12-letter words containing t, a, k, e, b
- blatherskite — a talkative silly person
- bletherskate — a blatherer
- blister pack — a type of packet in which small items are displayed and sold, consisting of a transparent dome of plastic or similar material mounted on a firm backing such as cardboard
- block heater — an electrically operated immersion heater fitted either to enter the water hose or the water jacket surrounding the cylinder block of a motor to warm the coolant in cold weather.
- boating lake — a lake in a park where rowing boats can be hired
- book matches — safety matches made of paper and fastened into a small cardboard folder
- booklet pane — Philately. any of a number of panes or small pages of postage stamps, stapled together into a booklet for the convenience of users.
- bottom break — a branch coming from the bottom of a plant stem, usually formed by pinching and disbudding.
- bracket foot — a corner foot of a chest or the like joining the sides in a concave line.
- bracket lamp — a wall light that is attached to the wall by a bracket
- bradykinetic — slowness of movement, as found, for example, in Parkinson's disease.
- brake assist — a part of a vehicle's braking system that automatically boosts braking pressure in an emergency situation
- bread basket — If an area or region is described as the bread basket of a country, it provides a lot of the food for that country because crops grow very easily there. It therefore produces wealth for the country.
- bread-basket — a basket or similar container for bread or rolls.
- breakthrough — A breakthrough is an important development or achievement.
- breakweather — any makeshift shelter.
- breaststroke — Breaststroke is a swimming stroke which you do lying on your front, moving your arms and legs horizontally in a circular motion.
- breathtaking — If you say that something is breathtaking, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or amazing.
- broken heart — If you say that someone has a broken heart, you mean that they are very sad, for example because a love affair has ended unhappily.
- broken water — a patch of water whose surface is rippled or choppy, usually surrounded by relatively calm water.
- buck private — a common soldier
- bucket about — (esp of a boat in a storm) to toss or shake violently
- bushelbasket — a rounded basket with a capacity of one bushel
- cabinetmaker — A cabinetmaker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
- caked breast — a painful hardening of one or more lobules of a lactating breast, caused by stagnation of milk in the secreting ducts and accumulation of blood in the expanded veins; stagnation mastitis.
- central bank — a national bank that does business mainly with a government and with other banks: it regulates the volume and cost of credit
- chapter book — a children's book, typically a work of fiction, of moderate length and complexity, divided into chapters and intended for readers approximately seven to ten years old
- combat knife — a large knife for military use
- come back to — If you come back to a topic or point, you talk about it again later.
- cricket ball — the ball used to play cricket
- cyberattacks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cyberattack.
- cyberstalker — (Internet) A stalker who operates online.
- double track — two railways side by side, typically for traffic in two directions
- featherbacks — Plural form of featherback.
- fire blanket — a large blanket-like piece of fire-resistant material such as fibreglass used in smothering a fire
- fruit basket — a basket containing a variety of fruits sent as a gift
- heartbreaker — a person, event, or thing causing heartbreak.
- in the black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- keep tabs on — a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- kite balloon — a barrage balloon intended for use in information-gathering and observation; it is usually tethered to the ground and has lobes to keep it stable and pointing into the wind
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- krafft-ebing — Richard [rich-erd;; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd;; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1840–1902, German neurologist and author of works on sexual pathology.
- labor market — the available supply of labor considered with reference to the demand for it.
- lake balaton — a large shallow lake in W Hungary. Area: 689 sq km (266 sq miles)
- lambeth walk — a spirited ballroom dance popular, especially in England, in the late 1930s.
- lamp bracket — a bracket for holding a lamp
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- left bracket — (character) "[". ASCII character 91. Common: left square bracket; ITU-T: opening bracket; bracket. Rare: square; INTERCAL: U turn. Paired with right bracket ("]").
- linen basket — a basket or container with a lid in which you put your dirty clothes before washing them