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12-letter words containing a, b, o

  • bayonet bulb — an electric light bulb which is inserted into the socket against spring pressure and turned so that pins on its side engage in slots in the socket
  • be at a loss — If you say that you are at a loss, you mean that you do not know what to do in a particular situation.
  • be on a roll — to have a series of successes; go from success to success
  • beach-comber — a person who lives by gathering salable articles of jetsam, refuse, etc., from beaches.
  • beachcombers — Plural form of beachcomber.
  • beachcombing — The action of a beachcomber.
  • beacon light — a light signal for shipping
  • beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
  • bead molding — bead (def 12).
  • beam compass — an instrument for drawing large circles or arcs, consisting of a horizontal beam along which two vertical legs slide
  • bean counter — You can describe people such as accountants and business managers as bean counters if you disapprove of them because you think they are only interested in money.
  • bean sprouts — the sprouts of newly germinated mung beans, eaten as a vegetable, esp in Chinese dishes
  • bean-shooter — peashooter.
  • bear down on — to press down on; exert pressure on
  • beardtongues — Plural form of beardtongue.
  • bearing down — to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
  • beat up (on) — to give a beating to; thrash
  • beaufort sea — part of the Arctic Ocean off the N coast of North America
  • beaumontague — a cement-like substance used to fill in and hide cracks and holes in woodwork and metalwork
  • beauty salon — A beauty salon is the same as a beauty parlour.
  • beaver cloth — beaver1 (def 8).
  • bed of nails — a situation or position of extreme difficulty
  • beer parlour — a room in a tavern, hotel, etc in which beer is served
  • behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
  • behaviourism — Behaviourism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
  • belleau wood — a forest in N France: site of a battle (1918) in which the US Marines halted a German advance on Paris
  • below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
  • benzal group — the bivalent group C 7 H 6 –, derived from benzaldehyde.
  • benzoapyrene — a carcinogenic chemical in tobacco smoke
  • benzoic acid — a white crystalline solid occurring in many natural resins, used in the manufacture of benzoates, plasticizers, and dyes and as a food preservative (E210). Formula: C6H5COOH
  • beta blocker — A beta blocker is a drug which is used to treat people who have high blood pressure or heart problems.
  • beta orionis — Rigel
  • beta version — beta testing
  • beta-blocker — any of various substances that interfere with the action of the beta receptors: used primarily to reduce the heart rate or force in the prevention, management, or treatment of angina, hypertension, or arrythmias.
  • betacarotene — the most important form of the plant pigment carotene, which occurs in milk, vegetables, and other foods and, when eaten by man and animals, is converted in the body to vitamin A
  • betanaphthol — a colorless, crystalline isomer of naphthol, C10H8O, used as an antiseptic and parasiticide
  • beyond reach — inaccessible
  • bib overalls — overall (def 3a).
  • bibliography — A bibliography is a list of books on a particular subject.
  • bibliomaniac — excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.
  • bibliophobia — an aversion to books
  • bibliothecal — relating to a bibliotheca
  • bicollateral — (of a vascular bundle) having two phloem groups to the inside and outside, respectively, of the xylem
  • bifunctional — having two functions
  • bill and coo — the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
  • bill of fare — The bill of fare at a restaurant is a list of the food for a meal from which you may choose what you want to eat.
  • bill of sale — a deed transferring personal property, either outright or as security for a loan or debt
  • binary color — secondary color.
  • bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
  • binocularity — binocular characteristics
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