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12-letter words containing o, b, s

  • bastardsword — Alternative spelling of bastard sword.
  • bastel house — (on the Anglo-Scottish border) a partly fortified house, usually with a vaulted ground floor.
  • bastinadoing — Present participle of bastinado.
  • bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
  • batter's box — box1 (def 16a).
  • battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
  • battlewagons — Plural form of battlewagon.
  • be at a loss — If you say that you are at a loss, you mean that you do not know what to do in a particular situation.
  • be let loose — If you say that someone has been let loose in a place or situation, you mean that they have been given complete freedom to do what they like in that place or situation, and you suggest that this may be risky.
  • be no slouch — If you say that someone is no slouch at a particular activity, you mean that they are skilful at it or are willing to work hard at it.
  • beachcombers — Plural form of beachcomber.
  • beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
  • beam compass — an instrument for drawing large circles or arcs, consisting of a horizontal beam along which two vertical legs slide
  • bean sprouts — the sprouts of newly germinated mung beans, eaten as a vegetable, esp in Chinese dishes
  • bean-shooter — peashooter.
  • beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
  • beaufort sea — part of the Arctic Ocean off the N coast of North America
  • beauty salon — A beauty salon is the same as a beauty parlour.
  • becomingness — The state or quality of becoming.
  • bed of nails — a situation or position of extreme difficulty
  • bed of roses — If you say that a situation is not a bed of roses, you mean that it is not as pleasant as it seems, and that there are some unpleasant aspects to it.
  • bedfordshire — a county of S central England, administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the south: the geographical county includes Luton, which became a separate unitary authority in 1997. Area (excluding Luton): 1192 sq km (460 sq miles)
  • bedroom eyes — sexy eyes
  • behaviourism — Behaviourism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
  • bell bottoms — Also, bell-bottomed. (of trousers) wide and flaring at the bottoms of the legs.
  • bell housing — A bell housing is a bell-shaped extension of an engine crankcase, that contains the flywheel and the clutch.
  • bell-bottoms — Bell-bottoms are trousers that are very wide at the bottom of the leg, near your feet.
  • bellows fish — snipefish.
  • below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
  • besom pocket — an interior pocket with edging or stitching around the opening.
  • besottedness — the state of being besotted
  • best in show — an award to the dog, cat, or other animal judged best of all breeds in a competition.
  • beta orionis — Rigel
  • beta version — beta testing
  • betting shop — A betting shop is a place where people can go to bet on something such as a horse race.
  • betws-y-coed — a village in N Wales, in Conwy county borough, on the River Conwy: noted for its scenery. Pop: 534 (2001)
  • bib overalls — overall (def 3a).
  • bible school — a school or study program devoted to Bible study, esp at a church
  • bibliologist — a student of bibliology
  • bibliopegist — a bookbinder
  • bichon frise — a small white poodle-like dog of European origin, with a silky, loosely curling coat
  • bicycle shop — a shop that sells and usually repairs bicycles and bicycle parts
  • big-sounding — meant to be impressive in scale
  • bill of sale — a deed transferring personal property, either outright or as security for a loan or debt
  • binding post — one of several metal pegs or rods, fitted into a loose-leaf binder, for holding sheets with prepunched holes.
  • bio-organism — a dangerous fast-proliferating organism that could be used as the basis of a biological weapon
  • bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
  • bioacoustics — the study of animals' use of sound
  • bioastronomy — the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space
  • biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
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