12-letter words containing a, b, n, e
- johannesburg — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
- joseph brant — Joseph (Thayendanegea) 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
- julian bream — Julian (Alexander) born 1933, English guitarist and lutenist.
- jumping bean — the seed of any of certain Mexican plants of the genera Sebastiania and Sapium, of the spurge family: the movements of a moth larva inside the seed cause it to move about or jump.
- keep tabs on — a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- kinesophobia — Fear of movement.
- kite balloon — a barrage balloon intended for use in information-gathering and observation; it is usually tethered to the ground and has lobes to keep it stable and pointing into the wind
- kiteboarding — A sport in which participants ride a form of wakeboard or surfboard harnessed to a large kite which is controlled by the rider.
- know by name — to have heard of without having met
- knowableness — the quality of being knowable
- knowledgable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- knuckle ball — a slow pitch that moves erratically toward home plate, usually delivered by holding the ball between the thumb and the knuckles of the first joints of the first two or three fingers.
- knuckleballs — Plural form of knuckleball.
- krafft-ebing — Richard [rich-erd;; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd;; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1840–1902, German neurologist and author of works on sexual pathology.
- labyrinthine — of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth.
- laguna beach — a town in S California.
- lake balaton — a large shallow lake in W Hungary. Area: 689 sq km (266 sq miles)
- land-grabber — a person who seizes land illegally or underhandedly.
- landgrabbers — Plural form of landgrabber.
- landing beam — a radio beam transmitted from a landing field to enable aircraft to make an instrument landing
- landlubberly — Like a landlubber.
- last but one — next to last
- laudableness — The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness; commendableness.
- lavender bag — a small fabric bag filled with dried lavender flowers and placed amongst clothes or linen to scent them
- law-breaking — Law-breaking is any kind of illegal activity.
- lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
- lawrenceburg — a town in S Tennessee.
- lead balloon — a total failure
- learnability — (uncountable) the condition of being learnable.
- leatherbound — Bound in leather.
- leave behind — fail to bring
- left-brained — having the left brain dominant, therefore being more adept at logic, calculation, language, and other thought processes or skills usually associated with the left brain.
- liberalising — Present participle of liberalise.
- liberalizing — Present participle of liberalize.
- liberatingly — In a liberating manner.
- liberational — Relating to, or aiding, liberation; liberatory.
- libertarians — Plural form of libertarian.
- liberty loan — any of the five bond issues of the U.S. government floated in World War I.
- likeableness — Likeability.
- linen basket — a basket or container with a lid in which you put your dirty clothes before washing them
- load-bearing — bearing the weight that is carried by a structure
- loganberries — Plural form of loganberry.
- longboat key — a narrow barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, SW of Florida, sheltering Sarasota Bay: sports fishing.
- longyearbyen — a village on Spitsbergen island, administrative centre of the Svalbard archipelago: coal-mining
- louise bogan — Louise, 1897–1970, U.S. poet.
- machine bolt — a threaded fastener, used with a nut for connecting metal parts, having a thread diameter of about 1/4 inch (6.4 mm) or more and a square or hexagonal head for tightening by a wrench.
- magic number — the atomic number or neutron number of an exceptionally stable nuclide.
- magnetizable — susceptible to magnetization.
- mailing tube — an elongated cylinder of cardboard, used for mailing rolled-up papers, magazines, etc.
- main bearing — one of the bearings in an internal combustion engine upon which the crankshaft rotates