12-letter words containing r, e, s, o, u
- bourgeoisify — to convert to a bourgeois attitude or appearance
- bourne shell — (sh, Shellish). The original command-line interpreter shell and script language for Unix written by S.R. Bourne of Bell Laboratories in 1978. sh has been superseded for interactive use by the Berkeley C shell, csh but still widely used for writing shell scripts. There were even earlier shells, see glob. [Details?]
- bow thruster — a propeller located in a ship's bow to provide added maneuverability, as when docking.
- brachycerous — (of insects) having short antennae
- brassfounder — a person who makes things from brass
- breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
- bridge house — a deckhouse including a bridge or bridges for navigation.
- 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
- brush border — a layer of tightly packed minute finger-like protuberances on cells that line absorptive surfaces, such as those of the intestine and kidney
- brush flower — a flower or inflorescence with numerous long stamens, usually pollinated by birds or bats
- buenos aires — the capital of Argentina, a major port and industrial city on the Río de la Plata estuary: became capital in 1880; university (1821). Pop: 13 349 000 (2005 est)
- buffer stock — a stock of a commodity built up by a government or trade organization with the object of using it to stabilize prices
- burseraceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Burseraceae, a tropical family of trees and shrubs having compound leaves and resin or balsam in their stems. The family includes bdellium and some balsams
- 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.
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- cadaverously — In a cadaverous manner.
- calcareously — in a calcareous manner
- camelopardus — a faint extensive constellation in the N hemisphere close to Ursa Major and Cassiopeia
- canorousness — The quality of being musical.
- cantankerous — Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.
- carbonaceous — of, resembling, or containing carbon
- cater-cousin — a close friend
- cauliflowers — Plural form of cauliflower.
- cedrelaceous — resembling or having the characteristics of a citron fruit
- censoriously — In a censorious manner.
- chaetiferous — having bristles
- chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
- charlesbourg — city in S Quebec, Canada: pop. 71,000
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- charterhouse — a Carthusian monastery
- chemosurgery — a method of treating cancer involving the use of chemicals to destroy malignant tissue or skin
- chinese tour — a tour in which visitors are shown only what those in charge want them to see.
- chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
- chorusmaster — the conductor of a choir
- chromiferous — Containing, or yielding chromium.
- churchperson — A person involved with the church; a churchgoer or cleric.
- cichoraceous — relating to plants of the sub-order Cichoraceae
- cinque ports — an association of ports on the SE coast of England, originally consisting of Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich, which from late Anglo-Saxon times provided ships for the king's service in return for the profits of justice in their courts. The Cinque Ports declined with the growth of other ports and surrendered their charters in 1685
- clothesbrush — A brush for the clothes.
- cloud forest — a forest, usually near coastal mountain peaks in tropical regions, that has an almost constant cloud cover, even during the dry season
- cloudberries — Plural form of cloudberry.
- cluster bomb — A cluster bomb is a type of bomb which is dropped from an aircraft. It contains a large number of smaller bombs that spread out before they hit the ground.
- co-extrusion — simultaneous extrusion of two or more different yet compatible metals or plastics through the same die.
- cocksureness — The state or condition of being cocksure.
- coleopterous — belonging to the order Coleoptera
- colorfulness — the quality of being colourful
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- colour slide — a colour transparency