12-letter words containing t, i, e, b, r
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- obedientiary — The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.
- objecteering — (programming, tool) An object-oriented design tool from Softeam, based on the Class Relation Methodology, with C++ code generation.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- obliteration — the act of obliterating or the state of being obliterated.
- obliterative — Tending or serving to obliterate.
- obreptitious — having the characteristics of acquiring something by deceitful means
- observations — Plural form of observation.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- on the brain — constantly in mind
- outnumbering — Present participle of outnumber.
- overflow bit — (architecture) A processor flag bit set by the ALU to indicate overflow.
- overtime ban — a refusal by employees to work overtime
- paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- participable — capable of being shared.
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- permeability — the property or state of being permeable.
- perturbation — the act of perturbing.
- perturbative — having a tendency to perturb; disturbing.
- petit beurre — a small, usually oblong butter cookie.
- petrobrusian — a member of a 12th-century sect in S France that rejected the Mass, infant baptism, prayers for the dead, sacerdotalism, the veneration of the cross, and the building of churches.
- picture book — a book consisting mainly or entirely of pictures, especially one for children who have not yet learned to read.
- picture tube — a cathode-ray tube with a screen at one end on which images are reproduced.
- pilot burner — pilot light (def 1).
- port alberni — a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the E central part of Vancouver Island, on an inlet of the Pacific Ocean.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- precipitable — capable of being precipitated.
- preestablish — to establish beforehand.
- prefabricate — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- private bill — a congressional or parliamentary bill involving the private interests of a particular individual, corporation, or local unit.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- problematize — to demonstrate to be unsettled or uncertain, or more complex than originally assumed or regarded; show to be problematic
- proboscidate — having a proboscis.
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- rabbet joint — a joint between rabbeted parts.
- rabbit fever — tularemia.
- rabbitfishes — Plural form of rabbitfish.
- rating badge — a badge that indicates the rank and specialty of a petty officer: worn on the upper left sleeve.
- re-calibrate — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- re-establish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- re-stabilize — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- re-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- reabsorption — resorption (def 2).
- reachability — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- reattributed — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- recalibrated — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- recalibrates — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- receipt book — book containing receipt slips