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11-letter words containing a, n

  • azonal soil — soil that has a profile determined predominantly by factors other than local climate and vegetation. Azonal soils include some mountain, alluvial, marine, glacial, windblown, and volcanic soils
  • baby lotion — a skin lotion for babies
  • baby-minder — a person who is paid to look after other people's babies or very young children
  • babyishness — The state or quality of being babyish.
  • babylonians — of or relating to Babylon or Babylonia.
  • babysitting — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
  • bacchanalia — orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus
  • back anchor — a small anchor for backing a larger one.
  • back and to — back-and-forth; to and fro.
  • back burner — If you put an issue on the back burner, you leave it in order to deal with it later because you now consider it to have become less urgent or important.
  • back garden — a garden at the rear of a house
  • back number — A back number of a magazine or newspaper is the same as a back issue.
  • back-burner — a condition of low priority or temporary deferment (usually used in the phrase on the back burner): Put other issues on the back burner until after the election.
  • backbencher — A backbencher is a Member of Parliament who is not a minister and who does not hold an official position in their political party.
  • backbenches — The backbenches are the seats in the British House of Commons where backbenchers sit. The Members of Parliament who sit on the backbenches are also referred to as the backbenches.
  • backcasting — Present participle of backcast.
  • backchannel — an unofficial or covert means of conveying information, originally or esp in political or diplomatic circles
  • backcountry — an area far from cities and towns that is thinly populated and largely undeveloped; hinterland
  • backfilling — material used for refilling an excavation.
  • backflowing — Flowing backwards.
  • backgammons — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backgammon.
  • backgrounds — Plural form of background.
  • backhanders — Plural form of backhander.
  • backhanding — Present participle of backhand.
  • backing dog — a dog that moves a flock of sheep by jumping on their backs
  • backlashing — a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil.
  • backlisting — Present participle of backlist.
  • backloading — to defer to a later date, as wages, benefits, or costs: The union agreed to back-load pay raises.
  • backlogging — a reserve or accumulation, as of stock, work, or business: a backlog of business orders.
  • backpacking — If you go backpacking, you go travelling with a backpack.
  • backslidden — Past participle of backslide.
  • backsliding — If you accuse someone of backsliding, you disapprove of them because they have failed to do something they promised or agreed to do, or have started again doing something undesirable that they had previously stopped doing.
  • backsolving — Present participle of backsolve.
  • backspacing — Present participle of backspace.
  • backtalking — Present participle of backtalk.
  • backwashing — A form of water treatment in which water is pumped backwards through the filter media, sometimes with intermittent use of compressed air.
  • baconburger — a hamburger topped with strips of cooked bacon.
  • bacteriocin — any protein-based toxin given off by bacteria to prevent the growth of related bacteria nearby
  • baden-baden — a spa in SW Germany, in Baden-Württemberg. Pop: 53 938 (2003 est)
  • badmouthing — Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much?
  • bag of wind — windbag.
  • baggy green — the Australian Test cricket cap
  • bagna cauda — a dip made from garlic, anchovies, butter, and olive oil, usually served hot over a spirit burner, with raw vegetables
  • bail bandit — a person who either commits a crime while on bail or who jumps bail and fails to appear in court
  • báinín wool — white woollen thread
  • baitcasting — (angling) A form of casting in which the weight of the bait pulls the fishing line off of the spool (subject to some control by thumb pressure).
  • baked beans — Baked beans are dried beans cooked in tomato sauce in Britain or cooked with salt pork in North America. Baked beans are usually sold in cans.
  • baking dish — a usually ceramic dish in which items can be baked
  • baking soda — Baking soda is the same as bicarbonate of soda.
  • baking tray — A baking tray is the same as a baking sheet.
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