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12-letter words containing n, a, b, e

  • bradykinetic — slowness of movement, as found, for example, in Parkinson's disease.
  • brain damage — If someone suffers brain damage, their brain is damaged by an illness or injury so that they cannot function normally.
  • brain freeze — Also called ice-cream headache. a pain in the temples and forehead brought on by quickly consuming very cold food or drink.
  • 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-picker — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.
  • brain-teaser — a puzzle or problem whose solution requires great ingenuity.
  • brainstormer — a person who brainstorms
  • brake lining — a curved thin strip of an asbestos composition riveted to a brake shoe to provide it with a renewable surface
  • branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
  • branch water — water from a stream, as opposed to mineral or soda water
  • brand leader — The brand leader of a particular product is the brand of it that most people choose to buy.
  • brassfounder — a person who makes things from brass
  • braunschweig — Brunswick
  • brazen-faced — shameless or impudent
  • 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.
  • breadwinning — a person who earns a livelihood, especially one who also supports dependents.
  • break ground — to do something that has not been done before
  • breakdancing — a type of vigorous dance
  • breaker zone — the area offshore where waves break, between the outermost breaker and the limit of wave uprush; the zone within which waves approaching the coastline start breaking, usually in water depths of 16 to 32 feet (5 to 10 meters).
  • breathtaking — If you say that something is breathtaking, you are emphasizing that it is extremely beautiful or amazing.
  • brenner pass — a pass over the E Alps, between Austria and Italy. Highest point: 1372 m (4501 ft)
  • brevipennate — (of flightless birds) short-winged
  • brilliantine — a perfumed oil used to make the hair smooth and shiny
  • brisbane box — a broad-leaved evergreen tree, Tristania conferta, native to Australia, having a deciduous outer bark.
  • broad-minded — If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behaviour which other people consider immoral.
  • broken arrow — a town in NE Oklahoma.
  • broken heart — If you say that someone has a broken heart, you mean that they are very sad, for example because a love affair has ended unhappily.
  • broken water — a patch of water whose surface is rippled or choppy, usually surrounded by relatively calm water.
  • bromoacetone — a colorless and highly toxic liquid, CH 2 BrCOCH 3 , used as a lachrymatory compound in tear gas and chemical warfare gas.
  • bromomethane — methyl bromide.
  • bronze medal — A bronze medal is a medal made of bronze or bronze-coloured metal that is given as a prize to the person who comes third in a competition, especially a sports contest.
  • brooks range — a mountain range in N Alaska. Highest peak: Mount Isto, 2761 m (9058 ft)
  • brown bagger — to bring (one's own liquor) to a restaurant or club, especially one that has no liquor license.
  • brown canker — a fungous disease of roses, characterized by leaf and flower lesions, stem cankers surrounded by a reddish-purple border, and dieback.
  • brown hackle — an artificial fly having a peacock herl body, golden tag and tail, and brown hackle.
  • bubble dance — a solo dance by a nude or nearly nude woman, as in a burlesque show, using one or more balloons for covering.
  • buccaneering — If you describe someone as buccaneering, you mean that they enjoy being involved in risky or even dishonest activities, especially in order to make money.
  • buccaneerish — of or relating to a buccaneer
  • buenaventura — a major port in W Colombia, on the Pacific coast. Pop: 250 000 (2005 est)
  • buenos aires — the capital of Argentina, a major port and industrial city on the Río de la Plata estuary: became capital in 1880; university (1821). Pop: 13 349 000 (2005 est)
  • bullet train — a passenger train that travels at very high speed
  • bumping race — (esp at Oxford and Cambridge) a race in which rowing eights start an equal distance one behind the other and each tries to bump the boat in front
  • burnt orange — of a dark orange colour, sometimes due to calcination of orange pigment
  • burnt sienna — a reddish-brown dye or pigment obtained by roasting raw sienna in a furnace
  • by all means — You can say 'by all means' to tell someone that you are very willing to allow them to do something.
  • by and large — You use by and large to indicate that a statement is mostly but not completely true.
  • by any means — in any way possible; at all; somehow
  • by reason of — If one thing happens by reason of another, it happens because of it.
  • byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
  • cabinet wine — cabinet (def 10).
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