12-letter words containing a, n, b, e, r
- omega baryon — a negative baryon having a mass 3272 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of 8 X 10 -11 seconds.
- on the brain — constantly in mind
- oracle bones — animal bones used for divination
- orion nebula — a luminous nebula in the constellation Orion, in the center of Orion's sword.
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- overabundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overbalanced — Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- overbalances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overbalance.
- overbearance — (rare, or, obsolete) Overbearing behaviour; arrogance; imperiousness.
- overtime ban — a refusal by employees to work overtime
- pain barrier — If you say that a sports player has gone through the pain barrier, you mean that he or she is continuing to make a great effort in spite of being injured or exhausted.
- paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- pan scrubber — a rough sponge, often made of steel wool, used for scrubbing saucepans, frying pans, etc
- panel beater — a person who beats out the bodywork of motor vehicles
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- pattern book — collection of textile motifs or designs
- peach brandy — brandy distilled from the fermented juice of peaches.
- pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- persian lamb — the young lamb of the Karakul sheep.
- perturbation — the act of perturbing.
- 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.
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- pine warbler — a warbler, Dendroica pinus, inhabiting pine forests of the southeastern U.S.
- plea bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- plea-bargain — to engage in plea bargaining.
- port alberni — a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the E central part of Vancouver Island, on an inlet of the Pacific Ocean.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- procarbazine — a drug used in the treatment of cancer, esp lymphomas
- protuberance — the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- provableness — the quality of being provable
- quarter bend — a 90° bend, as in a plumbing pipe.
- rabbet joint — a joint between rabbeted parts.
- rabbet plane — a plane for cutting rabbets or the like, having a blade set to one side at right angles or diagonally to the direction of motion.
- radar beacon — a radar device at a fixed location that, on receiving a radar signal, automatically transmits a particular radar signal in reply, identifying itself and enabling navigators of ships and aircraft to determine their distance and direction from it.
- radio beacon — a radio station that sends a characteristic signal so as to enable ships or airplanes to determine their position or bearing by means of a radio compass.
- rag business — the garment, clothing, or fashion industry.
- ragged robin — a plant, Lychnis flos-cuculi, of the pink family, having pink or white flowers with dissected petals.
- raisin bread — dough baked with dried grapes
- rating badge — a badge that indicates the rank and specialty of a petty officer: worn on the upper left sleeve.
- rauschenberg — Robert, 1925–2008, U.S. artist.
- reabsorption — resorption (def 2).
- reaching jib — genoa.
- reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words
- recognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- reconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
- red bandfish — a fish, Cepola haastii, found on the inner continental shelf around New Zealand: family Cepolidae
- rehabilitant — a person who is undergoing rehabilitation, especially for a physical disability.