12-letter words containing o, p, e
- basidiospore — one of the spores, usually four in number, produced in a basidium
- battle group — a group of warships usually consisting of at least one aircraft carrier, other surface ships, submarines, landing craft, etc
- be no picnic — If you say that an experience, task, or activity is no picnic, you mean that it is quite difficult or unpleasant.
- 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
- beat up (on) — to give a beating to; thrash
- beer parlour — a room in a tavern, hotel, etc in which beer is served
- belle epoque — the period of comfortable well-established life in Europe before World War I
- benzal group — the bivalent group C 7 H 6 –, derived from benzaldehyde.
- benzoapyrene — a carcinogenic chemical in tobacco smoke
- benzophenone — a white sweet-smelling crystalline solid used mainly in the manufacture of organic compounds and in perfume. Formula: C6H5COC6H5
- benzyl group — the univalent group C 7 H 7 –, derived from toluene.
- besom pocket — an interior pocket with edging or stitching around the opening.
- betanaphthol — a colorless, crystalline isomer of naphthol, C10H8O, used as an antiseptic and parasiticide
- betting shop — A betting shop is a place where people can go to bet on something such as a horse race.
- beyond price — invaluable or priceless
- bibliopegist — a bookbinder
- bicycle shop — a shop that sells and usually repairs bicycles and bicycle parts
- bimorph cell — a piezoelectric transducer consisting of two crystals cemented together, used in microphones, headphones, loudspeakers, etc. to convert vibrations into a voltage output or to convert a signal voltage into vibrations that can produce audible sounds
- biogeography — the branch of biology concerned with the geographical distribution of plants and animals
- biopesticide — a naturally occurring or derived substance or an organism that controls pests by nontoxic means
- bipropellant — a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer
- bird of prey — A bird of prey is a bird such as an eagle or a hawk that kills and eats other birds and animals.
- bird-spotter — a bird-watcher
- black copper — a regulus of 95-percent-pure copper, produced in a blast furnace by smelting oxidized copper ores.
- black powder — gunpowder as used in sports involving modern muzzleloading firearms
- black sapote — a tropical American tree, Diospyros digyna, related to the persimmon, having sweet, edible, green fruit that turns black when ripe.
- blastosphere — blastula
- blood sample — an amount of a person's blood taken from their body for use in medical tests
- blue pointer — a large shark, Isuropsis mako, of Australian coastal waters, having a blue back and pointed snout
- bobbery pack — a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds
- body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
- bog asphodel — either of two liliaceous plants, Narthecium ossifragum of Europe or N. americanum of North America, that grow in boggy places and have small yellow flowers and grasslike leaves
- bomber pilot — the pilot of a bomber
- boobytrapped — to set with or as if with a booby trap; attach a booby trap to or in.
- book-keeping — the skill or occupation of maintaining accurate records of business transactions
- booklet pane — Philately. any of a number of panes or small pages of postage stamps, stapled together into a booklet for the convenience of users.
- booster pump — A booster pump is a pump which is used where pressure is low and needs to be increased.
- boot-scraper — a contraption consisting of an upright metal shape formerly placed outside some houses to enable people to scrape the mud from their boots before going in
- bootleg play — a play in which the quarterback pretends to hand the ball to a teammate, hides it by placing it next to his hip, and runs with it.
- bottle party — a party to which guests bring drink
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
- breath group — a sequence of sounds articulated in the course of a single exhalation; an utterance or part of an utterance produced between pauses for breath.
- broad jumper — a participant in the long jump.
- bronchoscope — an instrument for examining and providing access to the interior of the bronchial tubes
- bubble point — the temperature at which bubbles just start to appear in a heated liquid mixture
- bullet point — A bullet point is one of a series of important items for discussion or action in a document, usually marked by a square or round symbol.
- bullet-proof — Something that is bullet-proof is made of a strong material that bullets cannot pass through.
- burner phone — a disposable cell phone with prepaid service, often used with the intent to temporarily obscure the true identity or contact information of the user: Members of the cartel used burner phones to evade federal surveillance. I always give out the number from my burner phone when I’m going on a blind date.