12-letter words containing b, o, s, n
- sub-religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- subabdominal — below or beneath the abdomen
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- subarcuation — a structure that is somewhat arched
- subcommunity — a self-contained community usually within the suburbs of a large urban area.
- subcomponent — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- subconscious — existing or operating in the mind beneath or beyond consciousness: the subconscious self. Compare preconscious, unconscious.
- subcontinent — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
- subcutaneous — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- subdeaconate — subdiaconate.
- subdiaconate — the office or dignity of a subdeacon.
- suberization — the impregnation of cell walls with suberin, causing the formation of cork.
- subhastation — a public auction or sale
- subinfection — an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
- subinspector — a secondary or assistant inspector
- subintroduce — to introduce subtly
- subjectional — the act of subjecting.
- sublineation — an underlining
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- subordinator — a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as when in They were glad when I finished.
- subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
- subsonically — at a velocity below that of sound
- substitution — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
- substraction — the act or process of subtracting
- substruction — a foundation or substructure.
- summum bonum — the highest or chief good.
- support band — a band, pop group, rock group, etc not topping the bill
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- tube station — an underground station where underground trains depart and leave, esp in London
- turbinacious — with a peaty aroma or flavour
- unburdensome — oppressively heavy; onerous.
- uncomposable — not fit for composition
- 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.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- union buster — any of a group of persons hired by a company to disperse picketers, end a strike or job action, etc., especially by violence or intimidation.
- unlibidinous — not libidinous
- unobfuscated — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- unobservable — incapable of observation; imperceptible
- unobservance — a failure to comply or observe (a law, custom, etc)
- unobservedly — without having been observed; in an unobserved manner