12-letter words containing a, n, c, r
- blackcurrant — In Europe, blackcurrants are a type of very small, dark purple fruits that grow in bunches on bushes.
- bliss carman — (William) Bliss, 1861–1929, Canadian poet and journalist in the U.S.
- body scanner — a machine using X-rays and a computer, used in medicine to look for signs of disease, or in security operations to look for drugs, weapons, etc
- bonnyclabber — clotted or curdled milk
- bound charge — any electric charge that is bound to an atom or molecule (opposed to free charge).
- bowel cancer — cancer of the colon
- brachycranic — having a cranial index of 81.0–85.4.
- bradykinetic — slowness of movement, as found, for example, in Parkinson's disease.
- brain-picker — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.
- branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
- branch plant — a plant or factory in Canada belonging to a company whose headquarters are in another country
- branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
- branch water — water from a stream, as opposed to mineral or soda water
- braunschweig — Brunswick
- brazen-faced — shameless or impudent
- breakdancing — a type of vigorous dance
- bring action — to start a lawsuit
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- bromoacetone — a colorless and highly toxic liquid, CH 2 BrCOCH 3 , used as a lachrymatory compound in tear gas and chemical warfare gas.
- bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
- brown canker — a fungous disease of roses, characterized by leaf and flower lesions, stem cankers surrounded by a reddish-purple border, and dieback.
- brown hackle — an artificial fly having a peacock herl body, golden tag and tail, and brown hackle.
- buccaneering — If you describe someone as buccaneering, you mean that they enjoy being involved in risky or even dishonest activities, especially in order to make money.
- buccaneerish — of or relating to a buccaneer
- bumping race — (esp at Oxford and Cambridge) a race in which rowing eights start an equal distance one behind the other and each tries to bump the boat in front
- bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
- cabinetmaker — A cabinetmaker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
- cachinnatory — Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
- cackermander — a friend
- cadet branch — the family or family branch of a younger son
- cafe curtain — a short curtain suspended directly downward from a series of rings sliding on a horizontal rod so as to cover the lower and sometimes upper portions of a window.
- calabar bean — the dark brown very poisonous seed of a leguminous woody climbing plant, Physostigma venenosum, of tropical Africa, used as a source of the drug physostigmine
- calendar api — Calendar Application Programming Interface
- calendar art — a type of sentimental, picturesque, or sexually titillating picture used on some calendars.
- calendar day — the period from one midnight to the following midnight.
- calibrations — Plural form of calibration.
- calling card — A calling card is a small card with personal information about you on it, such as your name and address, which you can give to people when you go to visit them.
- calorescence — the absorption of radiation by a body, subsequently re-emitted at a higher frequency (lower wavelength)
- calreticulin — (protein) A multifunctional protein that binds calcium ions.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- calumniatory — of, involving, or using calumny; slanderous; defamatory.
- cam ranh bay — an inlet of the South China Sea, on the SE coast of Vietnam: U. S. military facility during the Vietnam War.
- camera phone — A camera phone is a mobile phone that can also take photographs.
- cameraperson — a camera operator
- camiknickers — women's knickers attached to a camisole top
- camp springs — a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- camphorating — Present participle of camphorate.
- campo grande — a city in SW Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state on the São Paulo–Corumbá railway: market centre. Pop: 746 000 (2005 est)
- can of worms — a complicated problem
- canary grass — any of various grasses of the genus Phalaris, esp P. canariensis, that is native to Europe and N Africa and has straw-coloured seeds used as birdseed