12-letter words containing b, o, c, i, n
- blockbusting — A blockbusting film or book is one that is very successful, usually because it is very exciting.
- bloodsucking — any animal that sucks blood, especially a leech.
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- boniface iii — pope a.d. 607.
- boniface vii — antipope a.d. 974, 984–985.
- bookcrossing — the practice of deliberately leaving books in places where they will be found and read by other people
- botticellian — Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
- boudin blanc — a boiled sausage made with light-colored meat, as veal or chicken, and without blood
- bouillon cup — a small, bowl-shaped vessel, with two handles, in which bouillon is served.
- bounce light — Also, bounce lighting. light that is bounced off a reflective surface onto the subject in order to achieve a softer lighting effect.
- bouncing bet — a perennial soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) with clusters of pinkish flowers
- box junction — (in Britain) a road junction having yellow cross-hatching painted on the road surface. Vehicles may only enter the hatched area when their exit is clear
- boxing match — a competition between two boxers
- branch point — Electricity. a point in an electric network at which three or more conductors meet.
- bring action — to start a lawsuit
- broadcasting — Broadcasting is the making and sending out of television and radio programmes.
- bronchogenic — bronchial in origin
- buccolingual — of or relating to the cheek and tongue.
- bunco artist — a confidence trickster or con artist
- buoyancy aid — a type of usually foam-filled lifejacket designed for use in sports such as canoeing
- bye-election — a special election, not held at the time of a general election, to fill a vacancy in Parliament.
- calibrations — Plural form of calibration.
- camp bastion — a large British military base in Helmand province, Afghanistan, built in 2006
- cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
- cannabinoids — Plural form of cannabinoid.
- carbocations — Plural form of carbocation.
- carbocholine — carbachol.
- carbon fiber — a very strong, lightweight synthetic fiber used in protective clothing, spacecraft components, racing shells, etc.
- carbon fibre — a black silky thread of pure carbon made by heating and stretching textile fibres and used because of its lightness and strength at high temperatures for reinforcing resins, ceramics, and metals, esp in turbine blades and for fishing rods
- carbonadoing — Present participle of carbonado.
- carbonatites — Plural form of carbonatite.
- carolina bay — any of the shallow, usually marshy, oval depressions found in the coastal plains of the eastern U.S. that are heavily forested and have rich soil.
- celebrations — Plural form of celebration.
- cerebrations — Plural form of cerebration.
- cerebrotonia — a personality type characterized by restraint, alertness, and an intellectual approach to life: said to be correlated with an ectomorph body type
- cerebrotonic — relating to or resembling a personality type characterized by shyness, introspection, and emotional restraint, and often associated with an ectomorphic physique
- charbroiling — Present participle of charbroil.
- chimneyboard — a partition or a cover to shut off a fireplace
- chronophobia — Fear of the passing of time, or more generally of time itself.
- cinder block — A cinder block is a large grey brick made from coal cinders and cement which is used for building.
- cinnamon bun — a honey bun flavored with cinnamon and often containing raisins.
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- coal-burning — fuelled by burning coal
- cobaltammine — any of the various complex derivatives of cobalt containing one or more molecules of ammonia bonded to the cobalt.
- cocaine bust — an arrest for the possession of cocaine
- cohabitating — cohabit.
- cohabitation — the state or condition of living together in a conjugal relationship without being married
- colour-blind — Someone who is colour-blind cannot see the difference between colours, especially between red and green.
- combat knife — a large knife for military use
- combinations — a one-piece woollen undergarment with long sleeves and legs