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12-letter words containing t, a, r, b, e

  • suberization — the impregnation of cell walls with suberin, causing the formation of cork.
  • subfeudatory — of or relating to subfeu
  • subminiature — subminiature camera.
  • subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • subquarterly — as one of the quarterings of a grand quarter: a coat of arms borne subquarterly.
  • subsaturated — soaked, impregnated, or imbued thoroughly; charged thoroughly or completely; brought to a state of saturation.
  • subsecretary — a secretary subordinate to another secretary
  • subtemperate — of, relating to, or occurring in the colder parts of the Temperate Zone.
  • subterranean — existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground.
  • subvertebral — located below a vertebra
  • supercabinet — a specially-formed cabinet, a select or powerful group of political ministers (cabinet)
  • surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
  • table runner — fabric strip used to decorate a table
  • table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
  • tablet chair — a chair with one arm extending and expanding into a writing surface.
  • take a break — have a rest
  • take umbrage — If you say that a person takes umbrage, you mean that they are upset or offended by something that someone says or does to them, often without much reason.
  • takeover bid — offer to buy a company
  • tate britain — one of the two art galleries in London that make up the Tate Galleries; originally the Tate Gallery (1897)
  • tavern table — a short table having a narrow, deep apron and legs connected by a box stretcher.
  • teacher bird — the ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, a songbird that builds a nest shaped like a dome.
  • teratophobia — fear of giving birth to a monster
  • terebic acid — an acid, C 7 H 10 O 4 , formed by the oxidation of certain terpenes and historically important in the discovery of the structures of many terpenes.
  • the barbican — a building complex in the City of London: includes residential developments and the Barbican Arts Centre (completed 1982) housing concert and exhibition halls, theatres, cinemas, etc
  • the bereaved — the survivors of a person who has died recently
  • the cambrian — the Cambrian period or rock system
  • the-bell-jar — a novel (1963) by Sylvia Plath.
  • thermolabile — subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
  • thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
  • thiobacteria — bacteria found esp. in stagnant water and at the bottom of the sea, that oxidize or reduce sulfur compounds, as hydrogen sulfide
  • three-bagger — triple (def 7).
  • throttleable — capable of having the thrust varied.
  • timbale iron — a metal mold made in any of several shapes and usually provided with a long handle, for deep-frying timbales.
  • tinea barbae — barber's itch.
  • tolerability — capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
  • tornado belt — the part of the U.S. in which tornadoes occur most frequently, roughly the area within a 500-mile (805-km) radius of southern Missouri.
  • torpedo boat — a small, fast, highly maneuverable boat used for torpedoing enemy shipping.
  • trabeculated — having trabeculae, transversely barred
  • traceability — capable of being traced.
  • transfer box — A transfer box is a gear system that divides the power between the front and rear axles of a four-wheel drive system.
  • transferable — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
  • translatable — to turn from one language into another or from a foreign language into one's own: to translate Spanish.
  • transpirable — to occur; happen; take place.
  • transponible — capable of being transposed.
  • treatability — able to be treated, especially medically: Some diseases are treatable but not curable.
  • treble staff — a staff, bearing a treble clef.
  • tree tobacco — a treelike South American plant, Nicotiana glauca, of the nightshade family, having blue-green foliage, heart-shaped leaves, and white, greenish-yellow, or purple flowers, the corolla yellow, grown as an ornamental.
  • tribute band — A tribute band is a pop group that plays the music and copies the style of another, much more famous, pop group.
  • troublemaker — a person who causes difficulties, distress, worry, etc., for others, especially one who does so habitually as a matter of malice.
  • tube railway — subway (def 1).
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