12-letter words containing m, e, a, l
- antimetabole — the repetition of words in reverse order for emphasis
- apache plume — a low shrub, Fallugia paradoxa, of the rose family, of southwestern North America, having white flowers and fruit heads of feathery tufts.
- apicomplexan — Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
- aplanogamete — a nonmotile gamete or conjugating cell found in lower algae
- apple maggot — a fruit fly, Rhagoletis pomonella, the larvae of which bore into and feed on the fruit of apple trees: family Trypetidae
- arithmetical — Arithmetical calculations, processes, or skills involve the addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division of numbers.
- arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
- armor-plated — An armor-plated vehicle or building has a hard metal covering in order to protect it from gunfire and other missiles.
- armour plate — a tough heavy steel, usually containing chromium, nickel, and molybdenum and often hardened on the surface, used for protecting warships, tanks, etc
- arrival time — the time when someone or something arrives, arrived, or will arrive
- art mobilier — small, movable art objects, especially primitive or prehistoric works of art.
- artilleryman — a serviceman who serves in an artillery unit
- artillerymen — Plural form of artilleryman.
- assemblagist — a creative person or artist who is skilled in putting together works of art based on assemblage
- assimilative — of or causing assimilation; assimilating
- assumptively — taken for granted.
- asymmetrical — Something that is asymmetrical has two sides or halves that are different in shape, size, or style.
- at all times — all the time, constantly
- autocomplete — a feature of a word processor, email program, web browser, etc., that automatically predicts the remaining characters in a word or phrase based on what has been typed or input before: If you supply the information, your browser will be able to use autocomplete to fill out online forms.
- autumn olive — a spiny shrub (Elaeagnus umbellata) of the oleaster family, having leaves covered with silvery or brown scales
- baby boomlet — a period of increase in the birthrate, smaller than a baby boom, as in the U.S. during the 1980s and 1990s.
- bainqen lama — Tashi Lama.
- balance beam — a long, narrow, horizontal wooden beam raised about 4 feet (1.2 m) above the floor, on which women gymnasts perform balancing routines consisting of jumps, tumbles, turns, running steps, etc.
- balkan frame — an overhead frame, fastened to a bed, from which a splinted, fractured leg or arm is suspended and held in traction.
- ballad metre — the metre of a ballad stanza
- balladmonger — (formerly) a seller of ballads, esp on broadsheets
- balletomanes — Plural form of balletomane.
- balletomania — passionate enthusiasm for ballet
- ballottement — a technique of feeling for a movable object in the body, esp confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus
- balsam apple — an ornamental cucurbitaceous vine, Momordica balsamina, of the Old World tropics, with yellow flowers and orange egg-shaped fruits
- balsamaceous — any of various fragrant exudations from certain trees, especially trees of the genus Commiphora, as balm-of-Gilead. Compare balm (def 1).
- barometrical — (archaic) Relating to, or observed with, a barometer, barometric.
- basementless — without a basement
- battlemented — Furnished with battlements, as the ramparts of a city or castle.
- beach-la-mar — an English-based creole language spoken in Vanuatu and Fiji, and formerly much more widespread
- bead molding — bead (def 12).
- beam balance — a piece of apparatus used for artistic gymnastics
- beamsplitter — Alternative spelling of beam splitter.
- bearded clam — mollusc eaten as seafood
- bedazzlement — to impress forcefully, especially so as to make oblivious to faults or shortcomings: Audiences were bedazzled by her charm.
- bedside lamp — a lamp beside a bed
- bermuda lily — a lily, Lilium longiflorum eximium, having white, funnel-shaped flowers, cultivated especially as an Easter lily.
- bicameralism — having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative body.
- bidialectism — proficient in or using two dialects of the same language.
- bilateralism — the practice of being bilateral
- bimillennial — relating to a bimillennium
- biomolecular — relating to a biomolecule
- blabbermouth — a person who talks too much or indiscreetly
- black comedy — a comedy dealing with an unpleasant situation in a pessimistic or macabre manner
- black market — If something is bought or sold on the black market, it is bought or sold illegally.