12-letter words containing l, a, n, r
- artillerymen — Plural form of artilleryman.
- arts council — an organization that provides funding for a variety of arts activities
- ashurbanipal — died ?626 bc, king of Assyria (?668–?626): son of Esarhaddon. He built the magnificent palace and library at Nineveh
- aspirational — If you describe someone as aspirational, you mean that they have strong hopes of moving to a higher social status.
- assurbanipal — Ashurbanipal
- astral plane — a plane of existence inhabited by astral bodies
- astringently — In the manner of an astringent.
- astronomical — If you describe an amount, especially the cost of something as astronomical, you are emphasizing that it is very large indeed.
- at intervals — If something happens at intervals, it happens several times with gaps or pauses in between.
- atrabilarian — Characterized by melancholy or glum; atrabilarious; atrabilious.
- attractingly — in a manner that attracts
- aurene glass — an iridescent American art glass colored gold and blue.
- auroral zone — the region surrounding the north or south geomagnetic pole in which the auroral phenomena take place.
- australasian — Australasian means belonging or relating to Australasia or to its people.
- autoanalyzer — any of various automatic devices that test and analyze chemicals, blood, etc.
- avuncularity — the condition of being an uncle
- baccalaurean — of a baccalaureate
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- badger plane — a plane for finishing rabbets or the like.
- baker island — an island in the central Pacific near the equator, belonging to the U.S. 1 sq. mi. (2.6 sq. km).
- baldwin park — city in SW Calif.: suburb of Los Angeles: pop. 76,000
- balkan frame — an overhead frame, fastened to a bed, from which a splinted, fractured leg or arm is suspended and held in traction.
- ball bearing — Ball bearings are small metal balls placed between the moving parts of a machine to make the parts move smoothly.
- ball control — the skill of controlling the ball in a game such as football or tennis
- ball turning — the turning of arms or legs on furniture to make them resemble a continuous row of balls.
- balladmonger — (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
- ballanwrasse — a slow-growing fish (Labrus bergylta) found in rocky waters
- balloon tire — a wide, deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
- balloon tyre — a pneumatic tyre containing air at a relatively low pressure and having a wide tread
- banderillero — a bullfighter's assistant who sticks banderillas into the bull
- banner cloud — a plume-shaped cloud extending downwind from an isolated mountain peak. Also called cloud banner. Compare cap cloud (def 1).
- barcalounger — a type of reclinable armchair with an extendable footrest
- bare-knuckle — without boxing gloves
- bargain sale — an event at which goods are sold at low prices, usually to clear old stocks
- barn swallow — the US and Canadian name for the common swallow, Hirundo rustica
- barranquilla — a port in N Colombia, on the Magdalena River. Pop: 1 918 000 (2005 est)
- barrel organ — A barrel organ is a large machine that plays music when you turn the handle on the side. Barrel organs used to be played in the street to entertain people.
- battlefronts — Plural form of battlefront.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
- be on a roll — to have a series of successes; go from success to success
- bearableness — The characteristic of being bearable.
- bearing pile — a foundation pile that supports weight vertically
- bearing rail — a transverse rail carrying a drawer or drawers.
- bearing wall — any of the walls supporting a floor or the roof of a building.
- beleaguering — to surround with military forces.
- belgian hare — a large red breed of domestic rabbit
- bell gardens — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- belly dancer — A belly dancer is a woman who performs a Middle Eastern dance in which she moves her hips and abdomen about.
- ben franklin — Aretha [uh-ree-thuh] /əˈri θə/ (Show IPA), born 1942, U.S. singer.
- bengal tiger — a large tiger found in S. Asia