12-letter words containing t, e, n, d
- benedict xiv — (Prospero Lambertini) 1675–1758, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1740–58; scholar and patron of the arts.
- benedict xvi — original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger. born 1927 in Germany, pope (2005–2013): the first pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415: on retirement he was accorded the title pope emeritus
- beneficiated — to treat (ore) to make more suitable for smelting.
- besottedness — the state of being besotted
- between-deck — 'tween deck.
- bewilderment — Bewilderment is the feeling of being bewildered.
- beyond doubt — You say that something is beyond doubt or beyond reasonable doubt when you are certain that it is true and it cannot be contradicted or disproved.
- bien entendu — certainly; to be sure
- binder twine — a strong, coarse twine, as of sisal, used especially in binding sheaves of grain and bales of hay.
- bindle stiff — a hobo.
- bird nesting — the activity of searching for birds' nests as a hobby
- bird-s--nest — nest (def 1).
- biting midge — any small fragile dipterous fly of the family Ceratopogonidae, most of which suck the blood of mammals, birds, or other insects
- bitter-ender — a person who persists in a hopeless cause; one who will not give in
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- bloodletting — Bloodletting is violence or killing between groups of people, especially between rival armies.
- bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
- body-centred — (of a crystal) having a lattice point at the centre of each unit cell as well as at the corners
- bond servant — a person who serves in bondage; slave.
- bone density — the degree of compactness of bone
- bottled wine — wine that has been transferred from barrel to bottle
- bounden duty — duty one has a moral obligation to perform
- bradykinetic — slowness of movement, as found, for example, in Parkinson's disease.
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- bridle joint — a heading joint in which the end of one member, notched to form two parallel tenons, is fitted into two gains cut into the edges of a second member.
- bullet wound — a wound made by a bullet
- by the dozen — in large quantities
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- cadet branch — the family or family branch of a younger son
- calendar art — a type of sentimental, picturesque, or sexually titillating picture used on some calendars.
- candlesticks — Plural form of candlestick.
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- cantilevered — A cantilevered structure is constructed using cantilevers.
- card counter — a casino player who memorizes or records which cards have been played in previous hands in order to calculate the odds on receiving winning cards or combinations from those remaining to be dealt, the practice often being held as illegal.
- cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
- carunculated — Alternative form of carunculate.
- center field — the middle area of the outfield
- centerboards — Plural form of centerboard.
- centeredness — The state of being centered.
- centrolinead — a drafting instrument for drawing lines converging on a vanishing point outside the drawing.
- chinese date — an Old World tree, Ziziphus jujuba, thriving in hot, dry regions.
- ciment fondu — a type of quick-hardening refractory cement having a high alumina content
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- cinder track — a racetrack covered with fine cinders
- circumvented — to go around or bypass: to circumvent the lake; to circumvent the real issues.
- city edition — an early edition of a daily newspaper on sale locally, usually a later edition than the one sent for out-of-town distribution.
- cladogenetic — relating to cladogenesis
- clairaudient — the power to hear sounds said to exist beyond the reach of ordinary experience or capacity, as the voices of the dead.
- claude monet — Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- closing date — The closing date for a competition or offer is the final date by which entries or applications must be received.