12-letter words containing a, n, d, i
- assassinated — Simple past tense and past participle of assassinate.
- astoundingly — capable of overwhelming with amazement; stunningly surprising.
- astrodynamic — Pertaining to astrodynamics.
- attitudinize — to adopt a pose or opinion for effect; strike an attitude
- attitudinous — (informal) Having a bold and possibly unfriendly attitude; sassy.
- auctioneered — Simple past tense and past participle of auctioneer.
- austenitized — to form austenite in (a ferrous alloy) by heating.
- autoantibody — an antibody reacting with an antigen that is a part of the organism in which the antibody is formed
- autoxidation — oxidation by exposure to atmospheric oxygen
- award-winner — person or thing that wins an award
- back molding — a molding, as a backband, applied to interior window and door trim to conceal the edge of the wall surface.
- backpedaling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
- baker island — an island in the central Pacific near the equator, belonging to the U.S. 1 sq. mi. (2.6 sq. km).
- baldwin park — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 76,000
- ballhandling — skill in handling the ball
- bandaranaike — Chandrika
- banderillero — a bullfighter's assistant who sticks banderillas into the bull
- bandjarmasin — Banjarmasin
- bandjermasin — a seaport on the S coast of Borneo, in Indonesia.
- bandoneonist — One who plays the bandoneon.
- bank deposit — money placed in a bank account
- bank holiday — A bank holiday is a public holiday.
- banks island — an island of N Canada, in the Northwest Territories: the westernmost island of the Arctic Archipelago. Area: about 67 340 sq km (26 000 sq miles)
- barking deer — muntjac.
- barn dancing — the act of performing a progressive round country dance
- barodynamics — the branch of mechanics concerned with heavy structures
- bastard wing — a tuft of feathers attached to the first digit of a bird, distinct from the wing feathers attached to the other digits and the ulna
- bastardizing — Present participle of bastardize.
- bastinadoing — Present participle of bastinado.
- be damned if — If someone says 'I'm damned if I'm going to do it' or 'I'll be damned if I'll do it', they are emphasizing that they do not intend to do something and think it is unreasonable for anyone to expect them to do it.
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- bead molding — bead (def 12).
- bear in mind — to remember
- bearing down — to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof.
- bed of nails — a situation or position of extreme difficulty
- behenic acid — a crystalline, saturated fatty acid, C 22 H 44 O 2 , obtained from plant sources, used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics, waxes, and plasticizers.
- beneficiated — to treat (ore) to make more suitable for smelting.
- benzoic acid — a white crystalline solid occurring in many natural resins, used in the manufacture of benzoates, plasticizers, and dyes and as a food preservative (E210). Formula: C6H5COOH
- bias binding — a strip of material cut on the bias for extra stretch and often doubled, used for binding hems, interfacings, etc, or for decoration
- bid defiance — to resist boldly
- bill and coo — the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
- binary digit — either of the two digits 0 or 1, used in binary notation
- bioflavonoid — any of a group of biologically active flavone compounds that may help maintain the blood's capillary walls, reducing the likelihood of hemorrhaging: widely found in plants, esp. citrus fruits
- bird fancier — a person who keeps, breeds, or sells birds
- bird-brained — silly; stupid
- blackbirding — a common European thrush, Turdus merula, the male of which is black with a yellow bill.
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- blind casing — (in a box window frame) a rough framework to which the trim is secured.
- blind flange — a disk for closing the end of a pipe, having holes for bolting it to a flange.
- block island — an island off the coast of and a part of Rhode Island, at the E entrance to Long Island Sound.