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12-letter words containing r, o, y

  • bedroom eyes — sexy eyes
  • behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
  • benzoapyrene — a carcinogenic chemical in tobacco smoke
  • benzyl group — the univalent group C 7 H 7 –, derived from toluene.
  • beyond price — invaluable or priceless
  • beyond reach — inaccessible
  • bibliography — A bibliography is a list of books on a particular subject.
  • binary color — secondary color.
  • binocularity — binocular characteristics
  • bio-security — the precautions taken to protect against the spread of lethal or harmful organisms and diseases
  • bioastronomy — the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space
  • biochemistry — Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes that happen in living things.
  • biodiversity — Biodiversity is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.
  • biogeography — the branch of biology concerned with the geographical distribution of plants and animals
  • biorhythmics — the study of biorhythms
  • biotelemetry — the monitoring of biological functions in humans or animals by means of a miniature transmitter that sends data to a distant point to be read by electronic instruments
  • 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.
  • birthday boy — the boy or man whose birthday is being celebrated
  • black bryony — a climbing herbaceous Eurasian plant, Tamus communis, having small greenish flowers and poisonous red berries: family Dioscoreaceae
  • 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.
  • blue succory — a composite garden plant, Catananche caerulea, of southern Europe, having very hairy leaves and blue flower heads, used by the ancients as a love potion.
  • boarder baby — an infant or young child who is abandoned or orphaned and left in a hospital for lack of a foster home.
  • bobbery pack — a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds
  • body bolster — the lower transverse member of a car body to which the body center plate is attached.
  • body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
  • body scanner — a machine using X-rays and a computer, used in medicine to look for signs of disease, or in security operations to look for drugs, weapons, etc
  • body-centred — (of a crystal) having a lattice point at the centre of each unit cell as well as at the corners
  • bodyboarding — the sport of surfing using a bodyboard
  • bog rosemary — any of several species (genus Andromeda) of evergreen shrubs of the heath family, native to cold bogs of North America and Europe, with pink flowers and narrow leaves
  • boisterously — rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter.
  • bomb factory — a site or building in which terrorists illicitly and secretly create bombs
  • bonnyclabber — clotted or curdled milk
  • boobytrapped — to set with or as if with a booby trap; attach a booby trap to or in.
  • bossier city — city in NW La., on the Red River opposite Shreveport: pop. 56,000
  • botrytis rot — a disease of many plants caused by fungi of the genus Botrytis, characterized by leaf blight, a tan-gray moldlike surface growth, and the rotting of stems and storage organs.
  • bottle party — a party to which guests bring drink
  • boulder clay — an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebbles
  • bourgeoisify — to convert to a bourgeois attitude or appearance
  • brachycerous — (of insects) having short antennae
  • break of day — dawn; daybreak.
  • bring to bay — to force into a position from which retreat is impossible
  • bronchoscopy — an examination by means of a bronchoscope.
  • buffaloberry — any shrub of the genus Shepherdia native to North America
  • bunny boiler — a person, esp a woman, who is considered to be emotionally unstable and likely to be dangerously vengeful
  • buying group — an association of companies who use their combined purchasing power to achieve the best prices from suppliers
  • buying order — an order to buy a certain security
  • buying power — the amount of services or goods a company, person, group or currency is able to purchase
  • buying-power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
  • by reason of — If one thing happens by reason of another, it happens because of it.
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