12-letter words containing b, m
- bombay hills — a row of hills marking the southern boundary of greater Auckland on the North Island, New Zealand
- bombe glacée — a dessert of ice cream lined or filled with custard, cake crumbs, etc
- bomber pilot — the pilot of a bomber
- bonus number — (in the National Lottery) a number announced after the normal six numbers which influences the amount of prize money paid
- bonus scheme — a scheme in a company or other organization according to which employees receive a bonus if they meet specified targets
- booch method — (programming) A widely used object-oriented analysis and object-oriented design method.
- book matches — safety matches made of paper and fastened into a small cardboard folder
- booking form — a form used to book a holiday, accommodation, etc
- boom-or-bust — boom-and-bust.
- boomer state — Oklahoma
- boomeranging — a bent or curved piece of tough wood used by the Australian Aborigines as a throwing club, one form of which can be thrown so as to return to the thrower.
- booster pump — A booster pump is a pump which is used where pressure is low and needs to be increased.
- bosom friend — an intimate friend
- bottom break — a branch coming from the bottom of a plant stem, usually formed by pinching and disbudding.
- bottom grass — any grass that grows on bottoms or lowlands.
- bottom house — the open space beneath a house built upon high pillars
- bottom quark — a type of quark with a mass of c. 4.7 to 5.3 GeV/c2, a negative charge that is 1⁄3 the charge of an electron, zero charm, and zero strangeness
- bottom round — a cut of beef taken from outside the round, which is below the rump and above the upper leg.
- bottom yeast — a yeast whose cells, in the manufacture of wine and lager beer, fall to the bottom as a sediment.
- bottom-liner — a person, as an executive, accountant, or stockholder, who puts the net profits of a business ahead of all other considerations.
- bottomfeeder — (networking) An RSS aggregator.
- bottomlessly — from a bottomless point of view
- box magazine — a rectangular cartridge holder in a submachine or light machine gun.
- boxgrove man — a type of primitive man, probably Homo heidelbergensis, and probably dating from the Middle Palaeolithic period some 500 000 years ago; remains were found at Boxgrove in West Sussex in 1993 and 1995
- boxing match — a competition between two boxers
- boyoma falls — a series of seven cataracts in the NE Democratic Republic of Congo, on the upper River Congo: forms an unnavigable stretch of 90 km (56 miles), which falls 60 m (200 ft)
- braced frame — a building frame employing a heavy, braced framework of solid girts mortised into solid posts the full height of the frame, with studs one story high filling the interstices.
- bracket lamp — a wall light that is attached to the wall by a bracket
- bradmanesque — (of a batsman or innings) reminiscent of Sir Don Bradman in terms of dominance over the opposing bowlers
- brahma samaj — a modern Hindu movement advocating a monotheistic religion based on the Upanishads, and social and educational reforms according to Western principles.
- brahmacharya — the stage of life of the student, entailing study of the Vedas and complete celibacy, usually lasting for twelve years.
- brain damage — If someone suffers brain damage, their brain is damaged by an illness or injury so that they cannot function normally.
- brain tumour — a tumour that is situated in the brain
- brainstormer — a person who brainstorms
- brambleberry — the fruit of a bramble.
- breastsummer — a girder extending across a large opening in a building to support the wall above, used primarily over shop-fronts
- brigham city — a city in N Utah.
- brine shrimp — any of a genus (Artemia) of small fairy shrimp found in salt lakes and marshes and used as living, frozen, or dried food in aquariums
- brinkmanship — Brinkmanship is a method of behaviour, especially in politics, in which you deliberately get into dangerous situations which could result in disaster but which could also bring success.
- bristlemouth — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Gonostomatidae, having numerous sharp, slender teeth covering the jaws.
- british warm — an army officer's short thick overcoat
- broad jumper — a participant in the long jump.
- broad-minded — If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behaviour which other people consider immoral.
- bromhidrosis — the secretion of foul-smelling sweat.
- bromoacetone — a colorless and highly toxic liquid, CH 2 BrCOCH 3 , used as a lachrymatory compound in tear gas and chemical warfare gas.
- bromomethane — methyl bromide.
- bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
- bronze medal — A bronze medal is a medal made of bronze or bronze-coloured metal that is given as a prize to the person who comes third in a competition, especially a sports contest.
- bubblegummer — a young teenager; adolescent.
- bud mutation — a variation produced by a genetic alteration in the bud such that the seeds produced by the resulting growth perpetuate the change in succeeding generations.