12-letter words containing b, o, g, a
- knowledgable — possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.
- labor-saving — A labor-saving device or idea makes it possible for you to do something with less effort than usual.
- laboursaving — reducing (human) effort, hard work, or labour
- lawn bowling — a game played with wooden balls on a level, closely mowed green having a slight bias, the object being to roll one's ball as near as possible to a smaller white ball at the other end of the green. Also called bowls, bowling on the green. Compare bowl2 (def 2), bowling green, jack1 (def 7), rink (def 5).
- ledger board — a horizontal board, as in a fence.
- load-bearing — bearing the weight that is carried by a structure
- loganberries — Plural form of loganberry.
- longboat key — a narrow barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, SW of Florida, sheltering Sarasota Bay: sports fishing.
- longyearbyen — a village on Spitsbergen island, administrative centre of the Svalbard archipelago: coal-mining
- louise bogan — Louise, 1897–1970, U.S. poet.
- male bonding — the process by which two or more men or boys become emotionally attached to each another
- messageboard — Alternative spelling of message board.
- metabolising — Present participle of metabolise.
- metabolizing — Present participle of metabolize.
- mockingboard — (hardware) A sound and speech board for the Apple II computer, on sale in 1978. See also zxnrbl.
- motorboating — a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor.
- munro-bagger — a person who climbs as many Munros as possible
- noble savage — primitive indigenous person
- non-arguable — susceptible to debate, challenge, or doubt; questionable: Whether this is the best plan of action or not is arguable.
- non-tangible — capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
- nonabsorbing — That does not absorb (sound, radiation, fluid etc.).
- nonambiguous — not ambiguous, clear
- nonbreaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- nonbreathing — not breathing
- nondelegable — Not delegable.
- nonvegetable — Not of or pertaining to vegetables.
- oberammergau — a village in S Germany, SW of Munich: famous for the passion play performed there every ten years.
- object glass — objective (def 3).
- obligational — obligatory.
- obligatorily — required as a matter of obligation; mandatory: A reply is desirable but not obligatory.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- oda nobunaga — 1534–82, Japanese general and feudal leader, who unified much of Japan under his control: assassinated
- omega baryon — a negative baryon having a mass 3272 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of 8 X 10 -11 seconds.
- oneg shabbat — a Jewish celebration in honor of the Sabbath that takes place on Friday evening or Saturday afternoon and usually includes a program of songs, a lecture, and refreshments.
- outbalancing — Present participle of outbalance.
- palaebiology — the study of fossil animals and plants
- paleobiology — the branch of paleontology dealing with fossil life forms, especially with reference to their origin, structure, evolution, etc.
- pathobiology — pathology with emphasis on the biological aspects of disease
- phengophobia — an abnormal dread or terror of natural light
- phlebography — venography.
- plumbaginous — containing graphite.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- problem page — a feature in a newspaper, magazine, etc in which readers' problems are published and answers supplied
- programmable — capable of being programmed.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- radiobiology — the branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation on living matter.
- ragged robin — a plant, Lychnis flos-cuculi, of the pink family, having pink or white flowers with dissected petals.
- rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
- reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words