — An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease).
- exhibitioner — A student who has been awarded an exhibition (scholarship).
- exorbitantly — In an exorbitant manner, excessively.
- exprobration — the act of reproaching
- exterminable — Capable of being exterminated.
- featherbrain — a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain.
- febrifacient — producing fever.
- ferroniobium — An important alloy of iron and niobium.
- fiber bundle — a flexible bundle of optical glass that transmits images.
- fiberization — the process or practice of breaking into fibres
- fibrinogenic — producing fibrin.
- fibroadenoma — a benign tumor originating from glandular tissue, as in the female breast.
- fines herbes — a mixture of finely chopped herbs, used to flavour omelettes, salads, etc
- fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
- fire balloon — a montgolfier.
- fire blanket — a large blanket-like piece of fire-resistant material such as fibreglass used in smothering a fire