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12-letter words containing o, d, b, c

  • branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
  • breechloader — any gun loaded at the breech
  • breed of cat — type; sort; variety: The new airplane is a completely different breed of cat from any that has been designed before.
  • bridge cloth — a tablecloth for a bridge table.
  • broad church — You can refer to an organization, group, or area of activity as a broad church when it includes a wide range of opinions, beliefs, or styles.
  • broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
  • broken chord — a chord played as an arpeggio
  • bulldog clip — A bulldog clip is a metal clip with a spring lever that opens and closes two flat pieces of metal. It is used for holding papers together.
  • buoyancy aid — a type of usually foam-filled lifejacket designed for use in sports such as canoeing
  • cannabinoids — Plural form of cannabinoid.
  • cannonballed — Simple past tense and past participle of cannonball.
  • cape cod bay — a part of Massachusetts Bay, enclosed by the Cape Cod peninsula.
  • capped elbow — a swelling of the elbow of a horse due to irritation caused by the hoof striking the elbow when lying down.
  • carbohydrase — a digestive enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates through hydrolysis
  • carbohydrate — Carbohydrates are substances, found in certain kinds of food, that provide you with energy. Foods such as sugar and bread that contain these substances can also be referred to as carbohydrates.
  • carbonadoing — Present participle of carbonado.
  • carboxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate.
  • cardiophobia — An inordinate fear of heart disease.
  • carotid body — a small mass of cells and nerve endings adjacent to the carotid sinus that, in response to chemical changes in the blood, adjusts the respiratory rate.
  • centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
  • cerebrosides — Plural form of cerebroside.
  • checkerboard — A checkerboard is a square board with 64 black and white squares that is used for playing checkers or chess.
  • cheese board — A cheese board is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
  • cheeseboards — Plural form of cheeseboard.
  • chequerboard — Alternative spelling of checkerboard.
  • child labour — the full-time employment of children below a minimum age laid down by statute
  • chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
  • chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
  • chord symbol — any of a series of letters and numerals, used as a shorthand indication of chords, esp in jazz, folk, or pop music
  • ciliary body — the part of the vascular tunic of the eye that connects the choroid with the iris
  • cinder block — A cinder block is a large grey brick made from coal cinders and cement which is used for building.
  • clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
  • clapperboard — A clapperboard consists of two pieces of wood that are connected by a hinge and hit together before each scene when making a film, to make it easier to match the sound and pictures of different scenes.
  • clean bowled — bowled by a ball that breaks the wicket without hitting the batsman or his bat
  • cloud banner — banner cloud.
  • cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
  • coachbuilder — (historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches.
  • cobblestoned — Cobbled; laid with cobblestones.
  • cockeyed bob — a short, violent storm.
  • cold-blooded — Someone who is cold-blooded does not show any pity or emotion.
  • collaborated — to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work: They collaborated on a novel.
  • colour-blind — Someone who is colour-blind cannot see the difference between colours, especially between red and green.
  • columbus day — Oct 12, a legal holiday in most states of the US: the date of Columbus' landing in the West Indies (Caribbean) in 1492
  • combat-ready — ready for combat
  • comber board — (in weaving) a wooden frame pierced with a series of small holes through which the harness cords are threaded, used to regulate the cords and determine the texture and width of a repeat in a fabric.
  • compoundable — That can be compounded.
  • confabulated — Simple past tense and past participle of confabulate.
  • considerable — Considerable means great in amount or degree.
  • considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
  • corroborated — to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.
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