12-letter words containing b, e, o, n
- sublineation — an underlining
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- surmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
- t-bone steak — a loin steak having some tenderloin, characterized by its T -shaped bone.
- teaching job — a position as a teacher
- technobabble — incomprehensible technical language or jargon.
- technobandit — a person who steals technological secrets, as from the government or a place of employment, and sells them to agents of foreign governments or to competing firms.
- technophobia — abnormal fear of or anxiety about the effects of advanced technology.
- teeny bopper — a teenage girl, especially a young one.
- teeny-bopper — a teenage girl, especially a young one.
- tennis elbow — irritation of the synovial membrane, or joint rotary area, of the elbow, caused by immoderate motions while playing tennis or other sports; epicondylitis.
- the brownies — (in the US) the junior division of the Girl Scouts, usually for girls six to eight years old
- the sorbonne — a part of the University of Paris containing the faculties of science and literature: founded in 1253 by Robert de Sorbon as a theological college; given to the university in 1808
- tie-on label — a label that is fastened by tying on
- timbale iron — a metal mold made in any of several shapes and usually provided with a long handle, for deep-frying timbales.
- to be honest — in truth
- to know best — If you say that a particular person knows best, you mean that they have a lot of experience and should therefore be trusted to make decisions for other people.
- tombstone ad — a boxed advertisement without artwork or illustrations, especially one announcing an issue of a stock or bond.
- tongue-blade — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
- tornado belt — the part of the U.S. in which tornadoes occur most frequently, roughly the area within a 500-mile (805-km) radius of southern Missouri.
- toynbee hall — a residential settlement in East London, named after Arnold Toynbee (1852–83), a British economist and social reformer
- transfer box — A transfer box is a gear system that divides the power between the front and rear axles of a four-wheel drive system.
- transponible — capable of being transposed.
- trouble-torn — afflicted with trouble, disorder or unrest
- tube station — an underground station where underground trains depart and leave, esp in London
- tubocurarine — the principal active alkaloid of curare, C 38 H 44 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a muscle relaxant, especially as an adjunct to anesthesia.
- turbo engine — an engine containing a turbocharger
- turkey brown — an angler's name for a species of mayfly, Paraleptophlebia submarginata
- un-ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- un-revocable — that may be revoked.
- unactionable — furnishing ground for a lawsuit.
- unaffordable — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
- unapprovable — capable of being approved.
- unbecomingly — detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.
- unburdensome — oppressively heavy; onerous.
- uncognizable — capable of being perceived or known.
- uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- uncomposable — not fit for composition
- uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- unconfinable — not able to be bound
- unconfutable — to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove: to confute an argument.
- unconsolable — to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of; give solace or comfort: Only his children could console him when his wife died.
- unelaborated — not elaborated
- unemployable — unsuitable for employment; unable to find or keep a job.
- unexplorable — to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island.
- unfathomable — not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- unfavourable — Unfavourable conditions or circumstances cause problems for you and reduce your chances of success.
- unfollowable — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- unforeboding — a prediction; portent.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.