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

  • balloon sail — a large light bellying sail used in light winds
  • balloon seat — (on some 18th-century chairs) a seat having an outline resembling that of a bell.
  • balloon tire — a wide, deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
  • balloon tyre — a pneumatic tyre containing air at a relatively low pressure and having a wide tread
  • balloon vine — a tropical tendril-climbing sapindaceous plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, cultivated for its ornamental balloon-like seed capsules
  • ballottement — a technique of feeling for a movable object in the body, esp confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus
  • banalization — the process of becoming or making something banal
  • band of hope — a society promoting lifelong abstention from alcohol among young people: founded in Britain in 1847
  • banderillero — a bullfighter's assistant who sticks banderillas into the bull
  • bandoneonist — One who plays the bandoneon.
  • bank account — A bank account is an arrangement with a bank which allows you to keep your money in the bank and to take some out when you need it.
  • bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
  • bank holiday — A bank holiday is a public holiday.
  • bank robbery — theft from a bank
  • bank swallow — a swallow, Riparia riparia, of the Northern Hemisphere, that nests in tunnels dug in sand or clay banks.
  • banksia rose — a climbing rose, Rosa banksiae, native to China, having long, serrated leaves and white or yellow flowers.
  • banner cloud — a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
  • banquet room — A banquet room is a room in a hotel where large formal meals for many people can be held.
  • barbados nut — an ornamental, tropical American tree, Jatropha curcas, of the spurge family, having ivylike leaves, small, yellow or greenish-yellow flowers, and olive-shaped fruit yielding a purgative, poisonous oil.
  • barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
  • bard of avon — Shakespeare
  • barking frog — a robber frog, Hylactophryne augusti, of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico, having a call like a dog's bark.
  • barn swallow — the US and Canadian name for the common swallow, Hirundo rustica
  • barnstormers — Plural form of barnstormer.
  • barnstorming — A barnstorming performance is full of energy and very exciting to watch.
  • barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
  • barrel organ — A barrel organ is a large machine that plays music when you turn the handle on the side. Barrel organs used to be played in the street to entertain people.
  • barrow point — the northernmost tip of Alaska, on the Arctic Ocean
  • base bullion — smelted lead containing impurities, as gold, silver, or zinc, that are later removed.
  • base station — a fixed transmitter that forms part of an otherwise mobile radio network
  • basification — the process of making something alkaline
  • basing point — a geographical location from which freight charges are computed by the seller regardless of the point from which the goods are shipped.
  • basset hound — A basset hound is a dog with short strong legs, a long body, and long ears. It is kept as a pet or used for hunting.
  • bastinadoing — Present participle of bastinado.
  • baton charge — A baton charge is an attacking forward movement made by a large group of policemen carrying batons.
  • battle wagon — a battleship.
  • battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
  • battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
  • battlewagons — Plural form of battlewagon.
  • bay of fundy — an inlet of the Atlantic in SE Canada, between S New Brunswick and W Nova Scotia: remarkable for its swift tides of up to 21 m (70 ft)
  • bayonet bulb — an electric light bulb which is inserted into the socket against spring pressure and turned so that pins on its side engage in slots in the socket
  • be on a roll — to have a series of successes; go from success to success
  • beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
  • beacon light — a light signal for shipping
  • beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
  • bead molding — bead (def 12).
  • bean counter — You can describe people such as accountants and business managers as bean counters if you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money.
  • bean sprouts — the sprouts of newly germinated mung beans, eaten as a vegetable, esp in Chinese dishes
  • bean-shooter — peashooter.
  • bear down on — to press down on; exert pressure on
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