12-letter words containing te
- boomer state — Oklahoma
- booster dose — a supplementary injection of a vaccine given to maintain the immunization provided by an earlier dose
- booster pump — A booster pump is a pump which is used where pressure is low and needs to be increased.
- booster seat — A booster seat or a booster cushion is a special seat which allows a small child to sit in a higher position, for example at a table or in a car.
- booster shot — an injection of a vaccine or other antigen some time after the initial series of injections, for maintaining immunity
- border state — a state adjacent to a border
- borosilicate — a salt of boric and silicic acids
- boulangerite — a bluish lead-gray mineral, lead antimony sulfide, Pb 5 Sb 4 S 11 , a minor ore of lead.
- bouleuterion — a council chamber in ancient Greece.
- bourke-white — Margaret. 1906–71, US photographer, a pioneer of modern photojournalism: noted esp for her coverage of World War II
- bow thruster — a propeller located in a ship's bow to provide added maneuverability, as when docking.
- brain teaser — A brain teaser is a question, problem, or puzzle that is difficult to answer or solve, but is not serious or important.
- brain-teaser — a puzzle or problem whose solution requires great ingenuity.
- branch water — water from a stream, as opposed to mineral or soda water
- brazilianite — a mineral, sodium aluminum phosphate, Na 2 Al 6 P 4 O 16 (OH) 8 , occurring in yellow-green crystals with a vitreous luster: used as a gem.
- brevicaudate — having a short tail.
- brevipennate — (of flightless birds) short-winged
- bridal suite — a room or set of rooms in a hotel for newly married couples
- brinell test — a test for determining the relative hardness (Brinell hardness) of a metal by measuring the diameter of the indentation made when a hardened steel ball is forced into the metal under a given pressure: the measure of hardness (Brinell number) is equal to the load in kilograms divided by the surface area in square millimeters of the indentation
- broken water — a patch of water whose surface is rippled or choppy, usually surrounded by relatively calm water.
- broncobuster — (in the western US and Canada) a cowboy who breaks in broncos or wild horses
- brown butter — beurre noir.
- buck private — a common soldier
- buddy system — (in swimming and scuba diving) the practice of pairing swimmers, each being responsible for the other's safety.
- buffer state — A buffer state is a peaceful country situated between two or more larger hostile countries.
- bull terrier — A bull terrier is a breed of strong dog with a short, whitish coat and a thick neck.
- busted flush — a poker hand with four cards of the same suit that fails to form a flush when the final card is dealt
- butter cloth — a type of open, unsized muslin
- butter icing — a mixture of butter and icing sugar used for filling or topping cakes
- butter knife — a knife, often with a curved tip, used for picking up butter at a table
- butter paper — a semi-transparent, waterproof paper used for wrapping butter, etc
- butter sauce — a sauce made of melted butter, often diluted with water, sometimes thickened with flour or egg yolk, or both, and seasoned with lemon juice.
- butterscotch — Butterscotch is a hard yellowish-brown sweet made from butter and sugar boiled together.
- cacao butter — cocoa butter
- calculatedly — in a calculated manner
- call letters — Call letters are the letters and numbers which identify a person, vehicle, or organization that is broadcasting on the radio or sending messages by radio.
- calorimeters — Plural form of calorimeter.
- camomile tea — a medicinal beverage made from the fragrant leaves and flowers of any of these plants
- camping site — A camping site is the same as a campsite.
- canaliculate — having a groove or grooves
- canterburies — Plural form of canterbury.
- cape ortegal — a cape in NW Spain, projecting into the Bay of Biscay
- caravan site — A caravan site is an area of land where people can stay in a caravan on holiday, or where people live in caravans.
- 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 steel — steel whose characteristics are determined by the amount of carbon it contains
- carbonatites — Plural form of carbonatite.
- carboxylated — Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate.
- card counter — a casino player who memorizes or records which cards have been played in previous hands in order to calculate the odds on receiving winning cards or combinations from those remaining to be dealt, the practice often being held as illegal.
- cardinalates — Plural form of cardinalate.
- carload rate — a special low rate for shipment by carloads