12-letter words containing a, b, i, n, t, r
- namib desert — a desert region in SW Africa, extending along the coast from SW Angola to W South Africa. 1200 miles (1930 km) long, 30–100 miles (48–160 km) wide; 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- nearer tibet — the eastern part of Tibet.
- neotribalism — Ideology that humans have evolved to live in a tribal, as opposed to a modern society.
- nimbostratus — a cloud of a class characterized by a formless layer that is almost uniformly dark gray; a rain cloud of the layer type, of low altitude, usually below 8000 feet (2440 meters).
- nonarbitrary — decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute.
- nonbacterial — Not bacterial.
- nonbreathing — not breathing
- nonheritable — Not heritable.
- northumbrian — of or relating to Northumbria, Northumberland, or the inhabitants or dialect of either.
- notice board — bulletin board for displaying public messages
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- obedientiary — The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- obliteration — the act of obliterating or the state of being obliterated.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurantist — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- obscurations — Plural form of obscuration.
- observations — Plural form of observation.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- on probation — under the supervision of a probation officer
- on the brain — constantly in mind
- overtime ban — a refusal by employees to work overtime
- paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- perturbation — the act of perturbing.
- petrobrusian — a member of a 12th-century sect in S France that rejected the Mass, infant baptism, prayers for the dead, sacerdotalism, the veneration of the cross, and the building of churches.
- port alberni — a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the E central part of Vancouver Island, on an inlet of the Pacific Ocean.
- postabortion — Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- probationary — the act of testing.
- rabbet joint — a joint between rabbeted parts.
- rabbit punch — a short, sharp blow to the nape of the neck or the lower part of the skull.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rating badge — a badge that indicates the rank and specialty of a petty officer: worn on the upper left sleeve.
- reabsorption — resorption (def 2).
- rehabilitant — a person who is undergoing rehabilitation, especially for a physical disability.
- renegotiable — to negotiate again, as a loan, treaty, etc.
- renewability — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
- restrainable — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- retranscribe — to make a written copy, especially a typewritten copy, of (dictated material, notes taken during a lecture, or other spoken material).
- ribbon plant — spider plant (def 1).
- riding habit — habit1 (def 11).
- robotization — the introduction of robots to carry out industrial tasks
- saint hubert — a borough in S Quebec, Canada, just E of Montreal.
- saint-brieuc — a department in NW France. 2787 sq. mi. (7220 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Brieuc.
- saint-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
- scatterbrain — a person incapable of serious, connected thought.
- sorbefacient — inducing absorption