12-letter words containing a, b, s, o
- monosyllabic — having only one syllable, as the word no.
- 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.
- mortarboards — Plural form of mortarboard.
- moses basket — wicker bed for a baby
- motherboards — Plural form of motherboard.
- moveableness — The quality of being moveable.
- musterbation — Alt form musturbation.
- musturbation — (psychology) The compulsive insistence that things ought to be a particular way.
- neotribalism — Ideology that humans have evolved to live in a tribal, as opposed to a modern society.
- nihil obstat — permission to publish a book, granted by an official censor who, upon examining it, has certified that it contains nothing contrary to faith or morals.
- 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).
- noble savage — primitive indigenous person
- noctambulism — somnambulism.
- noctambulist — somnambulism.
- noctambulous — of, relating to, or given to sleepwalking.
- 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.
- nonabsorbing — That does not absorb (sound, radiation, fluid etc.).
- nonambiguous — not ambiguous, clear
- nonbroadcast — not broadcast to a wide audience, supplied on a hidden or private network
- 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.
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- obfuscations — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- object glass — objective (def 3).
- 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.
- obstreperate — to be extremely noisy or to create a resounding din
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- octosyllabic — consisting of or pertaining to eight syllables.
- octosyllable — a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
- odontoblasts — Plural form of odontoblast.
- 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.
- on sb's part — If you talk about a feeling or action on someone's part, you are referring to something that they feel or do.
- on shipboard — on board a ship
- 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.
- opposability — capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
- oracle bones — animal bones used for divination
- orchard bush — open savanna country with occasional trees and scrub, as found north of the W African forest belt
- osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.