12-letter words containing t, o, b, l
- over-trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
- overflow bit — (architecture) A processor flag bit set by the ALU to indicate overflow.
- oversubtlety — the quality of being too subtle
- palaeobotany — the study of fossil plants
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- perambulator — baby carriage.
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- phantom limb — a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.
- phlebotomist — a specialist in phlebotomy.
- phlebotomize — to subject to phlebotomy; bleed.
- photobiology — the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
- photolyzable — able to undergo photolysis
- phytobiology — the branch of biology dealing with plants.
- pilot burner — pilot light (def 1).
- plasterboard — a material used for insulating or covering walls, or as a lath, consisting of paper-covered sheets of gypsum and felt.
- plastic bomb — a bomb made of plastic explosive.
- platform bed — a bed, originating in Scandinavia in the 1930s, consisting of a simple shallow box for holding a mattress situated on a slightly recessed pedestal.
- plinth block — a plinth interrupting a door or window architrave at the floor or ground level.
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- polybutylene — any of several polymers of butylene, used chiefly in the manufacture of lubricants and synthetic rubber.
- 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.
- postbiblical — occurring after the events written about in the Bible, occurring after the Bible was written
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- 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
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- quotableness — the condition or quality of being quotable
- rattail comb — a comb for the hair having a narrow, pointed handle used in styling the hair.
- redoublement — the act of redoubling
- renegotiable — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- ribbon plant — spider plant (def 1).
- rock lobster — spiny lobster.
- root climber — a plant that clings to a surface and climbs by means of adventitious roots, as the ivy, Hedera helix.
- roots blower — a machine for compressing or evacuating air or gas by the rotation of a meshing pair of lobed wheels in a closely fitting case.
- rotary table — A rotary table is a revolving part which turns the drill string.
- roundaboutly — in a roundabout manner
- sailing boat — sailboat.
- sanctionable — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- scent bottle — a bottle of perfume
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- secobarbital — a white, odorless, slightly bitter powder, C 1 2 H 1 8 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative and hypnotic.
- short ballot — a ballot containing only candidates for the most important legislative and executive posts, leaving judicial and lesser administrative posts to be filled by appointment.
- skeleton bob — a small sledge for racing over a frozen track, steered by the rider by movements of the head and shoulders
- snatch block — a fairlead having the form of a block that can be opened to receive the bight of a rope at any point along its length.
- snout beetle — weevil (def 1).