12-letter words containing s, i, d, o
- audio-visual — Audio-visual equipment and materials involve both recorded sound and pictures.
- audiologists — Plural form of audiologist.
- audiovisuals — Plural form of audiovisual.
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- bandoneonist — One who plays the bandoneon.
- bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
- 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
- bastinadoing — Present participle of bastinado.
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- bed of nails — a situation or position of extreme difficulty
- 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)
- big-sounding — meant to be impressive in scale
- binding post — one of several metal pegs or rods, fitted into a loose-leaf binder, for holding sheets with prepunched holes.
- 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.
- biopesticide — a naturally occurring or derived substance or an organism that controls pests by nontoxic means
- 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-spotter — a bird-watcher
- blind-emboss — blind-stamp.
- block island — an island off the coast of and a part of Rhode Island, at the E entrance to Long Island Sound.
- blood sister — a sister by birth
- blood spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
- bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
- bloodsucking — any animal that sucks blood, especially a leech.
- 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.
- boardsailing — windsurfing
- body english — a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
- body fascism — intolerance of those whose bodies do not conform to a particular view of what is desirable
- body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
- boiled shirt — a dress shirt with a stiff front
- boiled sweet — Boiled sweets are hard sweets that are made from boiled sugar.
- bois de rose — a grayish red or dark purplish red color.
- bond washing — a series of deals in bonds made with the intention of avoiding taxation
- bone density — the degree of compactness of bone
- bosom friend — an intimate friend
- braggadocios — empty boasting; bragging.
- bridge house — a deckhouse including a bridge or bridges for navigation.
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- bromhidrosis — the secretion of foul-smelling sweat.
- caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
- calycoideous — calycoid
- cannabinoids — Plural form of cannabinoid.
- capsaicinoid — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- cardiologist — A cardiologist is a doctor who specializes in the heart and its diseases.
- carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
- caustic soda — Caustic soda is a powerful chemical substance used to make strong soaps and clean drains.