11-letter words that end in n
- be sweet on — to be in love with
- beam weapon — a laser-beam or particle-beam weapon.
- beanbag gun — a gun that fires a fabric bag containing lead shot, designed to stun or knock the target to the ground
- bear garden — (formerly) a place where bears were exhibited and where bear-baiting took place
- bedaux-plan — a system of payment for work on the basis of the number of points of work done in a given amount of time, each point representing one minute of work on a given job at a normal rate of speed.
- beer garden — a garden attached to a pub, where people can sit and drink beer
- beetlebrain — a person of severely limited intelligence
- belarussian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Belarus, its people, or their language
- bellerophon — a hero of Corinth who performed many deeds with the help of the winged horse Pegasus, notably the killing of the monster Chimera
- bellybutton — the navel
- belorussian — of Belarus or its people, language, or culture
- benediction — A benediction is a kind of Christian prayer.
- benefaction — the act of doing good, esp by giving a donation to charity
- berry spoon — a small spoon, especially of the late 18th century, having a perforated bowl.
- beryl green — a light bluish green.
- better than — superior to
- betting man — a person who is in the habit of placing bets
- bi-partisan — representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties or factions: Government leaders hope to achieve a bipartisan foreign policy.
- bifurcation — the act or fact of bifurcating
- bioaeration — the oxidative treatment of raw sewage by aeration
- bipartition — divided into or consisting of two parts.
- birobidzhan — a city in SE Russia: capital of the Jewish Autonomous Region. Pop: 77 250 (2002)
- biscuit tin — an airtight container for storing biscuits in
- bismarckian — of, relating to, or resembling Otto von Bismarck, especially in respect to his aggressiveness in politics and diplomacy.
- bisociation — the association of one idea with two different contexts
- bit pattern — (data) A sequence of bits, in a memory, a communications channel or some other device. The term is used to contrast this with some higher level interpretation of the bits such as an integer or an image. A bit string is similar but suggests an arbitrary, as opposed to predetermined, length.
- black cumin — a Eurasian herb, Nigella sativa, having pungent aromatic seeds used as a spice, but unrelated to cumin.
- black japan — a black bituminous varnish
- bloomington — a city in central Indiana: seat of the University of Indiana (1820). Pop: 70 642 (2003 est)
- blue ensign — an ensign having the Union Jack on a blue background at the upper corner of the vertical edge alongside the hoist: flown by Royal Navy auxiliary vessels, and, with some extra distinguishing mark or insignia, by certain yacht clubs
- blue marlin — a large marlin, Makaira nigricans, occurring worldwide in warm and temperate seas, highly prized in sportfishing and as a food fish.
- blue ribbon — A blue ribbon is the same as a blue riband.
- blue screen — a special effects film technique involving filming actors against a blue screen on which effects such as computerized graphics can be added later and integrated into a single sequence
- blue-ribbon — of superior quality or prominence; first-rate; specially selected: a blue-ribbon committee of fund-raisers.
- bodgo gegen — a former Buddhist leader of the Mongols.
- body lotion — skin lotion for use on the body
- bogged down — If you get bogged down in something, it prevents you from making progress or getting something done.
- bolt-action — (of a rifle) equipped with a manually operated sliding bolt.
- bombilation — a humming or buzzing sound, for example that of a bee
- bombination — to make a humming or buzzing noise.
- bombing run — the part of a flight of a bomber aircraft that brings it to the point over a target at which its bombs are released
- bone spavin — a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
- bony spavin — enlargement of the hock of a horse by a bony growth, usually caused by inflammation or injury, and often resulting in lameness
- boss screen — a screen image within a computer game that can be activated instantly, designed to hide the evidence of game-playing, esp at work
- boston fern — a cultivated fern (Nephrolepis exaltata var. bostoniensis) with odd-pinnate leaves, used as a house plant
- botheration — bother
- bottle fern — a fern, Cystopteris fragilis, of rocky, wooded areas throughout North America, having grayish-green fronds and brittle stalks.
- bound up in — If something is bound up in a particular form or place, it is fixed in that form or contained in that place.
- bourguignon — a sauce made with red wine, onions, and seasoning
- brachiation — locomotion accomplished by swinging by the arms from one hold to another.