12-letter words containing a, b, s, t, e
- jettisonable — to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
- joseph brant — Joseph (Thayendanegea) 1742–1807, Mohawk Indian chief who fought on the side of the British in the American Revolution.
- just because — for the sole reason that
- keep tabs on — a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- keyboardists — Plural form of keyboardist.
- laboratories — a building, part of a building, or other place equipped to conduct scientific experiments, tests, investigations, etc., or to manufacture chemicals, medicines, or the like.
- last but one — next to last
- lay sth bare — If you lay bare something or someone, you reveal or expose them.
- lay store by — to value or reckon as important
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- liberal arts — humanities and social sciences
- liberalistic — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- liberalities — Plural form of liberality.
- libertarians — Plural form of libertarian.
- linen basket — a basket or container with a lid in which you put your dirty clothes before washing them
- lobster tail — the flesh of the tail of any of various crustaceans, esp. the Cape crawfish, prepared as food, often by broiling in the shell
- lord's table — the, communion table.
- mantelboards — Plural form of mantelboard.
- market abuse — (in Britain) a statutory offence which covers insider trading and stock market manipulation
- marketbasket — a selected list of goods and services, usually food and household items regarded as typifying consumer spending over a given time, used to measure the cost of living
- master baker — a baker who is fully qualified to practise his trade and to train others in it
- 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.
- metabolising — Present participle of metabolise.
- metabolomics — the study of all the metabolites present in cells, tissues, and organs
- metabonomics — (biochemistry, genetics) metabolomics.
- misattribute — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- miscalibrate — To calibrate poorly or wrongly.
- miserabilist — One who is unhappy, or extols being miserable as a virtue; a philosopher of pessimism.
- mob hysteria — the heightened and extreme emotions that can be experienced by people in a large crowd
- montebrasite — a mineral, lithium aluminum hydroxyl phosphate, LiAlPO 4 (OH), isomorphous with amblygonite, used as an ore of lithium.
- moses basket — wicker bed for a baby
- motherboards — Plural form of motherboard.
- 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.
- non obstante — notwithstanding.
- nonabsorbent — Not absorbent; unable to absorb.
- 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.
- object glass — objective (def 3).
- 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°.
- octosyllable — a word or line of verse of eight syllables.