12-letter words containing n, e, c, s
- balinese cat — a breed of cat with medium-length silky hair, a plumed tail, blue eyes, large ears, and a dark mask, tail, and paws
- banach space — a vector space on which a norm is defined that is complete.
- bandersnatch — a fictional creature created by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, and appearing also in The Hunting of the Snark and Through the Looking-Glass
- bank charges — penalties charged by a bank to a customer, for example when the customer's account is overdrawn or if a cheque is not honoured
- bankruptcies — Plural form of bankruptcy.
- basilic vein — a large vein situated on the inner side of the arm
- be no slouch — If you say that someone is no slouch at a particular activity, you mean that they are skilful at it or are willing to work hard at it.
- beaconsfield — a town in SE England, in Buckinghamshire. Pop: 12 292 (2001)
- becomingness — The state or quality of becoming.
- benefactress — a female benefactor
- beseechingly — to implore urgently: They besought him to go at once.
- bichon frise — a small white poodle-like dog of European origin, with a silky, loosely curling coat
- biomagnetics — the study of magnetic fields as a form of therapy
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- bioscientist — any science that deals with the biological aspects of living organisms.
- biosynthetic — of, relating to, or characterized by biosynthesis, the formation of chemical compounds by a living organism, or a laboratory process modeled after these reactions in living organisms.
- biscay green — a yellowish green.
- biscayne bay — an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the SE coast of Florida, separating the cities of Miami and Miami Beach.
- bluestocking — A bluestocking is an intellectual woman.
- body scanner — a machine using X-rays and a computer, used in medicine to look for signs of disease, or in security operations to look for drugs, weapons, etc
- bonus scheme — a scheme in a company or other organization according to which employees receive a bonus if they meet specified targets
- bounce flash — a flash lamp designed to produce a bounced flash.
- braunschweig — Brunswick
- bronchoscope — an instrument for examining and providing access to the interior of the bronchial tubes
- broncobuster — (in the western US and Canada) a cowboy who breaks in broncos or wild horses
- brunelleschi — Filippo (fiˈlippo). 1377–1446, Italian architect, whose works in Florence include the dome of the cathedral, the Pazzi chapel of Santa Croce, and the church of San Lorenzo
- buccaneerish — of or relating to a buccaneer
- cablecasting — relating to broadcasting by cable
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- caenogenesis — the development of structures and organs in an embryo or larva that are adaptations to its way of life and are not retained in the adult form
- caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
- calisthenics — Calisthenics are simple exercises that you can do to keep fit and healthy.
- callisthenes — c360–327 b.c, Greek philosopher: chronicled Alexander the Great's conquests.
- callisthenic — Alternative spelling of calisthenic.
- calorescence — the absorption of radiation by a body, subsequently re-emitted at a higher frequency (lower wavelength)
- cameraperson — a camera operator
- camiknickers — women's knickers attached to a camisole top
- camping site — A camping site is the same as a campsite.
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- canada goose — A Canada goose is a grayish-brown wild goose that comes from North America.
- cancer stick — a cigarette.
- candlefishes — Plural form of candlefish.
- candlesticks — Plural form of candlestick.
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- canine corps — a military or law enforcement body which uses dogs for the detection of explosives or drugs or for security, tracking, etc
- cankeredness — spitefulness or crabbedness
- canned goods — tinned food produce
- cannibalised — Simple past tense and past participle of cannibalise.
- cannibalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cannibalize.
- canoe slalom — a competitive event in which a canoeist maneuvers through a slalom course, usually in white water.