12-letter words that end in s
- bandar abbas — a seaport in S Iran.
- bank charges — penalties charged by a bank to a customer, for example when the customer's account is overdrawn or if a cheque is not honoured
- bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
- baptisteries — Plural form of baptistery.
- barbiturates — any of a group of barbituric acid derivatives, used in medicine as sedatives and hypnotics.
- bardolatrous — relating to or characterized by bardolatry
- barnstormers — Plural form of barnstormer.
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- barophoresis — the diffusion of suspended particles at a rate dependent on external forces
- baselessness — The state or quality of being baseless.
- basementless — without a basement
- bashibazouks — Plural form of bashibazouk.
- basidiocarps — Plural form of basidiocarp.
- basses-alpes — former name of Alpes-de-Haute Provence.
- bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
- bathyscaphes — Plural form of bathyscaphe.
- bathyspheres — Plural form of bathysphere.
- battle dress — military field uniform and accouterments, generally camouflaged and stripped of all ornamentation.
- battlefields — Plural form of battlefield.
- battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
- battlewagons — Plural form of battlewagon.
- 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.
- beachcombers — Plural form of beachcomber.
- beam compass — an instrument for drawing large circles or arcs, consisting of a horizontal beam along which two vertical legs slide
- bean sprouts — the sprouts of newly germinated mung beans, eaten as a vegetable, esp in Chinese dishes
- bear witness — to give written or oral testimony
- bearableness — The characteristic of being bearable.
- beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
- beaumarchais — Pierre Augustin Caron de (pjɛr oɡystɛ̃ karɔ̃ də). 1732–99, French dramatist, noted for his comedies The Barber of Seville (1775) and The Marriage of Figaro (1784)
- beaver falls — a city in W Pennsylvania.
- becomingness — The state or quality of becoming.
- bed of nails — a situation or position of extreme difficulty
- bed of roses — If you say that a situation is not a bed of roses, you mean that it is not as pleasant as it seems, and that there are some unpleasant aspects to it.
- bedroom eyes — sexy eyes
- beggar-ticks — any of various plants, such as the bur marigold and tick trefoil, having fruits or seeds that cling to clothing, fur, etc
- bell bottoms — Also, bell-bottomed. (of trousers) wide and flaring at the bottoms of the legs.
- bell gardens — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- 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.
- below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
- benefactress — a female benefactor
- benumbedness — the condition of being benumbed
- bernese alps — a mountain range in SW Switzerland, the N central part of the Alps. Highest peak: Finsteraarhorn, 4274 m (14 022 ft)
- bernina alps — a mountain group in SE Switzerland, extending from the Rhateian Alps on the Italian border. Highest peak, Piz Bernina, 13,304 feet (4055 meters).
- bernina pass — a pass in the Alps between SE Switzerland and N Italy, east of Piz Bernina. Height: 2323 m (7622 ft)
- besottedness — the state of being besotted
- beta orionis — Rigel
- betting news — the news of the latest odds on winners of matches, races and competitions
- betweentimes — between other activities; during intervals
- bib overalls — overall (def 3a).