12-letter words containing a, r, s, o, n, i
- brisbane box — a broad-leaved evergreen tree, Tristania conferta, native to Australia, having a deciduous outer bark.
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- buenos aires — the capital of Argentina, a major port and industrial city on the Río de la Plata estuary: became capital in 1880; university (1821). Pop: 13 349 000 (2005 est)
- bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
- burkina faso — an inland republic in W Africa: dominated by Mossi kingdoms (10th–19th centuries); French protectorate established in 1896; became an independent republic in 1960; consists mainly of a flat savanna plateau. Official language: French; Mossi and other African languages also widely spoken. Religion: mostly animist, with a large Muslim minority. Currency: franc. Capital: Ouagadougou. Pop: 17 812 961 (2013 est). Area: 273 200 sq km (105 900 sq miles)
- byelorussian — Byelorussian means belonging or relating to Byelorussia or to its people or culture.
- calibrations — Plural form of calibration.
- calumniators — Plural form of calumniator.
- canine corps — a military or law enforcement body which uses dogs for the detection of explosives or drugs or for security, tracking, etc
- caparisoning — Present participle of caparison.
- carbocations — Plural form of carbocation.
- carbonatites — Plural form of carbonatite.
- carnivourous — Misspelling of carnivorous.
- carryings-on — wild, extravagant, or immoral behavior
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- categorising — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- cater-cousin — a close friend
- celebrations — Plural form of celebration.
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
- cerebrations — Plural form of cerebration.
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chicharrones — A Hispanic dish; made of fried pork rinds.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
- circulations — Plural form of circulation.
- clairvoyants — Plural form of clairvoyant.
- claustration — the act of confining to a small space (usually a cloister)
- closegrained — having a fine, compact grain or texture
- coarse grain — granularity
- code-sharing — a commercial agreement between two airlines that allows passengers to use a ticket from one airline to travel on another
- colorisation — The process of converting to color.
- colourations — Plural form of colouration.
- commanderies — the office or rank of a commander.
- commentaries — Plural form of commentary.
- confiscatory — involving confiscation
- conjurations — Plural form of conjuration.
- connaisseurs — Plural form of connaisseur.
- conquistador — The conquistadors were the sixteenth-century Spanish conquerors of Central and South America.
- consecrating — Present participle of consecrate.
- consecration — the part of the Mass after the sermon during which the bread and wine are believed to change into the Body and Blood of Christ
- conservating — Present participle of conservate.
- conservation — Conservation is saving and protecting the environment.
- conservatism — Conservatism is a political philosophy which believes that if changes need to be made to society, they should be made gradually. You can also refer to the political beliefs of a conservative party in a particular country as Conservatism.
- conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- conservatize — to make or become conservative
- conservatrix — a woman who conserves or keeps safe; custodian