12-letter words containing y, e, b, o
- bog rosemary — any of several species (genus Andromeda) of evergreen shrubs of the heath family, native to cold bogs of North America and Europe, with pink flowers and narrow leaves
- boisterously — rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter.
- bone density — the degree of compactness of bone
- bonnyclabber — clotted or curdled milk
- boobytrapped — to set with or as if with a booby trap; attach a booby trap to or in.
- book society — book club.
- bootleg play — a play in which the quarterback pretends to hand the ball to a teammate, hides it by placing it next to his hip, and runs with it.
- bossier city — city in NW La., on the Red River opposite Shreveport: pop. 56,000
- bottle party — a party to which guests bring drink
- bottom yeast — a yeast whose cells, in the manufacture of wine and lager beer, fall to the bottom as a sediment.
- bottomlessly — from a bottomless point of view
- boulder clay — an unstratified glacial deposit consisting of fine clay, boulders, and pebbles
- bounden duty — duty one has a moral obligation to perform
- bourgeoisify — to convert to a bourgeois attitude or appearance
- brachycerous — (of insects) having short antennae
- break of day — dawn; daybreak.
- buffaloberry — any shrub of the genus Shepherdia native to North America
- bunny boiler — a person, esp a woman, who is considered to be emotionally unstable and likely to be dangerously vengeful
- buying order — an order to buy a certain security
- buying power — the amount of services or goods a company, person, group or currency is able to purchase
- buying-power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
- by deed poll — In Britain, if you change your name by deed poll, you change it officially and legally.
- by reason of — If one thing happens by reason of another, it happens because of it.
- by the dozen — in large quantities
- by the score — If things happen or exist by the score, they happen or exist in large numbers.
- by virtue of — on account of or by reason of
- by wholesale — at wholesale
- bye-election — a special election, not held at the time of a general election, to fill a vacancy in Parliament.
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- cape cod bay — a part of Massachusetts Bay, enclosed by the Cape Cod peninsula.
- carbohydrase — a digestive enzyme that breaks down carbohydrates through hydrolysis
- carbohydrate — Carbohydrates are substances, found in certain kinds of food, that provide you with energy. Foods such as sugar and bread that contain these substances can also be referred to as carbohydrates.
- carbon cycle — the circulation of carbon between living organisms and their surroundings. Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is synthesized by plants into plant tissue, which is ingested and metabolized by animals and converted to carbon dioxide again during respiration and decay
- carboxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate.
- cell biology — the study of the biology of cells
- cerebropathy — A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- cockeyed bob — a short, violent storm.
- cohesibility — the nature of being cohesible
- collywobbles — an upset stomach
- combat-ready — ready for combat
- considerably — to a noteworthy or marked extent; much; noticeably; substantially; amply.
- contemptibly — deserving of or held in contempt; despicable.
- cookery book — A cookery book is the same as a cookbook.
- country-bred — brought up in the country
- courtesy bus — a free bus
- cumbersomely — In a cumbersome way.
- cyber monday — the Monday after Thanksgiving, one of the busiest online shopping days.
- cyber mosque — a website dealing with Islamic religious matters
- cyberloafing — (informal) The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.