12-letter words containing l, o, i
- autoanalysis — Psychoanalysis. self-analysis.
- autocratical — Autocratic.
- autodiallers — Plural form of autodialler.
- autoeciously — in an autoecious manner
- autofellatio — Oral stimulation of one's own penis.
- automobiling — (dated) present participle of automobile.
- automobilism — the use of automobiles, or the practices associated with them
- automobilist — Driver; person who uses a motor vehicle such as car, van or truck.
- automobility — the use of motor cars
- autoptically — in an autoptical manner
- autumn olive — a spiny shrub (Elaeagnus umbellata) of the oleaster family, having leaves covered with silvery or brown scales
- avariciously — characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous.
- avoidability — The possibility of avoiding; the state or condition of being avoidable.
- axis of evil — North Korea, Iraq, and Iran when considered together as a perceived threat to world stability
- bachelorship — the state of being a bachelor; bachelorhood
- back molding — a molding, as a backband, applied to interior window and door trim to conceal the edge of the wall surface.
- backsolution — The process or result of backsolving.
- bacon-slicer — a machine for cutting bacon into slices
- bacteriology — Bacteriology is the science and the study of bacteria.
- ball of fire — a very lively person
- balletomania — passionate enthusiasm for ballet
- balloon sail — a large light bellying sail used in light winds
- balloon tire — a wide, deep-walled pneumatic tire with relatively low air pressure to lessen the shock of bumps
- balloon vine — a tropical tendril-climbing sapindaceous plant, Cardiospermum halicacabum, cultivated for its ornamental balloon-like seed capsules
- balto-slavic — the Baltic and Slavic languages, when considered as constituting a subfamily within the Indo-European family of languages: the Baltic and Slavic branches are now generally considered by scholars as independently derived from Indo-European
- banalization — the process of becoming or making something banal
- banderillero — a bullfighter's assistant who sticks banderillas into the bull
- bank holiday — A bank holiday is a public holiday.
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- base bullion — smelted lead containing impurities, as gold, silver, or zinc, that are later removed.
- basic jovial — (language) A subset of JOVIAL written ca. 1965.
- bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
- battological — tending to repeat words unnecessarily
- beacon light — a light signal for shipping
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- bead molding — bead (def 12).
- bed moulding — a moulding in an entablature between the corona and the frieze
- bed of nails — a situation or position of extreme difficulty
- bed-blocking — the use of hospital beds by elderly patients who cannot leave hospital because they have no place in a residential care home
- begging bowl — If a country or organization approaches other countries or organizations with a begging bowl, it asks them for money.
- behaviorally — manner of behaving or acting.
- bell housing — A bell housing is a bell-shaped extension of an engine crankcase, that contains the flywheel and the clutch.
- bellows fish — snipefish.
- below stairs — People sometimes use below stairs to refer to the servants in a rich household and the things that are connected with them.
- benzonitrile — a clear, colorless, viscous, poisonous liquid, C 7 H 5 N, used chiefly as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
- bib overalls — overall (def 3a).
- bible school — a school or study program devoted to Bible study, esp at a church
- bibliography — A bibliography is a list of books on a particular subject.
- bibliologist — a student of bibliology
- bibliomaniac — excessive fondness for acquiring and possessing books.