12-letter words containing s, o, r, d
- 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.
- 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
- 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'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
- blood sister — a sister by birth
- 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 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
- boardsailing — windsurfing
- 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
- bog-standard — If you describe something as bog-standard you mean that is an ordinary example of its kind, with no exciting or interesting features.
- boiled shirt — a dress shirt with a stiff front
- bois de rose — a grayish red or dark purplish red color.
- bond servant — a person who serves in bondage; slave.
- booster dose — a supplementary injection of a vaccine given to maintain the immunization provided by an earlier dose
- border state — a state adjacent to a border
- border taxes — taxes payable on goods taken across a border
- bosom friend — an intimate friend
- braggadocios — empty boasting; bragging.
- brassfounder — a person who makes things from brass
- 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.
- 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
- cadaverously — In a cadaverous manner.
- camelopardus — a faint extensive constellation in the N hemisphere close to Ursa Major and Cassiopeia
- carbohydrase — a digestive enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates through hydrolysis
- 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.
- cathode rays — a stream of electrons emitted from the surface of a cathode in a valve
- cecil rhodes — Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- cedrelaceous — resembling or having the characteristics of a citron fruit
- centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
- cerebrosides — Plural form of cerebroside.
- cheese board — A cheese board is a board from which cheese is served at a meal.
- cheeseboards — Plural form of cheeseboard.
- chondriosome — mitochondrion
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- chord symbol — any of a series of letters and numerals, used as a shorthand indication of chords, esp in jazz, folk, or pop music
- chordophones — Plural form of chordophone.
- 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
- chowderheads — Plural form of chowderhead.