12-letter words containing b, n
- betanaphthol — a colorless, crystalline isomer of naphthol, C10H8O, used as an antiseptic and parasiticide
- betting news — the news of the latest odds on winners of matches, races and competitions
- betting shop — A betting shop is a place where people can go to bet on something such as a horse race.
- betting slip — a piece of paper used to place a bet
- between-deck — 'tween deck.
- betweenbrain — the posterior part of the forebrain
- betweentimes — between other activities; during intervals
- beurre blanc — an emulsion of cold butter in a white wine or vinegar and shallot reduction
- beurre fondu — melted butter.
- beurre manie — butterpaste.
- bevel siding — siding composed of tapered pieces, as clapboards, laid with the thicker lower edge of any piece overlapping the thinner upper edge of the piece below it.
- bewilderment — Bewilderment is the feeling of being bewildered.
- beyond doubt — You say that something is beyond doubt or beyond reasonable doubt when you are certain that it is true and it cannot be contradicted or disproved.
- beyond price — invaluable or priceless
- beyond reach — inaccessible
- bhubaneshwar — a state in E India. 60,136 sq. mi. (155,752 sq. km). Capital: Bhubaneshwar.
- 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
- bible banger — Bible-thumper.
- bible-banger — Bible-thumper.
- bibliomaniac — excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.
- bicentennial — A bicentennial is the same as a bicentenary.
- bichon frise — a small white poodle-like dog of European origin, with a silky, loosely curling coat
- bid defiance — to resist boldly
- bien entendu — certainly; to be sure
- bien pensant — a right-thinking person
- bifunctional — having two functions
- big business — Big business is business which involves very large companies and very large sums of money.
- big-sounding — meant to be impressive in scale
- bilingualism — Bilingualism is the ability to speak two languages equally well.
- bilinguality — the ability to speak two languages fluently.
- bill and coo — the parts of a bird's jaws that are covered with a horny or leathery sheath; beak.
- billingsgate — the largest fish market in London, on the N bank of the River Thames; moved to new site at Canary Wharf in 1982 and the former building converted into offices
- bimillennial — relating to a bimillennium
- bimillennium — a period of two thousand years
- binary color — secondary color.
- binary digit — either of the two digits 0 or 1, used in binary notation
- binder twine — a strong, coarse twine, as of sisal, used especially in binding sheaves of grain and bales of hay.
- binding post — one of several metal pegs or rods, fitted into a loose-leaf binder, for holding sheets with prepunched holes.
- bindle stiff — a hobo.
- binge eating — the practice of eating excessive amounts of food over a short period of time
- bingo caller — the person who shouts out the numbers to bingo players
- binocularity — binocular characteristics
- bio-organism — a dangerous fast-proliferating organism that could be used as the basis of a biological weapon
- bioastronomy — the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space
- biocoenology — the branch of ecology concerned with the relationships and interactions between the members of a natural community
- biocomputing — the application of computing to problems in biology, biochemistry, and genetics
- biocorrosion — corrosion caused by or enhanced by bacteria or other microorganisms; biologically induced corrosion.
- 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
- bioinorganic — pertaining to the biological activity of metal complexes and nonmetal compounds based on elements other than carbon (contrasted with bioorganic).
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy