12-Letter Words Starting B & Ending ES

• an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected

• spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for underwater exploration

• A vertical covering on a wall rising above a countertop or other work surface to protect the wall from spills and to decorate the wall.

• The small splash of water that occurs when an oar enters the water to begin a stroke just before the rower reaches the catch.

• an overlapping stitch made by starting the next stitch at the middle of the preceding one

• do backstitches

• behavior marked by a bold defiance of the proprieties and lack of shame

• A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast

• a mildly windy state of the air

• a breezy liveliness

• magnetic personal charm

• large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus

• bramble with sweet edible black or dark purple berries that usually do not separate from the receptacle

• pick or gather blackberries