12-letter words containing r, o, d
- bad scran to — bad luck to
- baffle board — a plate or mechanical device designed to restrain or regulate the flow of a fluid, the emission of light or sound, or the distribution of sound, esp in a loudspeaker or microphone
- ballad opera — an opera consisting of popular tunes to which appropriate words have been set, interspersed with spoken dialogue
- balladmonger — (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
- banderillero — a bullfighter's assistant who sticks banderillas into the bull
- banner cloud — a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- barbados nut — an ornamental, tropical American tree, Jatropha curcas, of the spurge family, having ivylike leaves, small, yellow or greenish-yellow flowers, and olive-shaped fruit yielding a purgative, poisonous oil.
- bard of avon — Shakespeare
- bardolatrous — relating to or characterized by bardolatry
- barium oxide — a white or yellowish-white poisonous heavy powder used esp as a dehydrating agent. Formula: BaO
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- basidiocarps — Plural form of basidiocarp.
- basidiospore — one of the spores, usually four in number, produced in a basidium
- bastardsword — Alternative spelling of bastard sword.
- batter board — (at a building site) one of a number of boards set horizontally to support strings for outlining the foundation plan of a building.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- bear down on — to press down on; exert pressure on
- beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
- bearing down — to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
- bed of roses — If you say that a situation is not a bed of roses, you mean that it is not as pleasant as it seems, and that there are some unpleasant aspects to it.
- bedford cord — a heavy corded cloth, similar to corduroy
- bedfordshire — a county of S central England, administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the south: the geographical county includes Luton, which became a separate unitary authority in 1997. Area (excluding Luton): 1192 sq km (460 sq miles)
- bedroom eyes — sexy eyes
- below ground — If something is below ground or below the ground, it is in the ground.
- beurre fondu — melted butter.
- beyond price — invaluable or priceless
- beyond reach — inaccessible
- biodiversity — Biodiversity is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.
- biohazardous — a pathogen, especially one used in or produced by biological research.
- bird colonel — a full colonel in the US Army
- 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's mouth — a right-angled notch cut in the underside of a rafter for fitting over a longitudinal member, as a wall plate.
- bird-dogging — to follow, watch carefully, or investigate.
- bird-spotter — a bird-watcher
- birthday boy — the boy or man whose birthday is being celebrated
- black powder — gunpowder as used in sports involving modern muzzleloading firearms
- bladder worm — an encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm. The main types are cysticercus, hydatid, and coenurus
- blind corner — a corner where the view of the road ahead is completely obscured or very restricted
- blind roller — a long ocean swell that rises almost to breaking as it passes over shoals.
- blood orange — a variety of orange all or part of the pulp of which is dark red when ripe
- blood sister — a sister by birth
- bloodcurdler — something causing great fright or horror: a bloodcurdler of a mystery novel.
- bloodthirsty — Bloodthirsty people are eager to use violence or display a strong interest in violent things. You can also use bloodthirsty to refer to very violent situations.
- bloody shirt — something, as a political issue or historical event, that can be used to stir up outrage, partisan support, etc.
- board member — a member of board of directors
- board school — (formerly) a school managed by a board elected by local ratepayers
- board shorts — shorts with longer legs, originally meant to protect a surfer's legs against the surfboard
- boarder baby — an infant or young child who is abandoned or orphaned and left in a hospital for lack of a foster home.
- boarding out — the local-authority practice of placing a client in a foster family or voluntary establishment and paying for it
- boardsailing — windsurfing