12-letter words containing a, b, i, n
- pidyon haben — the rite of relieving the first male child born to parents not descended from Aaron or Levi of certain religious obligations by redeeming him from a member of the priestly class, celebrated 30 days after the child's birth.
- piggybacking — on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father.
- pine warbler — a warbler, Dendroica pinus, inhabiting pine forests of the southeastern U.S.
- plea bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- plea-bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.
- 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.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- procarbazine — a drug used in the treatment of cancer, esp lymphomas
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- punching bag — an inflated or stuffed bag, usually suspended, punched with the fists as an exercise.
- quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantifiably — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- rabbet joint — a joint between rabbeted parts.
- rabbinically — In a rabbinical way.
- rabbit punch — a short, sharp blow to the nape of the neck or the lower part of the skull.
- radio beacon — a radio station that sends a characteristic signal so as to enable ships or airplanes to determine their position or bearing by means of a radio compass.
- radio-carbon — Also called carbon 14. a radioactive isotope of carbon with mass number 14 and a half-life of about 5730 years: widely used in the dating of organic materials.
- rag business — the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.
- ragged robin — a plant, Lychnis flos-cuculi, of the pink family, having pink or white flowers with dissected petals.
- rainbow bird — an Australian bee-eater, Merops ornatus, with brightly coloured plumage. It feeds in flight and nests in sandy burrows
- rainbow fish — guppy.
- rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
- rainbow roof — a gable roof in the form of a broad Gothic arch, with gently sloping convex surfaces.
- raisin bread — dough baked with dried grapes
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rambus, inc. — (company) The company which designed Rambus DRAM. Address: Mountain View, CA., USA.
- rating badge — a badge that indicates the rank and specialty of a petty officer: worn on the upper left sleeve.
- reabsorption — resorption (def 2).
- reaching jib — genoa.
- reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words
- recognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- reconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
- red bandfish — a fish, Cepola haastii, found on the inner continental shelf around New Zealand: family Cepolidae
- 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 cable — (hardware) A type of flat multicore cable with cores positioned side-by-side, making it quick and relatively easy to clamp an Insulation Displacement Connector (IDC) across all cores. Ribbon cables typically have grey insulation with cores on a 0.050" pitch and a red stripe marking Pin 1. They are less resilient than screened, multicore cable and are usually used inside equipment where little movement or plugging and unplugging are expected. A common use is connecting a disk drive to the motherboard in a PC.
- ribbon plant — spider plant (def 1).
- ribbon snake — either of two long-tailed garter snakes, Thamnophis proximus or T. sauritus, of eastern and central North America, having a brownish body and yellow or orange stripes.
- ribonuclease — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of RNA.