12-letter words containing p, e, a, t, b
- blastosphere — blastula
- blister pack — a type of packet in which small items are displayed and sold, consisting of a transparent dome of plastic or similar material mounted on a firm backing such as cardboard
- boobytrapped — to set with or as if with a booby trap; attach a booby trap to or in.
- 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.
- 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
- bracket lamp — a wall light that is attached to the wall by a bracket
- 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.
- brevipennate — (of flightless birds) short-winged
- bridge party — a gathering for the purpose of playing bridge
- buck private — a common soldier
- butter paper — a semi-transparent, waterproof paper used for wrapping butter, etc
- capabilities — the quality of being capable; capacity; ability: His capability was unquestionable.
- captive-bred — bred in captivity
- carpetbagged — Simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag.
- carpetbagger — If you call someone a carpetbagger, you disapprove of them because they are trying to become a politician in an area which is not their home, simply because they think they are more likely to succeed there.
- carpetbeater — A tool used in housecleaning that was in common use before the invention of the vacuum cleaner.
- cerebropathy — A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
- chapter book — a children's book, typically a work of fiction, of moderate length and complexity, divided into chapters and intended for readers approximately seven to ten years old
- contemplable — able to be contemplated
- contemptable — Contemptible.
- cyberspastic — (humour) A person suffering from information overload while browsing the Internet or web. Compare webhead.
- dispatchable — Capable of being dispatched.
- disreputable — not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- drapeability — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- duplicatable — capable of being duplicated.
- elephantbird — Alternative form of elephant bird.
- entomophobia — Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods.
- exprobration — the act of reproaching
- exprobrative — signifying reproach, reproachful
- exprobratory — acting as a reproach
- hematophobia — Fear of bleeding or the sight of blood.
- heterophobia — Fear or resentment of what is different.
- hospital bed — a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.
- humble plant — sensitive plant (def 1).
- hypermutable — Of or in a state in which mutation is abnormally frequent.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypnotizable — One who is susceptible to hypnosis.
- ibota privet — a Japanese spreading shrub, Ligustrum obtusifolium, of the olive family, having hairy leaves and nodding white flower clusters.
- impenetrable — not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
- impenetrably — not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
- inacceptable — Unacceptable.
- incompatible — not compatible; unable to exist together in harmony: She asked for a divorce because they were utterly incompatible.
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- indisputable — not disputable or deniable; uncontestable. indisputable evidence.
- inextirpable — incapable of being extirpated: inextirpable disease.