12-letter words containing m, e, n, i
- bimillennium — a period of two thousand years
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomagnetism — animal magnetism.
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- biometrician — a person who is knowledgeable about biometry
- bismuthinite — a grey mineral consisting of bismuth sulphide in orthorhombic crystalline form. It occurs in veins associated with tin, copper, silver, lead, etc, and is a source of bismuth. Formula: Bi2S3
- biting midge — any small fragile dipterous fly of the family Ceratopogonidae, most of which suck the blood of mammals, birds, or other insects
- bitter lemon — a non-alcoholic, fizzy drink with a lemon flavour
- bitter melon — balsam pear.
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- blimpishness — actions or behaviour akin to those of the fictional character of Colonel Blimp, or the quality of resembling this character
- blind-emboss — blind-stamp.
- bloemfontein — a city in central South Africa: capital of Free State province and judicial capital of the country. Pop: 111 698 (2001)
- bloomingdale — a town in NE Illinois.
- blue jasmine — a southern U.S. shrubby vine, Clematis crispa, of the buttercup family, having solitary, bell-shaped, blue or bluish-purple to pink flowers and bearing fruit with silky appendages.
- boilermaking — metal-working in heavy industry; plating or welding
- boomeranging — a bent or curved piece of tough wood used by the Australian Aborigines as a throwing club, one form of which can be thrown so as to return to the thrower.
- bosom friend — an intimate friend
- bottom-liner — a person, as an executive, accountant, or stockholder, who puts the net profits of a business ahead of all other considerations.
- box magazine — a rectangular cartridge holder in a submachine or light machine gun.
- brain damage — If someone suffers brain damage, their brain is damaged by an illness or injury so that they cannot function normally.
- brainstormer — a person who brainstorms
- brine shrimp — any of a genus (Artemia) of small fairy shrimp found in salt lakes and marshes and used as living, frozen, or dried food in aquariums
- broad-minded — If you describe someone as broad-minded, you approve of them because they are willing to accept types of behaviour which other people consider immoral.
- bumping race — (esp at Oxford and Cambridge) a race in which rowing eights start an equal distance one behind the other and each tries to bump the boat in front
- cabinetmaker — A cabinetmaker is a person who makes high-quality wooden furniture.
- cacodaemonic — Daemonic.
- call time on — If you call time on something, you end it.
- camiknickers — women's knickers attached to a camisole top
- camp meeting — a religious meeting held in a large tent or outdoors, often lasting several days
- camping site — A camping site is the same as a campsite.
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- cape comorin — a headland at the southernmost point of India, in Tamil Nadu state
- cape jasmine — a widely cultivated gardenia shrub, Gardenia jasminoides
- caramelizing — Present participle of caramelize.
- cash machine — ATM1
- cement mixer — A cement mixer is a machine with a large revolving container into which builders put cement, sand, and water in order to make concrete.
- cementitious — of, relating to, or characteristic of cement
- centimorgans — Plural form of centimorgan.
- central time — standard time or daylight saving time in the time zone which includes the central states of the U.S.
- centumvirate — the office of the centumviri
- ceremonially — of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
- cessationism — The concept, amongst most Christians, that the works of the Holy Spirit (speaking in tongues, prophecy, healing, and miracles) ceased at some point in history.
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
- chance music — aleatory music.
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- chastisement — Chastisement is the same as punishment.
- chastizement — Alternative form of chastisement.