12-letter words containing t, l
- bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
- bathypelagic — of, relating to, or inhabiting the lower depths of the ocean between approximately 1000 and 4000 metres
- batten plate — (in structural design) a horizontal rectangular plate that is used to connect pairs of steel sections by being riveted or welded across them to form a composite section
- battle array — the strategic arrangement of fighters and weapons in a battle
- battle clasp — clasp (def 4).
- battle creek — a city in S Michigan.
- battle dress — military field uniform and accouterments, generally camouflaged and stripped of all ornamentation.
- battle group — a group of warships usually consisting of at least one aircraft carrier, other surface ships, submarines, landing craft, etc
- battle royal — a fight, esp with fists or cudgels, involving more than two combatants; melee
- battle wagon — a battleship.
- battlefields — Plural form of battlefield.
- battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- battlemented — Furnished with battlements, as the ramparts of a city or castle.
- battlewagons — Plural form of battlewagon.
- battleworthy — capable of engaging in combat; ready for battle: a decline in the nation's battleworthy forces.
- battological — tending to repeat words unnecessarily
- bayonet bulb — an electric light bulb which is inserted into the socket against spring pressure and turned so that pins on its side engage in slots in the socket
- be at a loss — If you say that you are at a loss, you mean that you do not know what to do in a particular situation.
- be let loose — If you say that someone has been let loose in a place or situation, you mean that they have been given complete freedom to do what they like in that place or situation, and you suggest that this may be risky.
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beamsplitter — Alternative spelling of beam splitter.
- beatifically — bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like: beatific peace.
- beautifulest — (dated) Most beautiful; more beautiful than anyone or anything else.
- beautifuller — (obsolete) Comparative form of beautiful.
- beauty salon — A beauty salon is the same as a beauty parlour.
- beauty sleep — sleep, esp sleep before midnight
- beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
- bedazzlement — to impress forcefully, especially so as to make oblivious to faults or shortcomings: Audiences were bedazzled by her charm.
- beetle drive — a social occasion at which a progressive series of games of beetle is played
- beetleheaded — like a beetlehead; stupid
- befuddlement — to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments: politicians befuddling the public with campaign promises.
- belittlement — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
- bell bottoms — Also, bell-bottomed. (of trousers) wide and flaring at the bottoms of the legs.
- bell captain — a person in charge of a group of bellhops
- bell heather — an ericaceous shrub, Erica cinerea
- bell the cat — to undertake a very dangerous mission
- bell-bottoms — Bell-bottoms are trousers that are very wide at the bottom of the leg, near your feet.
- belligerents — warlike; given to waging war.
- belly button — Your belly button is the small round thing in the centre of your stomach.
- belly-buster — belly flop.
- below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
- belt highway — beltway (def 1).
- belteshazzar — the Babylonian name given to Daniel. Dan. 1:7.
- benefit club — a club whose members enjoy certain benefits, such as reduced prices for travel or sporting events
- benevolently — characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: a benevolent attitude; her benevolent smile.
- bengal light — a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light, formerly used as a signal
- bengal tiger — a large tiger found in S. Asia
- benzonitrile — a clear, colorless, viscous, poisonous liquid, C 7 H 5 N, used chiefly as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
- bequeathable — capable of being given to or bequeathed