12-letter words containing o, t, s, u
- bean sprouts — the sprouts of newly germinated mung beans, eaten as a vegetable, esp in Chinese dishes
- 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.
- 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
- bird's mouth — a right-angled notch cut in the underside of a rafter for fitting over a longitudinal member, as a wall plate.
- biting louse — any wingless insect of the order Mallophaga, such as the chicken louse: external parasites of birds and mammals with biting mouthparts
- black locust — Also called false acacia, yellow locust. a North American tree, Robinia pseudoacacia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers.
- blastulation — the process of blastula formation
- blockbusting — A blockbusting film or book is one that is very successful, usually because it is very exciting.
- blue stilton — a rich cheese made from whole milk, blue-veined and very strong in flavour
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- boisterously — rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter.
- boom-or-bust — boom-and-bust.
- booster pump — A booster pump is a pump which is used where pressure is low and needs to be increased.
- bootylicious — sexually attractive, esp with curvaceous buttocks
- bottom house — the open space beneath a house built upon high pillars
- bow thruster — a propeller located in a ship's bow to provide added maneuverability, as when docking.
- breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
- bristlemouth — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Gonostomatidae, having numerous sharp, slender teeth covering the jaws.
- broncobuster — (in the western US and Canada) a cowboy who breaks in broncos or wild horses
- brontosaurus — any very large herbivorous quadrupedal dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus, common in North America during Jurassic times, having a long neck and long tail: suborder Sauropoda (sauropods)
- buffer stock — a stock of a commodity built up by a government or trade organization with the object of using it to stabilize prices
- bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
- burro's tail — a succulent Mexican plant, Sedum morganianum, of the stonecrop family, bearing small, rose-colored flowers and long, hanging, nearly cylindrical stems with closely packed whitish-green leaves.
- bus topology — bus
- butcher shop — a shop in which meat, poultry, and sometimes fish are sold.
- butterscotch — Butterscotch is a hard yellowish-brown sweet made from butter and sugar boiled together.
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- calamitously — In a calamitous manner.
- calculations — Plural form of calculation.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- cash account — an account with a brokerage which stipulates that the client pays in full for any transactions, rather than being extended credit
- castor sugar — finely ground or powdered sugar.
- catacoustics — the branch of acoustics dealing with echoes and reflected sounds
- cater-cousin — a close friend
- caught short — having a sudden need to urinate or defecate
- causationism — the theory of universal causation
- causationist — a person who believes in the theory of universal causation
- caustic soda — Caustic soda is a powerful chemical substance used to make strong soaps and clean drains.
- cautiousness — showing, using, or characterized by caution: a cautious man; To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
- cementitious — of, relating to, or characteristic of cement
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- chestnut oak — any of several North American oaks, as Quercus prinus, having serrate or dentate leaves resembling those of the chestnut.
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.