12-letter words containing a, b, s, e, n
- lawbreakings — Plural form of lawbreaking.
- liberalising — Present participle of liberalise.
- libertarians — Plural form of libertarian.
- likeableness — Likeability.
- linen basket — a basket or container with a lid in which you put your dirty clothes before washing them
- loganberries — Plural form of loganberry.
- louise bogan — Louise, 1897–1970, U.S. poet.
- mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
- mass balance — Mass balance is a consideration of the input, output, and distribution of a substance between streams in a process or stage.
- masterbating — Misspelling of masturbating.
- mastoid bone — a large, bony prominence on the base of the skull behind the ear, containing air spaces that connect with the middle ear cavity.
- melanoblasts — Plural form of melanoblast.
- mesabi range — a range of low hills in NE Minnesota, noted for major iron-ore deposits mined by the open-pit method.
- metabolising — Present participle of metabolise.
- metabonomics — (biochemistry, genetics) metabolomics.
- monosyllable — a word of one syllable, as yes or no.
- montebrasite — a mineral, lithium aluminum hydroxyl phosphate, LiAlPO 4 (OH), isomorphous with amblygonite, used as an ore of lithium.
- moveableness — The quality of being moveable.
- musterbation — Alt form musturbation.
- mutable sign — any of the four astrological signs, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces, that are grouped together because of their placement at the end of the seasons and characterized by the attribute of adaptability to circumstances.
- 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).
- neotribalism — Ideology that humans have evolved to live in a tribal, as opposed to a modern society.
- new urbanism — an international movement concerned with tackling the problems associated with urban sprawl and car dependency
- noble savage — primitive indigenous person
- non obstante — notwithstanding.
- non-disabled — physically or mentally impaired, injured, or incapacitated.
- non-erasable — to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- nonabsorbent — Not absorbent; unable to absorb.
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- nonobservant — Not observant; not religious; not participating in the observance of religion.
- notabilities — Plural form of notability.
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- numbers game — Also called numbers, numbers game, numbers racket. an illegal daily lottery in which money is wagered on the appearance of certain numbers in some statistical listing or tabulation published in a daily newspaper, racing form, etc.
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- observations — Plural form of observation.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- of substance — wealthy
- omnishambles — Chiefly British Informal. a situation, especially in politics, in which poor judgment results in disorder or chaos with potentially disastrous consequences.
- one-base hit — single (def 24).
- oneg shabbat — a Jewish celebration in honor of the Sabbath that takes place on Friday evening or Saturday afternoon and usually includes a program of songs, a lecture, and refreshments.
- oracle bones — animal bones used for divination
- overbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbalance.
- pan scrubber — a rough sponge, often made of steel wool, used for scrubbing saucepans, frying pans, etc
- passing bell — a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral.
- pause button — a button on a video or music player which can be pressed to temporarily stop the playing of the recording
- persian lamb — the young lamb of the Karakul sheep.
- 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.
- plunge basin — a cavity at the base of a falls or cataract, formed by the action of the falling water.
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.