12-letter words containing ai
- appertaining — to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to): privileges that appertain to members of the royal family.
- appraisement — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- appraisingly — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.
- aquaintances — Plural form of aquaintance.
- archaic homo — collectively, the very robust, regionally differentiated human populations that lived in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa from 35,000 to 200,000 years ago.
- archaization — Process of becoming or turning something more archaic.
- arctic daisy — a daisy, Chrysanthemum arcticum, of arctic regions, having asterlike heads of white or lilac flowers.
- arraignments — Plural form of arraignment.
- ascertaining — to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.
- au contraire — on the contrary
- availability — the quality or condition of being available
- b'nai b'rith — a Jewish fraternal organization founded in New York in 1843, having moral, philanthropic, social, educational, and political aims
- bad hair day — People sometimes say they are having a bad hair day when they do not feel very happy or relaxed, especially because their hair does not look good.
- baha'í faith — a religious system founded in 1863 by Baha'ullah, based on Babism and emphasizing the value of all religions and the spiritual unity of all mankind
- báinín skirt — a skirt made of this material
- bainqen lama — Tashi Lama.
- bairnsfather — Bruce. 1888–1959, British cartoonist, born in India: best known for his cartoons of the war in the trenches during World War I
- bait casting — the act or technique of casting an artificial or natural lure attached to a silk or nylon line wound on a reel having a revolving spool, the rod used being shorter and less flexible than that used in fly casting.
- bait-casting — designating fishing equipment designed for use with live bait or artificial lures, in which the weight of the bait or lure pulls the line from a winch-type reel, as during casting or trolling
- balloon sail — a large light bellying sail used in light winds
- bandaranaike — Chandrika
- barber chair — a chair used by barbers, adjustable in height and having an adjustable headrest, back, and footrest.
- bargain away — to lose or renounce (freedom, rights, etc) in return for something valueless or of little value
- bargain sale — an event at which goods are sold at low prices, usually to clear old stocks
- barn raising — (in rural areas) a party, usually providing food, drink, etc., for the purpose of assisting a neighbor to put up a new barn.
- barrel chair — a kind of upholstered chair with an upright, rounded back
- base pairing — the hydrogen bonding that occurs between complementary nitrogenous bases in the two polynucleotide chains of a DNA molecule
- base-pairing — the process of binding separate DNA sequences by base pairs.
- basket chair — a chair made of wickerwork; a wicker chair
- basse-taille — of or relating to an enameling technique in which transparent enamels are fused over a background carved in low relief, or to a piece, as of jewelry, so enameled.
- bear-baiting — (formerly) an entertainment in which dogs attacked and enraged a chained bear
- bearing rail — a transverse rail carrying a drawer or drawers.
- beat the air — to strike violently or forcefully and repeatedly.
- 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)
- bed of nails — a situation or position of extreme difficulty
- bell captain — a person in charge of a group of bellhops
- below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
- beth shammai — the school of Jewish legal thought and hermeneutics founded in Jerusalem in the 1st century b.c. by the Jewish teacher Shammai and characterized by an austere or rigid interpretation of Jewish law and tradition.
- betweenbrain — the posterior part of the forebrain
- bioavailable — the extent to which a nutrient or medication can be used by the body.
- bird-brained — silly; stupid
- bloodstained — Someone or something that is bloodstained is covered with blood.
- boardsailing — windsurfing
- body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
- bougainville — an island in the W Pacific, in Papua New Guinea: the largest of the Solomon Islands: unilaterally declared independence in 1990; occupied by government troops in 1992, and granted autonomy in 2001. Chief town: Kieta. Area: 10 049 sq km (3880 sq miles)
- 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 tumour — a tumour that is situated in the brain
- brain-picker — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.