12-letter words containing n, a, b, t, e
- mount kazbek — an extinct volcano in N Georgia in the central Caucasus Mountains. Height: 5047 m (16 558 ft)
- mountebanked — Simple past tense and past participle of mountebank.
- musterbation — Alt form musturbation.
- mutable sign — any of the four astrological signs, Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, or Pisces, that are grouped together because of their placement at the end of the seasons and characterized by the attribute of adaptability to circumstances.
- namib desert — a desert region in SW Africa, extending along the coast from SW Angola to W South Africa. 1200 miles (1930 km) long, 30–100 miles (48–160 km) wide; 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km).
- nearer tibet — the eastern part of Tibet.
- nebulization — to reduce to fine spray; atomize.
- neotribalism — Ideology that humans have evolved to live in a tribal, as opposed to a modern society.
- newtownabbey — a town in Northern Ireland, in Newtownabbey district, Co Antrim on Belfast Lough: the third largest town in Northern Ireland, formed in 1958 by the amalgamation of seven villages; light industrial centre, esp for textiles. Pop: 62 056 (2001)
- non obstante — notwithstanding.
- non-celibate — a person who abstains from sexual relations.
- non-dutiable — subject to customs duty, as imported goods.
- non-imitable — capable or worthy of being imitated: She has many good, imitable qualities.
- non-tangible — capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
- nonabsorbent — Not absorbent; unable to absorb.
- nonbacterial — Not bacterial.
- nonbreathing — not breathing
- noncarbonate — That which is not a carbonate.
- noncombative — Not combative.
- nonheritable — Not heritable.
- nonobservant — Not observant; not religious; not participating in the observance of religion.
- nonvegetable — Not of or pertaining to vegetables.
- not-a-number — (mathematics) (NaN) An IEEE floating point representation for the result of a numerical operation which cannot return a valid number value. A NaN can result from multiplying an infinity by a zero, or from subtracting one infinity from another [what else?]. NaN is encoded as a special bit pattern [what pattern?] which would otherwise represent a floating-point number. It is used to signal error returns where other mechanisms are not convenient, e.g. a hardware floating-point unit and to allow errors to propagate through a calculation. Similar bit patterns represent positive and negative overflow and underflow and the positive and negative infinities resulting from division by zero.
- notabilities — Plural form of notability.
- note payable — A note payable is a written legal obligation to repay an amount of borrowed money at a particular future date.
- note verbale — a diplomatic communication prepared in the third person and unsigned: less formal than a note but more formal than an aide-mémoire.
- notice board — bulletin board for displaying public messages
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- number plate — vehicle's registration panel
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- obdurateness — The characteristic of being obdurate; stubbornness.
- obedientiary — The holder of a monastic rank or office below that of superior.
- oblanceolate — inversely lanceolate, as a leaf.
- obliterating — Present participle of obliterate.
- obliteration — the act of obliterating or the state of being obliterated.
- observations — Plural form of observation.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- obtuse angle — an angle greater than 90° but less than 180°.
- of substance — wealthy
- on the brain — constantly in mind
- on the table — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- one-base hit — single (def 24).
- oneg shabbat — a Jewish celebration in honor of the Sabbath that takes place on Friday evening or Saturday afternoon and usually includes a program of songs, a lecture, and refreshments.
- overabundant — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- overtime ban — a refusal by employees to work overtime
- paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- palaeobotany — the study of fossil plants
- panel beater — a person who beats out the bodywork of motor vehicles
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- pattern book — collection of textile motifs or designs