11-letter words containing m, a, n
- bandmasters — Plural form of bandmaster.
- banjarmasin — a port in Indonesia, in SW Borneo. Pop: 527 415 (2000)
- banjermasin — a seaport on the S coast of Borneo, in Indonesia.
- bantam work — Coromandel work.
- barking mad — If you say that someone is barking mad, you mean that they are insane or are acting very strangely.
- barnstormed — Simple past tense and past participle of barnstorm.
- barnstormer — to conduct a campaign or speaking tour in rural areas by making brief stops in many small towns.
- barnyardism — a smutty or indecent word or expression.
- barra mansa — a city in Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil.
- barramundis — Plural form of barramundi.
- barthianism — the theological doctrines and principles of Karl Barth and his followers, especially in reference to neoorthodoxy.
- basicranium — (anatomy) The inferior region of the skull.
- batsmanship — (cricket) A skilled or courteous display of skill as a batsman.
- battlements — The battlements of a castle or fortress consist of a wall built round the top, with gaps through which guns or arrows can be fired.
- baum marten — a dark brown European marten (esp. Martes martes) or its fur
- be made one — (of a man and a woman) to become married
- be meant to — If you say that something is meant to happen, you mean that it is expected to happen or that it ought to happen.
- beam engine — an early type of steam engine, in which a pivoted beam is vibrated by a vertical steam cylinder at one end, so that it transmits motion to the workload, such as a pump, at the other end
- beam riding — a method of missile guidance in which the missile steers itself along the axis of a conically scanned microwave beam
- beam weapon — a laser-beam or particle-beam weapon.
- benchwarmer — a player who is usually on the bench; reserve
- beni mellal — a city in central Morocco.
- benjaminite — a member of the tribe of Benjamin.
- bereavement — Bereavement is the sorrow you feel or the state you are in when a relative or close friend dies.
- betting man — a person who is in the habit of placing bets
- bibliomancy — prediction of the future by interpreting a passage chosen at random from a book, esp the Bible
- bibliomania — extreme fondness for books
- bimillenary — marking a two-thousandth anniversary
- binary form — a structure consisting of two sections, each being played twice
- biodynamics — the branch of biology that deals with the energy production and activities of organisms
- bismarckian — of, relating to, or resembling Otto von Bismarck, especially in respect to his aggressiveness in politics and diplomacy.
- bitmap font — a font format in which letters and symbols are stored as a pattern of dots
- black cumin — a Eurasian herb, Nigella sativa, having pungent aromatic seeds used as a spice, but unrelated to cumin.
- black money — that part of a nation's income that relates to its black economy
- blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- blind-stamp — to emboss or impress (the cover or spine of a book) without using ink or foil.
- blue mantle — one of the four pursuivants of the British College of Arms
- blue marlin — a large marlin, Makaira nigricans, occurring worldwide in warm and temperate seas, highly prized in sportfishing and as a food fish.
- blue monday — a Monday regarded as a depressing workday in contrast to the pleasant relaxation of the weekend.
- boatmanship — boatsmanship.
- bohemianism — unconventional behaviour or appearance, esp of an artist
- bombardment — A bombardment is a strong and continuous attack of gunfire or bombing.
- bombilation — a humming or buzzing sound, for example that of a bee
- bombination — to make a humming or buzzing noise.
- bonapartism — a political system resembling the rules of the Bonapartes, esp Napoleon I and Napoleon III: centralized government by a military dictator, who enjoys popular support given expression in plebiscites
- bond market — the market in which bonds are traded
- bondmanship — the state of being a bondman; serfdom
- bone marrow — Bone marrow is the soft fatty substance inside human or animal bones.
- boolean sum — Mathematics. symmetric difference.
- boomeranger — a young adult who returns to live with parents after a period of living away from home.