12-letter words containing or
- be queer for — to have a strong liking for; be obsessed with
- beaufort sea — part of the Arctic Ocean off the N coast of North America
- bedford cord — a heavy corded cloth, similar to corduroy
- bedfordshire — a county of S central England, administered since 2009 by the unitary authorities of Bedford and Central Bedfordshire: mainly low-lying, with the Chiltern Hills in the south: the geographical county includes Luton, which became a separate unitary authority in 1997. Area (excluding Luton): 1192 sq km (460 sq miles)
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- beta orionis — Rigel
- bimorph cell — a piezoelectric transducer consisting of two crystals cemented together, used in microphones, headphones, loudspeakers, etc. to convert vibrations into a voltage output or to convert a signal voltage into vibrations that can produce audible sounds
- binary color — secondary color.
- bio-organism — a dangerous fast-proliferating organism that could be used as the basis of a biological weapon
- biocorrosion — corrosion caused by or enhanced by bacteria or other microorganisms; biologically induced corrosion.
- bioinorganic — pertaining to the biological activity of metal complexes and nonmetal compounds based on elements other than carbon (contrasted with bioorganic).
- biorhythmics — the study of biorhythms
- bioterrorism — Bioterrorism is terrorism that involves the use of biological weapons.
- black forest — wooded mountain region in SW Germany
- black liquor — (in making wood pulp for paper) the liquor that remains after digestion.
- bladder worm — an encysted saclike larva of the tapeworm. The main types are cysticercus, hydatid, and coenurus
- blaze orange — a very bright orange, as on a traffic cone.
- blennorrhoea — an excessive discharge of watery mucus, esp from the urethra or the vagina
- blind corner — a corner where the view of the road ahead is completely obscured or very restricted
- blood orange — a variety of orange all or part of the pulp of which is dark red when ripe
- blue norther — a cold north wind that brings rapidly falling temperatures.
- blue succory — a composite garden plant, Catananche caerulea, of southern Europe, having very hairy leaves and blue flower heads, used by the ancients as a love potion.
- board shorts — shorts with longer legs, originally meant to protect a surfer's legs against the surfboard
- bog-iron ore — a deposit of impure limonite formed in low, wet areas.
- bognor regis — a resort in S England, in West Sussex on the English Channel: electronics industries. Regis was added to the name after King George V's convalescence there in 1929. Pop: 62 141 (2001)
- bomb factory — a site or building in which terrorists illicitly and secretly create bombs
- booking form — a form used to book a holiday, accommodation, etc
- boom-or-bust — boom-and-bust.
- border guard — a guard stationed on a border between countries
- border light — a striplight hung upstage of a border, for lighting the stage.
- border state — a state adjacent to a border
- border taxes — taxes payable on goods taken across a border
- born-digital — relating to or noting documents, images, etc., that are created and managed in electronic form: electronic preservation of born-digital content; a born-digital e-book that will not be available in print.
- borosilicate — a salt of boric and silicic acids
- borough hall — a building housing the administrative offices of a borough.
- borscht belt — (sometimes initial capital letters) the hotels of the predominantly Jewish resort area in the Catskill Mountains, many of them offering nightclub or cabaret entertainment.
- boxer shorts — Boxer shorts are loose-fitting men's underpants that are shaped like the shorts worn by boxers.
- brainstormer — a person who brainstorms
- broken chord — a chord played as an arpeggio
- brush border — a layer of tightly packed minute finger-like protuberances on cells that line absorptive surfaces, such as those of the intestine and kidney
- buffer force — a force separating two opposing sides
- burnt orange — of a dark orange colour, sometimes due to calcination of orange pigment
- buying order — an order to buy a certain security
- by the score — If things happen or exist by the score, they happen or exist in large numbers.
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- cabora bassa — the site on the Zambezi River in N Mozambique of the largest dam in southern Africa
- cache memory — a small area of memory in a computer that can be accessed very quickly
- cachinnatory — Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
- caloreceptor — a receptor stimulated by heat.
- calorescence — the absorption of radiation by a body, subsequently re-emitted at a higher frequency (lower wavelength)